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December was a very good month for the terrestrial channels, with only ITV1 recording a marginal year on year decrease of revenue intake.Across the whole ITV1 network revenue decreased by 0.9% compared to December 2006, to stand at a total of £109.9 million. With the recent return of News At Ten and the revamped weekday… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2007

Nearly 80 million Americans (43% of the online population) have watched one of their favourite TV shows on the internet, up from 25% 12 months ago, according to new research from Solutions Research Group (SRG). A full 20% of the American online population said that they watch TV on the web on a weekly basis,… Continue reading 20% Of Americans Watch TV Online On Weekly Basis

The debut match for new England manager, Fabio Capello, was watched by more than 8.3 million adults on average last night, giving BBC One a viewing share of 36.2% between 7.30pm and 10pm.England’s victory over Switzerland in the friendly proved a popular choice for television viewers last night, as did Grand Designs over on Channel… Continue reading England Friendly Draws Over 8.3m To BBC One

The latest forecast from Attentional suggests that a number of factors will combine to offer a brighter than anticipated future for UK television over the next five years.Attentional said that one factor behind this trend is the rapid conversion of older viewers to digital platforms, where the availability of extra channels means they tend to… Continue reading Bright Future For UK TV

The latest forecast from Attentional suggests that a number of factors will combine to offer a brighter than anticipated future for UK television over the next five years. Attentional said that one factor behind this trend is the rapid conversion of older viewers to digital platforms, where the availability of extra channels means they tend… Continue reading Bright Future For UK TV

Revenues for free to view web services will rise by only £1 million from 2007 to 2008, but are expected to increase to £98 million by 2012 as commercial services pick up market share, according to a report from Screen Digest.The report predicts that over 1.5 billion television shows and specialist programmes will be downloaded… Continue reading BBC iPlayer To Aid Web TV Growth

BBC One’s Mistresses lured more than 4.4 million adults to the channel last night for its second last episode, whilst ITV1’s bawdy Ladette To Lady drew 3.6 million between 9pm and 10pm.As the four lives of the Mistresses continued to unfold, BBC One took a 20% share for the show in the timeslot, whilst the… Continue reading Mistresses Lures Over 4.4 Million To BBC One

BSkyB has reported its lowest take-up since it became a digital-only service in 2001, now reporting a total of 8.8 million pay-TV customers, with 167,000 net additions made in the last three months of 2007.This keeps the company on track to hitting 10 million by 2010, but represents a year on year decline on take-up,… Continue reading Sky Pay-TV Subscriptions Reach 8.8 Million

Long-running children’s television institution, Grange Hill, has been axed after three decades.The BBC has decided not to recommission the fictional schoolyard show and the final episodes will air at the end of this year.Anne Gilchrist, the CBBC controller, said the decision to end Grange Hill‘s 30-year run was part of a move to more accurately… Continue reading Grange Hill Axed After 30 Years

Revenues for free to view web services will rise by only £1 million from 2007 to 2008, but are expected to increase to £98 million by 2012 as commercial services pick up market share, according to a report from Screen Digest. The report predicts that over 1.5 billion television shows and specialist programmes will be… Continue reading Revenue For Free To View Web TV Services To Rise To £98m by 2012