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As we ease tentatively into 2008, it’s easy to forget what a mammoth year for media 2007 actually was. Television’s dirty laundry was hung out after numerous TV phone-in scandals; on-demand services gave consumers the control they were after, and online social networking exploded. Print circulations dropped while digital radio blossomed, and the launch of… Continue reading That Was The Year That Was – 2007 In Review

The BBC News at 10pm on BBC One was watched by an average of 4.8 million adults last night, compared to a little under 3.7 million for ITV1’s newly rescheduled News at Ten.The heavily publicised programme, fronted by Sir Trevor McDonald and Julie Etchingham, managed to gain an 18.7% audience share in the timeslot, whilst… Continue reading ITV’s News At Ten Fails To Lure Viewers From BBC News

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has announced increased distribution for its men’s entertainment channel, Nuts TV, when it is made available via the Sky Guide on Monday 21 January.The channel will extend its hours on the platform with programming starting at 7pm and running until 3am each night.Nuts TV launched on Freeview in September 2007 (see… Continue reading Nuts TV To Launch On Digital Satellite Platform

Carl Ratcliff, currently head of planning at Lowe London, is joining Five as head of brand strategy and marketing.Ratcliff will report to Five’s managing director, content, Lisa Opie, who assumed responsibility for the broadcaster’s on and off-air marketing in October last year.Opie said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to attract someone as talented as… Continue reading Ratcliff To Rejoin Five

Last night’s TV saw the launch of ITV1’s postmodern double-act, Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach, the first a comedy about the making of a new soap opera, the second the soap itself.Moving Wallpaper, despite getting some dodgy reviews in the press, managed to pick up a peak of 4.9 million adults (a 22.3% share of… Continue reading Strong Start For New ITV1 Shows

The digital channel UKTV is understood to be considering rebranding its entire portfolio of channels following the success of renaming UKTV G2 as Dave.A report in Broadcast magazine said that sources claim that the BBC Worldwide-Virgin Media TV joint venture is thinking of dropping the “UKTV” part of some channels’ names and renaming some altogether.The… Continue reading UKTV Could Rebrand More Channels

Following the failure of Five and Aegis Media to reach agreement over the terms of agency deals for 2008, clients of Carat and Vizeum have been pulled from advertising on the channel.The dispute is understood to relate to differing valuations of the Five audience, according to a report on Brand Republic.The report added that there… Continue reading Aegis And Five In Deal Dispute

Last night saw ITV1’s new comedy-drama Honest hit our screens, with a peak of 6.1 million adults tuning in to catch the action.The show, starring Amanda Redman, grabbed an average of 5.6 million adult viewers (a 23.8% share of the audience) in its 9pm timeslot.It easily beat Hugh’s Chicken Run on Channel 4 at the… Continue reading 6.1m Watch ITV1’s Honest

The first episode of BBC One’s new drama series, Mistresses, gained the most adult viewers in the 9pm timeslot last night, with an average of 4.7 million tuning in.The programme, about four friends and their intertwined lives and relationships, managed to give the channel a 19.9% audience share in the timeslot, compared to a 19.2%… Continue reading Mistresses Lures 4.7m To BBC One

UK internet traffic to the BBC’s iPlayer website increased 14-fold between the weeks ending 8 December 2007 and 5 January 2008, according to the latest figures from online intelligence service Hitwise.The online catch-up TV service ranked as the 80th most visited website in the UK for the week ending 5 January 2008, having peaked at… Continue reading UK Internet Traffic To BBC iPlayer Increases 14-Fold