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It was the last in the current series of Dragons’ Den last night, but the entrepreneurial reality show was beaten in the ratings battle by both BBC One and ITV1.The show had a peak audience of 3.9 million adults in its 9pm slot, a 14.2% share of the audience, and an average of three million… Continue reading Dragons’ Den Beaten By Royals and Murder

BARB has entered into four new contracts – with RSMB, Ipsos MORI and TNS – for provision of research services that will support the BARB service from January 1, 2008.BARB (a joint company of BBC, ITV, Channel 4, five, BSkyB and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) said that its aim has been to, “devise… Continue reading BARB Awards Four Six-Year Research Contracts

Ofcom has published a consultation document investigating the pay TV market following a submission from BT, Setanta, Top Up TV and Virgin Media in March (see Ofcom Launches Pay TV Investigation).The consultation aims to get stakeholders’ views on Ofcom’s initial assessment of the market, which suggests that pay TV has delivered significant benefits to consumers.At… Continue reading Ofcom Publishes Consultation On Pay TV Market

By 2011, the online video market will have a retail value of $3.8 billion worldwide, according to a new industry report from Understanding & Solutions. The entertainment analyst firm said that despite a raft of activity within the sector – ranging from new service launches, key content partnerships and continued experimentation with business models –… Continue reading Online Video Market To Grow

It was the final of The X Factor on Saturday, and a nation held its breath as the three remaining acts battled it out to be named this year’s winner.It was a bit of a shock in the end, with Leon triumphing against Rhydian as brother and sister duo Same Difference fell by the wayside.The… Continue reading 10.8 Million Adults Watch X Factor Final

ITV is believed to be aiming to bring back the News At Ten with Sir Trevor McDonald on Monday, January 14.It is understood that the programme’s return will coincide with a revamp of the broadcaster’s peaktime schedule.According to a report today on MediaGuardian.co.uk, the News At Ten relaunch team had been gearing up to go… Continue reading News At Ten Could Return In January

Last week there were reports that the Competition Commission could force Sky to reduce its stake in ITV to under 10%.A report in the Financial Times said that competition regulators are set to recommend to business and enterprise secretary John Hutton that Sky should reduce its holding from 17.9% to between 5% and 10% (Full… Continue reading Media In The City: Sky Could be Forced To Reduce ITV Stake

US DVR subscriber household numbers are expected to reach 42.9 million (36.5% of TV households) by the end of 2012, according to the latest forecast from Magna Global. This is an increase from Magna’s estimate of 23.1 million (20.8% of TV households as of the end of the third quarter of 2007. By 2012, Magna… Continue reading US DVR Subscriber Housholds To Increase

The BBC has unveiled plans for a revamped homepage for bbc.co.uk, promising users a greater level of customisation alongside a raft of new features.Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the official launch of BBC online, members of the public can access a beta version of the new homepage by visiting bbc.co.uk and clicking on the… Continue reading New Homepage For BBC Website

Significant growth will result in 38.4 million IPTV homes by 2012 – or more than seven times as much as the figure at the end of 2006, according to a new report published by Informa Telecoms & Media. Despite this acceleration, IPTV – A Global Analysis found that only 3.1% of the world’s TV households… Continue reading IPTV To Be In 38.4m Homes Worldwide By 2012