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FeaturesViewer choice is business model of the future
“Consumers of all ages say there is a lot they dislike about live TV,” according to an international survey of TV viewing tastes published by consultancy group Accenture last week. In this case live TV means scheduled, linear TV. So what turns viewers off? In the UK, 65% cited “commercials,” ...
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FeaturesGavin & Stacey draws tidy figures for BBC3
BBC3's comedy drama Gavin & Stacey not only picked up two Baftas to go with the reams of critical praise, it has also been a huge hit for the channel.
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NewsITV1 in a League of its own
ITV1's live coverage of Liverpool's tie against Chelsea in the semi final of the Champions League was a huge hit last night with the match from 7.45pm averaging 9.5m viewers (38%).
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NewsCommercial impacts rising
Commercial television impacts have risen by 7% year-on-year over the first quarter of the year, according to the latest findings by the industry's marketing body Thinkbox.
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NewsTime Team special brings in 2.2m
Channel 4's long running archaeological series Time Team put in a strong showing last night at 9pm with 2.2m viewers (9.4%) tuning in for a special edition.
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NewsDiet Secrets revealed to 563,000
BBC3's one-off factual show Natalie Cassidy's Diet Secrets was fighting fit last night at 9pm with a solid audience of 563,000 (2.74%) in what was a strong night for BBC3.
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NewsVirgin 1 makes slow start
Virgin 1 had a tough six months following its launch in October, picking up an average all hours share of just 0.46%.
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NewsGot Talent outshines all
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent swept all before it on Saturday with a bumper audience of 10.3m (43.3%) at 8.05pm.
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NewsViewers can Beat the Star
Viewers gave a cautious welcome to the start of ITV1's big gameshow Beat the Star on Sunday with an average audience of 5.1m (23.1%) at 6.45pm.
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NewsRatings triumph for Baftas
BBC1's two hour coverage of the Bafta television awards gained a strong 5.6m viewers (21.6%), the show's highest audience since 2004.
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NewsGraham Norton entertains 1.7m
Graham Norton's BBC2 chat show returned for another run last night at 9pm with 1.7m viewers (7.6%), on par with last year.
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NewsViewers get Inside the Medieval Mind
The start of BBC4's documentary series Inside the Medieval Mind, part of its Medieval season, was a surprise hit last night with 644,000 viewers (3.2%) at 9pm.
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NewsThe Apprentice grows in stature
BBC1's business reality series The Apprentice continued to grow last night with 7m viewers (30.2%), completely dominating viewing at 9pm.
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NewsOld favourites keep pulling in viewers
Established dramas on BBC1 and ITV1 again proved they can bring in large audiences this week, but both channels struggled to hold on to viewers for new shows.
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FeaturesPushing Daisies gives ITV a night to remember
American drama series Pushing Daisies made its UK debut on ITV1 on Saturday at 9pm with 5.7 million/25% share, a good audience for a Saturday night. The appeal of this quirky drama for ITV was that it premiered to strong numbers and critical acclaim in the US last October, drawing ...
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NewsITV News suffers a Shameless attack
Channel 4's drama series Shameless came to the end of its run last night at 10pm with 2.2m viewers (13%), beating ITV1's news by a whisker.
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NewsWaking the Dead rouses 6.8m
BBC1's hit drama series Waking the Dead was back last night for a new run, picking up 6.8m viewers (27.3%) at 9pm.
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NewsSkins ends with 740,000
The second series of E4's hit teen drama Skins came to a close last night at 10pm with 740,000 viewers (4.65%), the second highest of the current run.
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NewsFoyle's War recruits 7.1m
The fifth - but possibly not final - series of ITV1's detective drama Foyle's War kicked off yesterday with an impressive 7.1m viewers (27.9%) at 8pm.
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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.