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It wasn’t all self-flagellation at the recent MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF), as internet entrepreneur Janus Friis explained more about his peer-to-peer television project, Joost.Given Friis’ background as the co-founder of both the file-sharing website Kazaa and the online telephony business Skype, many in the audience could have been forgiven for being wary about… Continue reading MGEITF 2007: Joost To Provide New Opportunities For Content Owners

The controversial BBC documentary on the Queen might never be shown, according to Peter Fincham, controller of BBC One.Speaking at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF), Fincham said: “I certainly hope that we will screen the series, a lot of talking is going on in the background – I can’t say whether or… Continue reading MGEITF 2007: Queen Documentary Might Never Be Shown

Nearly three quarters of the public claim they will not take part in a television phone-in competition again, judging them difficult to trust following this summer’s scandals.The poll was commissioned for the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival (MGEITF) for its “Trust Me…I’m in Telly” panel debate, which will feature Andy Duncan, chief executive of Channel… Continue reading MGEITF 2007: Phone-Ins Lose Popularity Through Trust Issues

July was a good month for commercial revenues for terrestrial channels, which saw an overall increase of 9.6% year on year. Only GMTV recorded a dip in its monthly revenue, as the fallout from the phone-in controversy bit (see GMTV MD To Leave Following Phone-In Scandal).Channel 4 had the best monthly increase amongst the terrestrial… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – July 2007

For the second month in a row, ITV1 was the only terrestrial channel to see a year on year rise in its viewing share in all homes.All other terrestrial channels felt a slide in their share for the month in all homes, with BBC One seeing the greatest fall of almost three percentage points.All ViewingITV1… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – July 2007

More than one in every five households in the United States now have a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) – up from about one in every thirteen households just two years ago, according to a new report from Leichtman Research Group. Leichtman Research also found that the mean household income of DVR owners is 33% above… Continue reading DVRs Now In Over One In Five US Households

A new forecast from OPera Media predicts that continued strong increases from the online search and classified sectors will see UK total advertising spend increase by 3.3% this year, adding that the television, press and radio markets will continue to lose share of advertising spend in 2007. OPera also says that television revenues will remain… Continue reading UK Adspend To Increase By 3.3% In 2007

The latest IPA ‘Trends in Television’ report for Q2 2007 shows the first year on year increase in average daily viewing levels for some time, now standing at 3.46 hours, up from 3.43 hours for the same period last year. The non-terrestrial channels continue to grow in terms of penetration, patronage and share of viewing,… Continue reading Q2 2007 TV Viewing Stabilising

A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project claims that the growing adoption of broadband combined with a push by content providers to promote online video has helped to pave the way for US mainstream audiences to embrace online video viewing. According to the report, 57% of online adults in the US… Continue reading US Audiences To Embrace Online Video

Many people have complained about the BBC’s new iPlayer, the much-hyped on-demand video player, following a series of technical failures after its beta launch last week.The problems with the £131.2 million player (see BBC iPlayer To Launch In July), which allows viewers to watch BBC TV programmes from the previous seven days, have left many… Continue reading BBC’s iPlayer Beta Test Encounters Problems