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Lee Bartlett is to replace Dawn Airey as ITV’s managing director of global content.Bartlett will be responsible for overseeing ITV plc’s UK and international production and distribution businesses, including ITV productions.Bartlett joined ITV Global Content as chief operating officer for the division at the start of April this year and has been acting as interim… Continue reading Bartlett To Replace Airey At ITV

Italian football fans might not have enjoyed watching, but over 5 million adult viewers tuned in to see the Euro 2008 match between Holland and Italy last night.The 3-0 win recorded by the Dutch was seen by an average of 5.2 million, with viewing peaking at 6.7 million for the last fifteen minutes of the… Continue reading Over 5m See Dutch Hammer Italians

The opening games of Euro 2008 got off to a good, if not spectacular, start for the big two terrestrial channels.BBC One’s coverage of the opening ceremony – and the first tournament match between Switzerland and Czech Republic – attracted an average of just under 3.3 million adults (with a 27.9% share of viewing).This proved… Continue reading Respectable Viewing Figures For England-less Euro 2008

MTV Networks UK is to relaunch its MTV News service with a new look website as part of its strategy to better engage with its youth audience.The relaunch, which will see an increase in multi-platform content, will include updated graphics and a brand new MTV News logo.The new look website will give users access to… Continue reading MTV To Relaunch News Service

The Big Brother Launch Show kicked started the ninth series of the reality TV show with 5.4 million peak adult viewers last night.In the biggest ever opening night line-up, 16 housemates entered the new and improved house, watched by an average 23.5% audience share.Davina McCall introduced the new contestants, which includes Big Brother‘s first ever… Continue reading Big Brother Is Back

ITV’s managing director for brand and commercial, Rupert Howell, has said that restrictions on advertising airtime is limiting the potential revenue of weekend shows.Speaking at a Royal Television Society dinner on ‘The New Economics of Television’, Howell cited the example of Sunday evening detective show Lewis having no ads in its second-half because the station’s… Continue reading Ad Restrictions Limiting ITV’s Potential Revenue

The Apprentice pulled in more than 7.5 million adult viewers to the penultimate show, seeing Lucinda being fired by Sir Alan Sugar for being “too zany”.In a twist he only got rid of one potential apprentice – following advice from his confidants after a series of gruelling interviews – leaving Lee, Alex, Claire and Helene… Continue reading Penultimate Apprentice Pulls In Over 7.5m Adults

BBC One is to be shown live on the internet as part of the corporation’s bbc.co.uk online offering.Although BBC3 and the BBC News Channel are already simulcast online, they have always been digital services. BBC One will be the first of the corporation’s analogue channels to move online.The plan was announced as part of the… Continue reading BBC One To Be Shown Live On The Internet

GCap Media’s national digital only radio station Planet Rock has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by a consortium led by entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel.The deal has been financed by Bluemel with the backing of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, Thin Lizzy’s Gary Moore and Marillion’s Fish.The change of ownership has gone… Continue reading Planet Rock Sold To Entrepreneur

Five has signed an exclusive three-year deal with UEFA for the 2009-12 UEFA Cup.Under the terms of the deal, Five will have the first pick of matches in each round.Five will also have exclusive rights to the UEFA Cup Final. In total the deal will guarantee 15 games a year from 2009-10 to 2011-12.For the… Continue reading Five Signs Exclusive Uefa Cup Deal