More Uk articles

BBC director general Mark Thompson has said that a download version of the iPlayer for Apple Mac users is to launch this year.The iPlayer is currently available in two versions: a program allowing users to download shows to their Windows PC and a streaming version available to all users.Writing in a blog posting on the… Continue reading BBC To Launch iPlayer Download For Macs In 2008

Hard bitten cop Gene Hunt returned to our screens last night in the follow up series to time travelling period piece Life On Mars, catching villains in ’80s London in Ashes To Ashes.Hunt (Philip Glenister) has been joined by a new time-warped sidekick in the shape of Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes), stranded in 1981 after… Continue reading Ashes To Ashes Leaves Competition For Dust

December was a very good month for the terrestrial channels, with only ITV1 recording a marginal year on year decrease of revenue intake.Across the whole ITV1 network revenue decreased by 0.9% compared to December 2006, to stand at a total of £109.9 million. With the recent return of News At Ten and the revamped weekday… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2007

Reports in the trade press have suggested that GCap is planning to sell its majority stake in DAB multiplex Digital One.Recently appointed GCap chief executive Fru Hazlitt (see A Fresh Start For GCap With Hazlitt) is said be outlining her plans for the company to the City next Monday, where she is expected to detail… Continue reading GCap Could Sell Its Stake In Digital One

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers suffered an almost 3% overall drop in circulation year on year for January, with nearly all titles recording a downturn, according to the latest ABC figures.The Financial Times was once again the only daily paper to bolster its circulation, reporting a 3% rise year on year for the month.The… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2008

New owner Bauer Consumer Media has suspended NW and First Magazines from publication, ahead of next week’s consumer magazines ABC release.Bauer made the announcement in a statement from Marcus Rich, group managing director Bauer Advertising and Bauer London Lifestyle Magazines.The company said it would now enter into a month-long period of consultation with editorial staff.… Continue reading Bauer Suspends Publication Of NW And First

In January thelondonpaper saw its circulation rise by more than 6% month on month, giving it a total figure of over 500,000 copies.This was well ahead of the London Lite, which following an increase of around 2.5% now has a circulation nearing 400,000 .Paid-for title the Evening Standard also enjoyed a circulation upturn in January,… Continue reading thelondonpaper’s Circulation Up 6%

Nearly 80 million Americans (43% of the online population) have watched one of their favourite TV shows on the internet, up from 25% 12 months ago, according to new research from Solutions Research Group (SRG). A full 20% of the American online population said that they watch TV on the web on a weekly basis,… Continue reading 20% Of Americans Watch TV Online On Weekly Basis

comScore’s Video Metrix service for December 2007 has revealed that US internet users watched more than 10 billion videos online during the month, representing the single heaviest month for online video consumption since comScore initiated its tracking service. Top-ranked video property Google Sites saw substantial growth and extended its video market share gains, now accounting… Continue reading US Users Watched Over 10bn Videos Online In December

The latest forecast from Attentional suggests that a number of factors will combine to offer a brighter than anticipated future for UK television over the next five years. Attentional said that one factor behind this trend is the rapid conversion of older viewers to digital platforms, where the availability of extra channels means they tend… Continue reading Bright Future For UK TV