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The Government has announced that the impending analogue switch off and the subsequent move towards digital television will form a central part of the wide-ranging review of the BBC’s ten year charter. Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, said the public debate on the future of the BBC would examine the “vital” role played by the Corporation… Continue reading BBC Charter Review Will Focus On Digital Television

Despite wide-ranging efforts to publicise interactive services, the majority of Americans are blissfully unaware of the full potential of iTV, according to a new survey from Ipsos-Insight. The report claims that 50% of US adults have heard of iTV, which allows users to access information, buy products or play games on their TV sets, but… Continue reading Consumers Largely Ignorant About iTV Services, Says Report

There will be 4% growth in UK television advertising in 2004, with ITV set to take 50.2% of the commercial market, according to forecasts from Merrill Lynch. Judging from recent comments by Mick Desmond, Chief Executive Designate of the network, the year is shaping up to be an eventful one for TV executives. ITV saw… Continue reading ITV Advertising Outlook From Merrill Lynch

Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator Ofcom).The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2. The penetration of… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q3 2003

Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator Ofcom). The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2 (see INSIGHTanalysis:… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: More Than Half Of UK Receives Multichannel TV

Digital television is beginning to make headway in the Asia Pacific region with more than 10 million subscribers signed up by the end of 2003, according to a new report from Informa Media Group. The Far East has, until now, been slow to join the digital crusade but a large TV viewing population and the… Continue reading Asia-Pacific Primed For Digital Take-Off

Interest in interactive television (iTV) formats from programmers, advertisers and viewers, is growing quietly but steadily, according to a new study of the US market from BrightLine Partners. The report says that this trend continued throughout 2003 and iTV now finds itself firmly in the TV advertising equation for advertisers and programmers. A rise in… Continue reading US Sees Growing Adoption Of Interactive TV Advertising

Sales of digital TV set-top boxes will rise by 39% to a record 50.3 million units in 2004, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. This follows the recovery in demand seen during 2003, when sales will reach 36 million units, an increase of 28%. Strategy Analytics says that key growth areas in 2004… Continue reading Global Digital TV Set-Top Box Sales To Hit 122m By 2008

The Government could be on track reach its target of switching off the analogue television signal by the proposed 2010 deadline, following news that more than half of British households now receive multi-channel services. The latest figures released by the BBC show that the growth of digital television has been driven by the success of… Continue reading Digital TV Now In More Than Half Of UK Households

High-definition television (HDTV) is beginning to cast off its reputation as a niche technology and almost one-in-six US adults say that they plan to get a compliant set. According to Ipsos Reid, the proportion of Americans who are somewhat or very likely to get HDTV has increased from 10% to 15% in the past year.… Continue reading TV Viewers Enter High Definition Era