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Total UK ad spend will fall by 12% in 2009, according to a new report from Enders Analysis. The report also forecasts that UK newspaper advertising revenues will fall by 21% next year. Newspaper display ads will be down 22% in 2009 and classifieds down about 19%, said Enders Analysis. Growth will not return to… Continue reading UK ad spend to fall by 12% in 2009

ITV1’s coverage of the England v Germany match pulled in more than 8.3 million peak viewers last night.The Live International Football, which saw England win 2 – 1, attracted 7.2 million average viewers with a 31% audience share between 7.30pm and 10.10pm.ITV managed to hold the peak audience all evening, with Emmerdale securing a 32%… Continue reading Football scores over 8m viewers

The UK is one of the most digitally advanced nations in the world, according to new research from Ofcom.Not only do 86% of UK households now have digital TV on their main set, but services like HDTV and digital video recorders are also growing in popularity.The latest Ofcom research, its third International Communications Market Report,… Continue reading UK leads digital TV revolution

The UK is one of the most digitally advanced nations in the world, according to new research from Ofcom. Not only do 86% of UK households now have digital TV on their main set, but services like HDTV and digital video recorders are also growing in popularity. A survey from NDS published in September revealed… Continue reading UK leads digital TV revolution

BBC One and BBC Two will be available to watch live online from next week, Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, announced today.The channels, streamed live from November 27, will join BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC News which are already simulcast.They can all be watched online via their channel sites on bbc.co.uk… Continue reading BBC channels to broadcast live online

Eight out of 10 parents believe television has a positive effect on their child’s development, according to new research commissioned by Freeview.The report, created with the help of psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, found that 66% of parents indicated the positive effect of TV on their child’s numeracy and musical skills (66%), while just over a… Continue reading Parents believe TV has positive effect on child development

UKTV is set to introduce advertising within its online applications in a bid to create new revenue streams.The joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media plans to create sponsorship opportunities around applications, to give advertisers the chance to target audiences on sites such as Dave, Watch and G.O.L.D.UKTV has already rolled out ten interactive… Continue reading UKTV set to introduce ads within online applications

ITV1 has unveiled its winter-spring 2009 schedule, including a campaign to fight obesity and a Saturday night vampire drama.The Feelgood Factor will tie in with the government’s Change4Life campaign and launches with an entertainment show in January, culminating with a follow-up programme at the end of March.Demons, meanwhile, is an ITV1 Saturday night show about… Continue reading ITV1 unveils winter-spring 2009 line-up

Almost a quarter (24%) of respondents to the latest Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey are watching TV through the BBC’s iPlayer for at least one hour a week. Seventeen percent watch legitimate online TV services other than iPlayer for at least one hour a week and 9% (admit to) watching illegal online TV for at least… Continue reading iPlayer becoming more popular

Most of the terrestrial channels saw declines in viewing share in October, although Five recorded a slight year on year rise, of 0.1 percentage points.The largest year on year fall in share came for ITV1, at 1.4 percentage points.All ViewingFive was up slightly year on year in October, by 0.1 percentage points to 5.1%. UEFA… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – October 2008