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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

An estimated 45 million households worldwide received HDTV services via DTH, cable, IPTV and DTT at the end of 2007, according to a new report. The IMS Research study The Worldwide Market for High-Definition TV Equipment & Services – 2008 Edition also found that approximately the same number of HDTV sets shipped during 2007. IMS… Continue reading HDTV Market To Reach 255 Million Households in 2013

Channel 4’s Big Brother pulled in nearly 3.3 million peak viewers last night, ahead of BBC One’s Colin Jackson – The Making of Me and ITV1’s Harley Street.The daily round-up of events from the Big Brother house, which saw Maysoon leaving and the housemates failing their weekly shopping task, gained an average 14.8% audience share… Continue reading Big Brother Tops BBC And ITV With 3.3 Million Viewers

BBC Worldwide has appointed Helen Kellie, formerly of the BBC, to the new position of director of marketing.Kellie will be responsible for creating a more consumer-facing international operation, building up BBC Worldwide’s marketing and audience research functions.Reporting directly to the chief executive John Smith, Kellie will also be expected to prioritise international marketing activity and… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Appoint New Marketing Director

Freesat, the joint free satellite service from ITV and the BBC, has appointed ITV director of group development and strategy Carolyn Fairbairn as its new chairman.She will take over when the current Freesat chairman, Tim Davie, steps down from his role at the organisation in September, following his appointment as BBC director of audio and… Continue reading Carolyn Fairbairn Appointed New Freesat Chairman

BSkyB added 92,000 net new customers in the three months to the end of June, taking its total base to 8.98 million, with group revenue for the year growing 9% year on year to £4.9 billion.The fourth quarter saw the company add 200,000 net broadband subscribers, taking its total subscriber figure to 1.62 million.It also… Continue reading BSkyB Adds 92,000 New Customers

Ofcom has fined the BBC a total of £400,000 for faking winners and misleading audiences in phone-in competitions on shows including Comic Relief and Children in Need.It is the highest financial penalty to be imposed by Ofcom against the BBC, though falls well below the £5.675 million that Ofcom hit ITV with in May for… Continue reading Ofcom Fines The BBC A Record £400,000 For Latest Competition Scandal

Ofcom has dismissed the idea of giving Channel 4 a stake in BBC Worldwide as a way of plugging its funding shortfall, according to a leaked draft of its phase two public service broadcasting review.The industry regulator is thought to have said in its recommendations that giving Channel 4 a share of the BBC’s commercial… Continue reading Channel 4’s Proposed Share In BBC Worldwide Is Dismissed

ITV2 is to undergo a revamp with a new look logo and interstitials, according to a report.The August 20 revamp will coincide with the start of the channel’s new autumn schedule, said Media Week.A spokesman told the magazine that ITV2’s viewers most closely associated the lime green colour of the channel’s idents with the channel.Other… Continue reading ITV2 To Get New Look