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Virgin Media is to appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling that Sky must reduce its stake in ITV, saying that it does not go far enough.In a statement, it said: “While Virgin Media strongly supports the Competition Commission’s conclusions that the acquisition has led to a substantial lessening of competition, it is appealing the Competition… Continue reading Virgin Media Launches Legal Challenge To Sky-ITV Share Ruling

Worldwide sales of digital TV set-top boxes broke through the 100 million barrier for the first time in 2007, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. The report, Digital TV Set-Top Boxes: Global Market Forecast, found that sales reached 102.4 million units last year, an annual increase of 12%.… Continue reading Popularity Of Digital TV Reaches Record High

Ashes to Ashes continued to reign supreme in the Thursday night 9pm to 10pm slot, with 5.6 million adults on average tuning in to the time travelling cop show spoof last night.The Life On Mars follow-up, with a knockout ’80s soundtrack, gave BBC One a 25% viewing share in the timeslot, whilst almost four million… Continue reading Ashes Continues To Light Up BBC One

BSkyB has confirmed it will launch a legal challenge against the competition regulator’s ruling ordering it to sell the majority of its 17.9% stake in ITV.Sky, which will lose hundreds of millions of pounds selling down the stake to below 7.5%, said it would lodge its application with the Competition Commission tribunal (CCT) today.The satellite… Continue reading Sky Confirms Legal Challenge To ITV Share Ruling

Almost £140 million was spent by consumers on TV competitions and voting in 2007, but the broadcasting industry could struggle to build on this source of revenue following the phone-in voting rows, according to research.TV voting and competitions were worth 13% of the £1.1 billion market in premium-rate phone services last year, behind directory enquiries… Continue reading Broadcast Industry Could Struggle After Phone-In Scandals

The Brit Awards managed to entice more than 5.3 million adult viewers on average last night, giving ITV1 a 23.4% viewing share between 8pm and 10pm.The coverage, hosted by the self-obsessed Osborne clan, included performances from a warbling Amy Winehouse and a fresh-from-divorce court Macca, with some embarrassing drunken interludes from the “stars” and presenters.Meanwhile,… Continue reading Brits Prove A Winner For ITV1

The return of Hotel Babylon was no match for Liverpool’s last minute win in the UEFA Champion’s League last night, with the game attracting just under 5.7 million adults on average to ITV1.Liverpool’s 2-0 triumph over Italian league champions Inter Milan gave the channel a 24.4% audience share between 7.30pm and 10pm, whilst the start… Continue reading Liverpool Win Triumphs Over Opposition

BBC Worldwide has signed a deal to offer paid downloads of shows such as Life on Mars and Torchwood on iTunes.Around 10 series will be made available on the UK iTunes store at about £1.89 per episode. Viewers can then watch the shows on a Mac or PC, iPod with video, iPhone or Apple TV.“We… Continue reading BBC Shows Now On iTunes

A new report from market research company, RNCOS, has found that the global IPTV market is currently dominated by Europe but it is expected that Asia will emerge as a stronger competitor to Europe in coming years. ‘Global IPTV: Market Analysis and Forecast to 2011’ says the number of broadband subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region… Continue reading Asia To Emerge As IPTV Competitor To Europe

Over 13 million analogue-only television households in the US are unprepared for switchover, and another six million have at least one set that won’t work after the analogue signal is switched off in February 2009, according to the Nielsen Company. For the past 18 months, the company has reviewed various components of the transition to… Continue reading Millions Unprepared For Analogue TV Switch Off In US