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ITV’s Trial and Retribution provided a massive lift to the broadcaster’s schedule last night, with the first part of the crime drama drawing an average of 8 million adult viewers.The programme rounded off a night of success for ITV, following adult viewers in excess of 10 million for both episodes of Coronation Street, aired earlier… Continue reading ITV Scores Retribution Over BBC

The BBC has announced plans to begin high definition television broadcasts next year, simulcasting highlights of BBC One’s peaktime schedule via satellite and cable.The experimental broadcasts, penciled in for “mid-2006”, will mark the Corporation’s first public HDTV services, although it is currently distributing some high definition programmes via its online broadcasting trial, available to around… Continue reading BBC To Launch HDTV Trial On All Platforms Next Year

A new study by Continental Research has revealed a huge interest in mobile TV services, with around 2 million adults claiming to have watched TV programmes via their mobile phone, while another 1 million want to do so.The research firm’s survey sampled 2,135 adults, asking which devices, apart from the traditional TV set, they had… Continue reading Research Shows Huge Interest In Mobile TV

Next month will see the third MediaTel Group Seminar held in association with MediaGuardian, tackling the burgeoning digital radio sector and examining in detail both the current state of the industry, and the challenges facing it in the near future.The extraordinary growth of digital radio penetration will prove a hot topic, as will the slew… Continue reading Radio In The Spotlight At MediaTel Group/MediaGuardian Seminar

Channel 4 is to become the first terrestrial broadcaster to offer mobile TV services, offering 3G subscribers to the Orange and Vodafone networks programming from some of its most popular shows.The mobile TV channel will initially feature a selection of shows such as Grand Designs, Brat Camp and Supernanny. Full-length episodes of programmes will be… Continue reading Channel 4 First Terrestrial Station To Offer Mobile TV

BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing proved its appeal on Saturday, with average adult viewers totaling 6.9 million, trouncing ITV’s average of 6.2 million for the X Factor talent contest.The BBC’s ratings win was cemented later in the night, with 7.1 million adult viewers tuning in to hospital drama Casualty, going head to head with ITV’s… Continue reading Strictly Come Dancing Floors X Factor In Saturday Showdown

Chrysalis Group has confirmed the sale of its loss-making books division to its management team for £12.5 million.The sale will see Chrysalis Books become part of the Anova Books Company, formed by the company’s chief executive and other senior managers of the division. The new company will also take on the outstanding debt owed by… Continue reading Chrysalis Offloads Books Business For £12.5 Million

Vincent Bollore’s continued purchases of Aegis shares has brought the French entrepreneur within reach of a 25% share in the company.Bollore’s French financier, Groupe Bollore, announced on Saturday that it had raised its stake in Aegis Group to 24.97%. Should Bollore extend his stake to the 25% mark he will achieve a blocking minority in… Continue reading Bollore Closes In On 25% Aegis Share

Yesterday’s bizarre real life incidents involving Eastenders actors Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden failed to provide increased viewers for BBC1’s top soap.Last night’s edition attracted an average audience of 9.3 million adults, down from 10 million the previous Thursday, despite a flurry of media attention throughout the day after both actors were caught up in… Continue reading Real Life Drama Fails To Lift BBC Soap

Speaking at the MRG conference in London yesterday, Roger Pratt, managing director of the National Readership Survey surprised delegates with a list of radical new proposals for how the print measurement survey could operate in the future, with face to face interviews abandoned and the research being conducted primarily online.The proposals had been put to… Continue reading NRS Survey To Move Online