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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

David Attenborough’s Life In Cold Blood continued to perform well for BBC One last night, luring almost 5.2 million adult viewers to the channel between 9pm and 10pm.The programme this week looked at the intricate lives of lizards, with some surprisingly touching insights into their complex and often overlooked worlds.By far the most watched show… Continue reading Life In Cold Blood Leaves Competition For Dead

BSkyB will this week launch its appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling that forces it to sell most of its 17.9% stake in ITV.The appeal comes three weeks after the government accepted the commission’s findings and recommendations, telling Sky it had to sell within a confidential time limit to bring its stake down below 7.5%… Continue reading Sky To Launch Its ITV Stake Appeal This Week

Ofcom has announced new measures to strengthen viewer protection in participation TV, introducing new mandatory licence conditions for television broadcasters.The new measures come after a host of phone-in scandals rocked the industry, with the watchdog handing out massive fines to Channel 4 (see Ofcom Fines Channel 4 £1.5m Over Phone In Quizzes) and GMTV (see… Continue reading Ofcom Announces New Licence Conditions For TV Phone-Ins

BSkyB’s total advertising spend has increased more than 30% year on year, to as much as £160 million in 2007, according to new figures from Nielsen Media Research.BSkyB spent £115 million on above-the-line media, said Nielsen, a 60% year on year increase.Agency estimates put BSkyB’s total media spend for 2007 at close to £160 million,… Continue reading Sky’s Media Spend Could Reach £160m

Arsenal’s woeful display away to Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA cup attracted an average adult audience of almost seven million for Match of the Day Live on Saturday night.The game, in which the premier league leaders didn’t register a single shot on target, had a peak audience of 8.1 million for… Continue reading Nearly 7m See Arsenal Defeat

The BBC and ITV’s nationally available free-to-view satellite platform, Freesat, will have problems getting off the ground when it launches due to Sky’s dominance in the sector.According to Top Up TV chief executive officer Nick Markham, who was speaking at the Broadcast Building Audience Loyalty conference last week, the service, which is set to launch… Continue reading Sky Could Prove Problematic For Freesat

Digital UK, the body in charge of the digital television switchover, is putting almost £3 million into a scheme to support viewers not covered by the existing targeted help scheme.The group is setting up a new organisation, Digital Outreach, bringing together the charities Age Concern England, Help the Aged and Community Services Volunteers, as well… Continue reading Digital UK To Put £3m Into New Switchover Help Scheme

The global broadcast market is expected to experience significant revenue growth, from US$284.1 billion in 2007 to US$326.2 billion by 2010, according to Datamonitor. However, it is expected that growth will only be secured through revenue diversification from value-add and bundled services, including internet service provision, HD content, on-demand solutions, interactive applications and multi-platform distribution.… Continue reading Global Broadcast To Grow To US$326.2bn By 2010

The second instalment of new BBC One series Ashes To Ashes had a peak audience of 5.8 million adults (a 26.3% share of viewers) last night.Although this was down from last week’s peak of 6.7 million adults, it was still the most viewed show in the 9pm timeslot.It was up against ITV1’s slightly grittier portrayal… Continue reading 5.8m Tune Into Ashes To Ashes