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Last night’s thrilling UEFA Champions League battle between Chelsea and Liverpool peaked with almost 11 million viewers for ITV1 during the nail biting penalty shoot-out, giving the broadcaster a 50% viewing share at around 10pm.Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt sought revenge on the Blues, nailing the winning penalty after the dubious decision to disallow his earlier… Continue reading Nail Biting Semi-Final Lures Millions To ITV1

Joost, the long-awaited internet television service, has officially commercially launched, following last week’s announcement of its advertising partners.Campaigns from the 32 companies will begin airing on the platform this month, while as a part of this launch, all existing Joost beta testers now have an unlimited number of invitations that they can send to their… Continue reading Joost Ready For Lift Off

Channel 4’s annual report shows that its turnover increased by 5% last year, reaching a record £937 million, due to growth in digital revenues.The broadcaster’s new media division saw its turnover more than double to £51 million last year, up from £24.5 million in 2005.However, it blamed a drop in advertising revenues and higher spending… Continue reading Channel 4 Turnover Reaches Record Levels

All of ITV’s channels will be available online after the broadcaster relaunches its website, ITV.com, to the tune of £20 million.The new site, which is expected to go live in a few weeks, will also feature a 30-day catch-up service and the chance for users to upload their own news clips.“Today we are combining the… Continue reading ITV Invests £20m To Get Its Channels Online

According to a new JupiterResearch report, On-Demand Video Advertising: Embracing Consumer Control of Video Content more than 60% of Europeans don’t watch on-demand video, and even on-demand loyalists spend most of their media time with traditional TV. JupiterResearch said that although on-demand video consumption is still a niche behaviour in Europe, advertisers must develop innovative… Continue reading 60% Of Europeans Don’t Watch On-Demand Video

Recent Strategy Analytics research forecasts that 90% of UK homes will be watching High Definition TV by 2020 as long as Ofcom allocates spectrum on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform for HDTV. Without HD on DTT, a mere 60% of homes would be watching HDTV by 2020. This report, HDTV and DTT: The Impact… Continue reading 90% Of UK Homes Could Be Watching HDTV By 2020

A new report from Screen Digest forecasts that there will be up to 82 million European HD ready households by 2010 (48% of TV households). Screen Digest says that HD TV set penetration is increasing rapidly due to the success of flat panel TVs and the European ‘HD ready’ logo endorsed and promoted by manufacturers,… Continue reading European HD Market To Grow

Nearly two out of three US mobile TV subscribers are male, and nearly half are below the age of 35, according to the results of a new study from comScore. The study, based on a survey of more than 2,000 mobile phone users, analyses American’s usage of, and attitudes towards, mobile TV, revealing a higher… Continue reading US Mobile TV Popular Among Males and Younger People

Revenues took a tumble in March year on year, as each terrestrial commercial broadcaster suffered a fall.GMTV felt the largest percentage fall as its revenue fell by over 8.5% year on year, ending the month with just under £4.5 million.ITV1’s revenue woes continued as it shrank by nearly £5.8 million year on year, a drop… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2007

March saw viewing share in all TV homes fall for terrestrial broadcasters, with ITV1 faring worst with a drop of over one percentage point year on year.A similar pattern played out in digital homes as all terrestrial broadcasters lost share year on year.All ViewingITV1 had a poor month in March as the broadcaster continued to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2007