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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

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”

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

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

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

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

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