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Five has unveiled a new on and off-air look for its main channel as part of a branding refresh which began in the spring.The new look is the second wave of the project following the launch of Fiver, formerly Five Life, in April. The on-air will be unveiled on the channel on October 6.This is… Continue reading Five Flagship Channel Gets New Look

ITV1’s new drama starring Juliet Stevenson debuted last night with more than six million viewers, knocking BBC One’s New Tricks off its usual Monday evening top spot.Place of Execution, which saw Stevenson playing a journalist working on a documentary about a girl who disappeared, attracted over 6.3 million peak viewers and a 26% audience share… Continue reading ITV1’s New Drama Races Ahead Of New Tricks

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One and ITV1’s The X Factor dominated the weekend viewing figures, pulling in more than nine million viewers each.Strictly Come Dancing, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, attracted 9.2 million peak viewers to the first show on Saturday at 6.10pm, while the second show on Sunday… Continue reading Singing And Dancing Dominate Weekend Viewing Figures

Rob Webster, currently director of third party channels at BSkyB, has been promoted to director of channels and operations.In his new role he will have responsibility for relationships with all retailed and non-retailed channels on the platform.Webster, who will report to chief operating officer Mike Darcey, will also lead negotiation of linear channel distribution agreements… Continue reading Webster Promoted To Sky Channels Director

ITV has signed a deal with Setanta to air highlights of England’s remaining away matches in their World Cup qualifying group.The deal, reported to be in the region of £1 million, covers highlights of the away matches against Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.Trevor East, the director of sport at Setanta, said: “Setanta wants to ensure that… Continue reading ITV To Air England Football Highlights

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, has found that 27% of TV households in the US have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and 30% of those households have more than one DVR. DVR owners are very happy with the service – 87% would recommend their DVR service to a friend, and 81%… Continue reading DVRs Now In One Quarter Of US Households

One in ten Britons will spend over 14 years in front of their TV’s over the course of a lifetime, according to research released today by Virgin Media’s TV on demand service.The survey also reveals that despite almost one third (29%) of Britons spending over 20 hours each week in front of the TV, it… Continue reading Virgin Media Releases New TV Research

BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are? banked more than 6.4 million viewers last night, gaining a substantial 27% audience share during the all important 9pm to 10pm time slot.As the series comes to an end, the popular ancestry programme focused on David Suchet’s background, looking at the origin of his unusual surname in… Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Banks Over 6.4 Million Viewers

UKTV has announced the autumn line-up for its newly rebranded digital channels.Dave retains its brand after last year’s revamp (see Hello Dave: UKTV To Launch New Channel), with autumn season highlights expected to include John Cleese’s return to TV with Batteries Not Included.The new gadget series will feature 6 programmes with celebrities such as Dom… Continue reading UKTV Reveals New Channels And Autumn Schedule

BT Vision has signed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for a selection of films to feature on its HD on-demand movie service in the UK.A range of HD films from NBC will be released on BT Vision today, including blockbusters such as Charlie Wilson’s War, The Incredible Hulk and ET.Dan Marks, CEO… Continue reading BT Vision Launches HD Films In New Deal With NBC