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The European Commission has opened an investigation into a planned government grant worth £14 million, intended to help Channel 4 complete the switch to digital TV.A report on MediaGuardian.co.uk says that Channel 4’s subsidy will be investigated by the commission to see whether it breaches European Union rules on state aid and would distort competition.In… Continue reading EC Investigates Channel 4 Switchover Grant

Annelies van den Belt, head of ITV.com, is leaving the broadcaster after 15 months to join the Russian online publisher, Sup.It was also revealed today that four key executives have left ITV’s sponsorship team, which is headed by brand partnerships director Gary Knight.Mark Rosenegk, head of sponsorship and interactive, and sponsorship manager Kevin Giles, left… Continue reading Head Of ITV.com To Join Russian Online Publisher

The return of Johnny Vegas in Benidorm proved to be a ratings winner for ITV1 on Friday night. Filling the slot vacated by under-appreciated Moving Wallpaper, the package holiday comedy pulled in an impressive 6.1 million adult viewers (well above the previous weekly total of around three million).The show gave ITV1 its third biggest audience… Continue reading Benidorm Boosts ITV1’s Friday Night Ratings

More than 20% of British 16-24-year-olds use the internet whilst watching television, whilst almost 70% of UK adults go online at some point whilst watching TV, according to a survey commissioned by Blinkx, the video search service.The report suggests that of those using the web while watching television, as many as 30% searched for products… Continue reading Over 20% Of UK Kids Online Whilst Watching TV

The series one finale of Ashes To Ashes grabbed a peak audience of 5.1 million adults in its 9pm slot on BBC One last night, easily beating ITV1’s Trial And Retribution.The BBC has just announced that there will be a second series of the show, so viewers will be able to see if Drake is… Continue reading 5.1m Tune In To Ashes To Ashes Series Finale

February was a tough month for most of the terrestrial channels, with only GMTV recording a year on year increase in revenue. The breakfast station received £4.7 million in revenue monies, up 5.9% on February 2007.Across the whole ITV1 network revenue was down by 3% to stand at £98.81 million.Channel 4’s revenues fell 5.3% year… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2008

Retro 80s drama Ashes To Ashes will return for a second series on BBC One.The show, which ended its first series last night, has been recommissioned by the BBC following strong ratings and good feedback from fans.Details of the new series are being kept under wraps at the moment, but Simon Crawford-Collins, executive producer and… Continue reading Second Series For Ashes To Ashes

Ofcom’s latest digital television update, for the fourth quarter of 2007, reveals that there were 524,500 net UK household conversions to digital television (DTT), following 361,700 additions in the previous quarter.Freeview experienced its strongest quarter so far, with four million units sold, while the digital cable and satellite platforms together added over 280,000 digital households,… Continue reading 524,000 UK Households Went Digital In Q4 2007

The start of the new series of The Apprentice attracted around six million adults to BBC One last night, giving the channel a 26% viewing share between 9pm and 10pm.The programme, which divided the final 16 hopefuls into teams of girls versus boys to sell a van load of fresh fish, was the most watched… Continue reading The Apprentice Bags Six Million

The BBC has signed a new five-year contract giving it the rights to broadcast the Wimbledon tennis championship for a further five years from 2010 to 2014.The new contract will let viewers catch all the key matches via BBC iPlayer, for up to seven days after broadcast, and have the opportunity to watch Wimbledon on… Continue reading BBC Renews Wimbledon Rights