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Ethnic minority groups are at the forefront of digital communications in the UK, with high levels of mobile phone, internet and multichannel television take-up, according to new research from Ofcom. However, the research also reveals that despite this, many people from ethnic minority groups lack confidence finding content online and are concerned about content delivered… Continue reading Ethnic Minority Groups Lead The Way On Digital Device Take-Up

The latest forecast from Magna Global predicts that US DVR subscriber households will reach 42.7 million (36% of TV households) by the end of 2012. This is up from the company’s previous estimate of 27.2 million (24% of TV households) as of the end of the second quarter of 2008. By 2012, Magna expects that… Continue reading US DVR Subscriber Households To Reach 42.7m

ITV1’s England highlights attracted over 1.9 million peak viewers last night, despite being aired 24 hours after the live match, as ITV scored a last minute deal with Setanta.The highlights of the England’s victory over Croatia pulled in around 1.8 million average viewers between 10.35pm and 11.35pm, a fair bit higher than Setanta’s figures for… Continue reading ITV1’s England Highlights Pulls In More Viewers Than Setanta’s Live Match

ITV has announced two new sponsorship deals, with Sekonda and Ford, for programmes that include top celebrities such as Rihanna, Michael Buble and Will Young.Sekonda is set to sponsor a music package on ITV1 which includes its new variety show For One Night Only and the one-off show hosted by Fearne Cotton, Everybody Dance Now.The… Continue reading ITV Announces Two New Sponsorship Deals

A peak of around 1.6 million viewers tuned in to see England beat Croatia 4-1 on Setanta Sports 1 last night.The subscriber-only sports channel attracted an average audience of just under 1.4 million viewers between 8pm and 10pm, an improvement on the figures for Saturday’s England match shown on the channel (see 887,000 Tune In… Continue reading Setanta Sports Pulls In Over 1.5m Viewers For England Victory

Ofcom is investigating complaints that Channel 4’s Sex Education Show was too explicit to be shown before the watershed.The first episode of the programme aired on Tuesday at 8pm and pulled in an average audience of 2.6 million viewers in its hour-long slot.The series, presented by Anna Richardson, is intended to raise awareness and provide… Continue reading Ofcom Looks Into Complaints Over Channel 4’s Sex Education Show

BSkyB has appointed Andy Brent as the new group brand marketing director, following a six-month search since Matthew Anderson’s departure.Brent will join Sky on October 1 and report directly to the company’s chief executive, Jeremy Darroch.He will be responsible for brand marketing across Sky’s range of home entertainment services, including its ‘See Speak Surf’ and… Continue reading BSkyB Appoints New Brand Marketing Director

Channel 4’s penultimate The Secret Millionaire show, with haulage tycoon Hilary Devey, banked more than four million viewers last night.The popular series has consistently reached high viewing figures and yesterday’s programme, set in Rochdale, was no exception, securing a peak audience of over 4.2 million viewers and a 17.6% audience share.Meanwhile, BBC One’s Mutual Friends,… Continue reading The Secret Millionaire Banks Over 4 Million Viewers

Charles Allen has accepted his second non-executive directorship this week, following his appointment at Endemol on Monday.Allen, the non-executive chairman of Global Radio and former ITV chief executive, will join Virgin’s board as a non-executive director.Virgin Media has also appointed John Rigsby, former senior executive of Time Warner, as a non-executive director.Jim Mooney, chairman of… Continue reading Charles Allen Accepts Non-Exec Role At Virgin Media

Informa Telecoms and Media’s latest forecast predicts that 67 million digital TV households will be added worldwide in 2008. This figure will bring the worldwide total to 343 million, putting digital penetration of TV households at 24% by year-end. The North American penetration rate will exceed 77%, with Western Europe at 63%. A further 62… Continue reading 67m Digital TV Households To Be Added In 2008