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BSkyB has secured the British TV rights to England’s home Test matches, Twenty20 and one-day internationals until 2013 in a new deal unveiled today.As part of the deal, which is worth £300 million in total, Channel Five has also retained the right to continue broadcasting cricket highlights of England’s home Test matches.Sky has screened England’s… Continue reading Sky Retain Cricket Rights In New £300 Million Deal

Channel 4’s new series of The Secret Millionaire was a big success last night, topping the other channels with 3.8 million peak viewers between 9.45pm and 10pm.The reality programme, which saw entrepreneur James Benamor help three local groups in Manchester’s Moss Side to combat youth crime, picked up an average 14.8% audience share with more… Continue reading The Secret Millionaire Banks 3.8 Million Viewers

New data released by comScore reveals that three out of four searches are conducted on Google sites, making it the most popular search property in the UK.The UK Internet seach activity report shows that in June, Google increased its massive lead to 75.3% of all search queries, followed by eBay with 5.5% and Yahoo! with… Continue reading 75% Of Searches Conducted On Google Sites

Sky is set to rebrand its entertainment channel portfolio – Sky 1, Sky 2 and Sky 3 – with new names, logos and idents ahead of its autumn schedule launch at the end of August.The new branding is an attempt by Sky to link the channels with their key flagship programmes, such as Lost and… Continue reading Sky Rebrands Entertainment Channels

ITV has announced a fall in pre-tax profits of 28% year on year, to £91 million, for the six months ending June 30.The commercial broadcaster’s revenues were up slightly, by 3%, to £1.03 billion.It added that net advertising revenues dipped an estimated 1% in the first eight months but are likely to fall 20% in… Continue reading ITV Announces Fall In Pre-Tax Profits

Digital TV penetration of Western European households broke the 50% barrier in 2007, ending the year at 54%, up from 42% at the end of 2006, according to new research. The Informa Telecoms & Media report forecasts that digital homes in the region will reach 104 million by the end of 2008, rising to 157… Continue reading Western European Digital TV Penetration To Reach 54%

BBC One’s New Tricks came miles ahead in the ratings war last night with a 35.6% audience share and more than 8.5 million peak viewers.The 9pm crime drama pulled in more than double the number of viewers to BBC Two’s Dragon’s Den or ITV1’s Police, Camera, Action!.The third episode in the series of Dragon’s Den… Continue reading New Tricks Slays Dragons With 8.5 Million Viewers

Top Up TV, the paid-for service available on Freeview, is to offer new customers Setanta Sports 1 for free for the 2008/2009 Barclays Premier League football season.New subscribers will get access to live Barclays Premier League Games, England World Cup qualifying games (and home friendlies), the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, Magners League rugby, US PGA… Continue reading Setanta Sports Free For New Top Up TV Subscribers

ITV1’s Agatha Christie’s Marple topped BBC One’s film premiere of Miss Potter, starring Renee Zellweger, with a peak audience of 5.6 million viewers last night.The ITV1 crime drama, with a guest appearance by tennis star Greg Rusedski, gained a 24% audience share with an average 5.5 million viewers between 8pm and 10pm.BBC One’s film, about… Continue reading Agatha Christie Beats Miss Potter With 5.6 Million Viewers

Manufacturers and consumer groups have criticised a government switchover scheme, which was designed to help elderly and vulnerable viewers make the switch to digital, for being ‘stressful and confusing’.BSkyB secured a deal to aid the switchover in June, which sees them receive licence fee money to supply low-cost set top boxes for older and disabled… Continue reading Switchover Scheme Comes Under Fire