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The BBC is like a “rather overindulged spoilt child”, according to Jim Marshall, chairman of Starcom UK, who was a panellist at the ‘Future Of TV’ seminar held in London by MediaTel Group this morning. “When you indulge spoilt children, they behave badly, and the BBC does,” he said. “It behaves badly in television in… Continue reading Starcom UK Chairman Says BBC Is Like A “Spoilt Child”

August brought continued declines in revenue for ITV1, as the broadcaster felt a 10% drop year on year, ending the month with nearly £93 million. For the period January to August 2006, ITV1 is down over £103 million in revenues versus the same period last year.Channel 4 meanwhile remained relatively static, with a slight increase… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 2006

This year will be a watershed year for digital distribution of movies in Europe using open internet video-on-demand (VOD) technology, according to a new report from Screen Digest. The Broadband Digital Movies report forecasts that the first signs of recognisable growth in the market will appear in 2006-2007, with total consumer spending on European movie… Continue reading 2006 Watershed Year For Movie Downloads

A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that 40% of homes in Western Europe will have digital TV by the end of this year. Informa’s Western European TV report forecasts that the region will pass 100 million digital homes during 2010 and reach 116 million by the end of 2011, equivalent to a… Continue reading Bundles And Convergence Driving Digital TV Takeup

The global market for video-on-demand services delivered via cable, internet protocol television (IPTV) networks and broadband is set to grow massively, according to new research from US researcher iSuppli. The VOD market is already seeing rapid growth, achieving more than 40% growth in 2005 compared to 2004, whilst the overall global VOD market will grow… Continue reading VOD Market To See Massive Growth

Nearly 40 million digital households will be added in 2006, bringing the global total to 183 million, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Informa Telecoms & Media estimate that digital penetration of TV households will reach 16% by the end of this year. According to the Global Digital TV – 6th… Continue reading Digital Penetration Of TV Households To Reach 16%

The growth of Freeview and a strong BBC are to blame for ITV’s falling audience numbers, according to outgoing ITV chief executive Charles Allen, who was speaking at the Royal Television Society’s conference yesterday.“Freeview accounted for 75% of our decline,” said Allen, also attributing the performance of the BBC and the speedy growth of digital… Continue reading Freeview And Strong BBC To Blame For ITV’s Problems

All terrestrial broadcasters other than BBC One suffered a fall in viewing share over August year on year, with ITV1 faring worst in all TV homes and Channel 4 in digital homes.BBC One had a relatively static month in all TV homes, with a slight increase in share. Meanwhile in digital homes it saw its… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – August 2006

The digital transition was a key focus for entertainment companies at the Merrill Lynch (ML) Media Conference taking place this week. Merrill Lynch said that the US advertising market appears to be relatively healthy, with political dollars being spent on the forthcoming senate elections at TV level, whilst News Corp suggested that the advertising market… Continue reading Media Conference Focuses On Digital Transition

Liverpool’s first game of the Champions League proper, on ITV last night, was not a massive success, with a peak of 4.2 million adults (a 21% audience share) watching the coverage.The match, against PSV Eindhoven, attracted an average audience of 3.5 million adults (an 18% audience share) across its duration.BBC1 was the big attraction on… Continue reading Liverpool Draw Fails To Attract Viewers