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The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rejected an appeal from Virgin Media which could have seen BSkyB forced to sell all of its 17.9% stake in ITV.In September, Virgin Media lodged an appeal which said that the Competition Commission did not properly consider rules governing the plurality of UK media ownership when it decided that… Continue reading Virgin Media Appeal Over Sky’s ITV Stake Rejected

ITV1’s National Television Awards show failed to beat BBC One’s popular drama series, Silent Witness, last night.The forensic drama pulled in 5.9 million average viewers between 9pm and 10pm, while ITV’s National Television Awards attracted an average of 5.2 million.The 14th National Television Awards ceremony, hosted by Trevor McDonald, saw awards being given to Top… Continue reading The National TV Awards Lose Out To BBC

Project Kangaroo has unveiled plans to launch a service supported by an ad-funded model, offering free content to viewers.BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV have updated their submission to the Competition Commission this week, stating that each partner will be responsible for selling advertising around their own content on the website.This is set to include… Continue reading Kangaroo Unveils Plans For Ad-Funded Model

X Factor judge Simon Cowell claims he would be interested in buying the rights to the BBC’s Top of the Pops Christmas Special and airing it on ITV.Speaking at the National Television Awards last night, Cowell said he “would rather it came to us than just sit in the dustbin”.His comments came just days after… Continue reading Cowell Keen To Take TOTP To ITV

E4’s new horror series, Dead Set, attracted over 1.3 million peak viewers to the satellite channel last night, more than double the amount compared with the same time slot last week.The Dawn of the Dead style zombie series – on every night this week – is set in the Big Brother house. It pulled in… Continue reading E4’s New Horror Series Is A Dead Set

Universal Pictures has joined forces with the pay TV operator, Top Up TV, to launch a subscription based on-demand TV service in the UK.TVBox is the first extension of NBC Universal’s PictureBox, a subscription-on-demand service for feature films.The service, which will be a part of Top Up TV’s Anytime services, is set to offer programmes… Continue reading Universal Teams Up With Top Up TV To Launch New TVBox

ITV is set to relaunch its online video-on-demand service as ITV Player, following plans to increase its web activity.ITV.com, which offers live channel streaming and a 30-day catch-up service, has been criticised for not being as user-friendly as the BBC’s iPlayer, according to reports.The iPlayer has dominated the market since its launch, despite ITV being… Continue reading ITV To Relaunch VoD Service as ITV Player

The X Factor attracted more than 10.4 million viewers to ITV1 on Saturday night, dominating the weekend viewing figures once again.The swing night special, which saw Scott get booted off the show, pulled in over 9.6 million average viewers with a 39.6% audience share between 7.45pm and 9.25pm.The X Factor‘s BBC One rival, Strictly Come… Continue reading The X Factor Triumphs With Over 10.4m Viewers

Ofcom has deemed as inappropriate BSkyB’s campaign to get viewers to lobby Virgin Media not to “drop” the Sky Channels.BSkyB aired a number of controversial promotions in February and March 2007, urging customers to put pressure on Virgin Media during negotiations over the carriage of certain Sky channels on the Virgin Media platform.The on-air promotion… Continue reading Ofcom Criticises Sky For Its Virgin Media Campaign

The Digital Radio Development Bureau has appointed the BBC’s Tim Davie as vice-chairman.Davie is set to succeed Jenny Abramsky in the role, who was also his predecessor at the BBC as director of audio and music.His appointment comes just weeks after Channel 4 abandoned plans for its second national digital radio multiplex (see Channel 4… Continue reading DRDB Appoints New Vice-Chairman