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The rise of internet television signals the evolution of traditional TV rather than its death, according to Xtreme Insight analyst Lucy Wright.Speaking at last week’s MRG Evening Meeting, Wright said that the common perception that traditional TV is dying is not true, instead TV is actually evolving, with consumers “watching more TV than we were… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: The rise of internet TV

ITV shareholders are hoping to see the appointment of a chief executive in return for pumping more equity in to the struggling broadcaster.ITV is thought to be discussing raising money through a share issue following its poor annual results announcement last week – which saw ITV lose a total of £2.7 billion after a huge… Continue reading ITV shareholders want new chief in return for rights issue

ITV1’s Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World attracted 4.2 million peak viewers last night, securing the highest ratings during the 9pm to 10pm slot.The third episode in the four-part series, which saw the comedian board a Russian cruise ship to make a trip through the Northwest Passage, pulled in more than 4… Continue reading ITV pips BBC One to the highest ratings

Malcolm Wall, chief executive of Virgin Media’s content division, is to leave the company next month.The news follows reports that Virgin Media is to sell its content business (see Virgin Media could sell content division in next few weeks).Virgin Media’s content division, thought to be worth about £500 million, includes assets such as the company’s… Continue reading Virgin Media content chief to step down

UKTV has signed a deal with BSkyB’s Sky Player service that will see its portfolio of newly-rebranded channels such as Eden made available online for the first time.Sky Player is set to offer its subscribers on-demand content from UKTV’s factual service Eden and entertainment channel Gold from tomorrow, according to reports.The VoD subscription-based service, which… Continue reading Sky Player and UKTV sign new VoD deal

January 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service shows that US internet users viewed 14.8 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 4% versus December 2008. YouTube led the growth charge, accounting for 91% of the incremental gain in the number of videos viewed versus December, as it surpassed 100 million… Continue reading US internet viewers watched 14.8bn online videos in January

Channel Five is set to make one in four staff redundant following a comprehensive restructuring plan in “the midst of one of the most difficult financial environments in history”.Five today announced plans to significantly change its organisation and management structures, which will involve merging a number of key departments such as marketing, creative, legal and… Continue reading Five to cut one in four workers

Grand Designs, Channel 4’s popular house-building programme, pulled in the highest ratings during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot last night.More than 4.2 million peak viewers tuned in to see the sixth episode of Kevin McClouds’ well-known design show, securing Channel 4 with the overall largest audience share (17.8%) during the peak hour.However, BBC One’s… Continue reading Grand Designs pulls in the highest ratings

January was a difficult month all round, with all channels recording a year on year decrease in commercial revenue. The biggest fall was recorded by Five, which was down 42.8% on January 2008’s total to stand at £11.06 million.Following the release of its annual results (see ITV’s profits down by 41%), ITV1 continued to suffer… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2009

The BBC Trust has confirmed that it will bring “greater clarity” to BBC Worldwide’s business activities in a bid to ensure they align with the corporation’s PSB purposes, in an interim statement on its review of commercial activities.The Trust also plans to make changes to “BBC Worldwide’s detailed control framework to establish a more contained… Continue reading BBC Trust to reign in BBC Worldwide’s remit