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Strictly‘s spectacular dance-off attracted more than 12.4 million peak viewers on Saturday night.Over 11.6 million average viewers tuned in to see the final three couples perform their last dances between 6.40pm and 7.55pm, as well as the all-important results show between 9pm and 9.45pm.Lisa Snowdon was the first to go, which left Rachel Stevens and… Continue reading Strictly Comes Dancing finale pulls in 12 million viewers

The BBC has launched a children’s version of its iPlayer to allow kids to watch popular BBC shows on-demand.CBBC’s iPlayer, which is has been designed for children aged between 6 and 12, gives kids the chance to view CBBC shows such as Blue Peter and MI High in a child-friendly environment, according to the corporation.Children… Continue reading BBC to launch kid’s iPlayer

The Times is set to relaunch its Saturday edition next month, with a revamp of its supplements and a new broadsheet format section.The new Saturday Times editor Eleanor Mills is thought to be putting together a revamped version of the paper, which may see three supplements being scrapped – Body & Soul, The Knowledge and… Continue reading Times to relaunch its Saturday edition

UKTV Documentary is set to be rebranded as Eden at the end of January, with the new strapline – “One amazing world. One amazing TV channel”.The channel, which aims to appeal to upmarket couples in their 30s and 40s, will feature a mix of premieres such as Superstorm and Wild China as well as series… Continue reading UKTV Documentary set for rebrand

IDS has secured Halfords as a broadcast sponsor for UKTV’s Dave for a further 12 month period.Halfords has been the sponsor of motoring programming on Dave since July 2007 – the new deal will start on January 1 and run throughout the year.The agreement covers programmes such as Top Gear, Clarkson’s Extreme Machines and Car… Continue reading Dave secures 2009 sponsor

GMG is set to rebrand its two Century Radio stations as Real Radio from April next year, in a bid to extend its Real network.The two Century stations, which currently broadcast in the North West and North East of England, will join existing Real Radio stations in Scotland, Yorkshire, South and West Wales, as well… Continue reading GMG rebrands Century Radio

Ofcom has fined the BBC £95,000 for serious breaches in relation to phone-in competitions in two pre-recorded radio programmes.The regulator imposed the penalty on the corporation for “serious” breaches of its code in Dermot O’Leary’s Radio 2 show and Tony Blackburn’s BBC London 94.9FM show, according to reports.Ofcom said the BBC had encouraged listeners to… Continue reading BBC radio shows fined £95,000

All of the five main terrestrial channels saw declines in viewing share in November, with ITV1 experiencing the largest year on year fall, of 1.0 percentage points.All ViewingBBC One saw a relatively large year on year decline of 0.9 percentage points, taking its share to 21.6%, despite its weekend rating winning show, Strictly Come Dancing.Strictly… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – November 2008

Ofcom has appointed Colette Bowe as its new chairman, to replace David Currie.Bowe, who joined the Ofcom board in January, will start in the new £200,000 three-day-a-week role in the new year.Andy Burnham, culture secretary, said: “Colette has the right mix of skills and experience for this role and I’m confident she also has the… Continue reading Ofcom appoints new chairman

Business leaders are optimistic about 2009 despite the current economic climate, according to new research from Mindshare.A survey of 5,500 business decision makers, across a number of countries including the UK, France, Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mexico and the US, found that 96% are “optimistic about the future”.However, 73% of the participants claimed that “economic… Continue reading Mindshare: “Business leaders are optimistic about the future”