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ITV1 has announced a major schedule overhaul, starting from 12th January, which includes Coronation Street now having two episodes on a Friday evening.As a result, the channel’s most popular show will no longer air on a Sunday. Fellow soap Emmerdale will also be dropped from Sundays and will instead run for 60 minutes on a… Continue reading ITV1 Overhauls Schedule

According to the recently released ChoiceStream 2007 Survey of Viewer Trends in TV & Online Video, 55% of US TV viewers watch some type of video on their computers, mobile devices or digital media players. It added that 66% of these consumers are watching at least one hour per week through these alternatives. Video-watching on… Continue reading Over 55% Of US TV Viewers Watch On Alternative Devices

A new forecast from GroupM predicts that the UK will be the first major economy where advertisers spend more online than on TV ads. According to the GroupM forecast, UK internet adspend will overtake TV adspend in 2009. In addition, the media planner and buyer said that Sweden will this year become the first country… Continue reading UK Online Adspend To Overtake TV In 2009

BBC1 easily won the battle for Christmas day viewing with nine of the ten most watched programmes. The second episode of EastEnders featuring the fallout from Max and Stacey’s affair proved to be the most enticing programme of the day with 13.9 million viewers and a viewing share of 55.3%.Second place went to the festive… Continue reading BBC1 Wins Battle Of Christmas Day Viewing

A new forecast from IMS Research predicts that worldwide digital set-top shipments will increase at an average rate of 11% per annum over the next five years, reaching a forecast of 230 million shipments in 2012. IMS said that considerable growth has been seen in the digital TV market as technology enhances operators’ capabilities to… Continue reading Global Digital TV Market Set To Grow

The BBC is going to reintroduce premium rate phone-in competitions gradually during January, following the suspension of the service in July.A limited number will be reinstated during January, starting with Goal of the Month on Match of the Day and Popmaster on Radio Two.All phone-ins were suspended in July following an inquiry that unearthed several… Continue reading BBC Reintroduces Premium Phone-Ins

BBC One was the only terrestrial channel to enjoy an increase in viewing share in November 2007, while multichannel options were also up for the month.BBC One added 0.3 percentage points year on year to its total, while the largest drop was suffered by Channel 4, down 1.1 percentage points.All ViewingITV1’s viewing share fell to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – November 2007

The BBC’s lavish new dramatisation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility was pipped on New Year’s Day by a new episode of ITV1’s Midsomer Murders.The most dangerous village in the UK proved a popular choice with 5.7 million adults on average tuning in to the new Midsomer Murders, while Andrew Davies’ sexed-up interpretation of the… Continue reading Midsomer Beats Austen

Reports in the Times suggest that ITV will have a very positive 2008, following its best annual on-screen performance since 2001.Assuming the total TV advertising market remains unchanged in 2008, ITV1 is expected to trade in line with the overall television advertising market, delivering revenues similar to 2007’s estimated £1.22 billion.One of the reasons for… Continue reading ITV1 To Have Positive 2008

Ofcom has unveiled figures showing that third quarter Freeview sales stood at almost 2.4 million, the platform’s second strongest quarter ever. Ofcom’s Digital Television Progress Report found that sales were driven by digital TVs, which accounted for just over 50% of Freeview sales and consistent set top box sales which have increased by 20% year-on-year.… Continue reading Strong Q3 Sales Figures For Freeview