BBC1’s long running spy-drama Spooks narrowly edged the primetime ratings battle with ITV1’s Whitechapel last night, watched by an average of 200,000 more viewers.
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Merrill Lynch have released updated European advertising forecasts, which put the UK at +6.7% this year, falling to +3.9% in 2011, but up a healthy 7% in Olympic year.
ZenithOptimedia has amended its detailed UK advertising forecasts, and now expects growth of 4.5% to £11.3bn in 2010, then to £11.6bn and to £12bn in 2011 and 2012 respectively (2.5% and 4%).
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New data from Rhythm NewMedia suggests that iPad is leading the way in attracting and keeping viewers with mobile video.
Total television revenues were up across the board in September, with the exception of Channel 5.
September saw viewing figures fall across the board, with all terrestrial channels posting declines aside from the newly restructured Channel 5.
On the face of it, ZenithOptimedia’s latest global ad revenue forecast headlines make positive reading – up from 3.5% to 4.8% for 2010; and the 2011 forecast increased too. However, reading deeper, this is tempered with not unexpected concerns over the next two years at least.
As new forecasts come out today from ZenithOptimedia and Magna, the forecasters continue to edge their predictions upwards.
The X-Factor continued to dominate the weekend viewing, with strong audiences of over 11 million for both Saturday and Sunday’s shows.
