All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 47
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News8.8m think ITV1's Got Talent
The second run of ITV1's ratings blockbuster Britain's Got Talent got off to a cracking start on Saturday with 8.8m viewers (37%) at 7.45pm, 3.8m more than watched the first episode last year.
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NewsLiberty interested in Virgin TV
Cable business Liberty Global said it would be “duty bound” to look at Virgin Media's television channels if they were put up for sale.
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News2.8m want to Dine with C4
Channel 4's daytime food show Come Dine with Me made a successful transition to peaktime last night with an audience of 2.8m (12.6%) at 8pm.
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NewsApprentice gives ratings masterclass
BBC1's business reality show The Apprentice went from strength-to-strength last night with an average audience of 6.8m (27.8%) at 9pm.
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NewsUS shows draw in the desired demographic
US acquisitions might not always bring in huge audiences, but they can bring in the type of viewers that broadcasters like.
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NewsBBC strikes Wii deal with Nintendo
The BBC and games manufacturer Nintendo have joined forces to allow the corporation to stream its iPlayer service on the Wii console.
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NewsBack of the net for ITV1's Champions League match
ITV1 continued to benefit from its Champions League coverage last night as 8.4m people tuned in for the game between Liverpool and Arsenal from 7.45pm.
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NewsTen Alps launches Vets.tv
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has launched vets.tv, offering specialist programming for the veterinary profession.
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Donovan lands One show
The One Network has signed Echo Beach star Jason Donovan to host a new music and entertainment-based show across its 42 stations in the UK.
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NewsElephant Man claims 3.5m
A special edition of Channel 4's BodyShock strand pulled in the viewers last night at 9pm with 3.5m (14.8%) viewers, 106% up on the channel's slot average.
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NewsTheroux needs to hunt for viewers
Louis Theroux's latest documentary offering was largely killed off by the competition with his African Hunting Holiday appealing to a relatively poor 2.2m (9%) at 9pm.
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NewsDoctor Who back with 8.4m
BBC1's decision to play out Doctor Who at the earlier time of 6.20pm on Saturday looks to have paid off as the start of the new series picked up an average audience of 8.4m (39.4%), 200,000 more than last year's launch.
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NewsDiscovery and Five strike factual ent deal
MIPTV: Discovery Networks UK has penned a deal with Five to provide new and finished productions of its factual entertainment slate.
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NewsITV completes Arsenal Broadband sale
ITV has finalised the sale of its stake in Arsenal Broadband to KSE UK for£22.7m.
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NewsMore Blues for Holby spin-off
The situation for BBC1's Holby Blue worsened last night with the police drama series proving to be no match for The Bill with an audience of only 3.8m (17.1%) at 8pm, its second lowest ever.
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NewsRock bottom for ITV1
ITV1's drama series Rock Rivals hit its lowest audience yet last night with an audience of just 2m (8%), losing out to Five, Channel 4 and BBC1 at the time.
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NewsRate of audience decline to slow
The four main broadcasters are all set to slow their rate of audience decline in the next five years, with ITV predicted to fare particularly well.
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NewsCooper back at ITV as ent controller
ITV has confirmed John Kaye Cooper as its controller of entertainment.
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NewsITV1 scores against BBC1
ITV1's live coverage of Manchester United's Champions League tie against AS Roma claimed a decisive victory over BBC1 as the match averaged an impressive audience of 7.5m (31%).
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NewsFive ratings boost from Neighbours and news
Q1 ratings (all channels): Five has got off to a strong start to the beginning of the year with the terrestrial channel actually increasing its peaktime performance and only taking a small dip across all hours.