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ITV’s executive chairman Michael Grade has branded YouTube a “parasite” that lives off the broadcaster’s £1 billion-a-year content and says he doesn’t see Google as a threat.Speaking to Ray Snoddy in a pre-recorded interview for the IBC technology convention, Grade said: “The day that Google or Joost or any of these people start investing £1… Continue reading Grade Says YouTube Is A “Parasite”

BBC Two’s new programme, Amazon with Bruce Parry, pulled in a peak of more than 3.4 million viewers last night, putting it well ahead of Channel 4 in the 9pm ratings war.The first in the series, which saw the former Royal Marine go on a journey to find the source of the river in the… Continue reading BBC Two Pulls In Over 3.4 Million Viewers

People in the UK are continuing to watch more broadcast TV, according to the latest BARB figures.The figures show that total broadcast TV viewing in August was up 13% on August 1993, with total commercial TV viewing up by 21%.The growth is being driven by commercial TV viewing, with 2.19 hours of commercial TV being… Continue reading UK Viewers Continuing To Watch More TV

BT has voiced its concerns about Project Kangaroo to the Competition Commission, warning of its ability to distort competition and command increasing proportions of ad revenue.In its submission to the Competition Commission inquiry into the proposed video-on-demand venture, BT said it thought Kangaroo would substantially reduce competition as the three broadcasters would control most UK-produced… Continue reading BT Voices Concerns Over Kangaroo

Saturday evening saw the return of Strictly Come Dancing, with a host of new celebrities attempting to foxtrot their way to the final.The hour-long show, on BBC One from 6.30pm-7.30pm, had a peak of 6.5 million viewers or a 33.2% audience share, while an average of six million stayed with it throughout its running time.Over… Continue reading Return Of Strictly Come Dancing Gets 6.5m

BBC 6 Music has announced a new weekend schedule for the autumn, with Huey Morgan and Dave Pearce joining the station.From October, Huey Morgan, lead singer of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, comes to 6 Music’s Sunday with his radio presenting debut.Morgan said: “I’m thrilled to be joining 6 Music. As a huge music lover it… Continue reading BBC 6 Announces New Weekend Schedule

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