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ITV1’s one-off action thriller managed to gain more viewers than the debut of BBC One’s new drama series, starring Jane Horrocks.The Outsiders, featuring former Eastenders actor Nigel Harman, was watched by an average of 4.4 million adult viewers in the 9pm timeslot, taking a 22% audience share.Meanwhile on BBC One, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, a… Continue reading New Programmes Dominate Tuesday Night Telly

Digital television has reached over 70% of households in the UK, although most sales of Freeview boxes are for homes which have already gone digital, according to a new report from Ofcom.Ofcom says that during the three months to June, the proportion of households in the UK which receive digital television services on their primary… Continue reading Digital TV In 70% Of Homes

City AM, London’s free business newspaper, has launched CITY M, a bite-sized news service that is delivered direct to mobile phones.The move is a first for a daily paper and provides advertisers with a new platform in the shape of banner ads and pop-ups, which could potentially be personalised for the user.At 6pm, users of… Continue reading City AM Launches Direct To Mobile Phone News Service

Social networking site and MySpace rival, Bebo, is on target to overtake eBay as the most searched for UK brand on the internet, according to the latest analysis from Hitwise.Since May, Bebo has been the second most searched for brand in the UK after eBay, measured as a share of UK internet searches by Hitwise,… Continue reading Bebo Set To Overtake eBay As Most Searched For Brand

Just over half (52%) of Britons using the internet believe online and digital technology makes their life easier, although half (50%) say that they cannot keep up with the rapid progress, according to new research from Nielsen/NetRatings.The research shows that although 42% know what podcasting is, a third (35%) have heard of it but doesn’t… Continue reading Digital Consumers Revealed In New Research

The board of ITV has met this week to begin putting together the shortlist of candidates to replace Charles Allen, with Mike Clasper, former BAA chief, believed to be an insider favourite.Related LinksITV

In the first six months of 2006, online advertising expenditure has reached almost £1 billion and looks set to overtake spending on national press advertising before the end of the year.This is according to new research from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB UK), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC). The internet recorded… Continue reading UK Online Adspend Nears £1 Billion

Just over half (52%) of Britons using the internet believe online and digital technology makes their life easier, although half (50%) say that they cannot keep up with the rapid progress, according to new research from Nielsen/NetRatings. The research shows that although 42% know what podcasting is, a third (35%) have heard of it but… Continue reading Digital Consumers Revealed In New Research

Digital television has reached over 70% of households in the UK, although most sales of Freeview boxes are for homes which have already gone digital, according to a new report from Ofcom. Ofcom says that during the three months to June, the proportion of households in the UK which receive digital television services on their… Continue reading Digital TV In 70% Of Homes

Apax Partners could be on the verge of making a bid for ITV following the six months since they decided against it, according to a report in the Independent. However, the reported 130p offered by Apax per share in April is unlikely top be repeated. The Independent quotes a trader as saying: “Major investors could… Continue reading Market Rumours Suggest Possible Bid For ITV