Channel 4 and ITV Online TV Revenue Soaring

UK television networks ITV and Channel 4 are making some serious cash from their online services and are predicted to rake in around £75m in advertising revenue from their online TV services by 2013. So says a report by analyst Screen Digest.

They are forecasting that ITV.com will see a growing return from current advertising [...]

Youtube to screen ITV and Channel 4 streams?

After the deal between Hulu and British TV networks ITV and Channel 4 hit a deadlock (see Hulu UK launch has a hitch) , Youtube has suddenly jumped into the mix.
The mighty video site YouTube is in negotiations apparently with said TV networks to stream full length episodes on their website. Currently Youtube only show [...]

Hulu UK launch has a hitch

The much anticipated and long overdue UK launch of internet tv, catch up tv and general video website Hulu has, we hear hit a stumbling block over advertising revenue of course.
The video giant wants the right to sell advertising space on the UK version but TV networks Channel 4 and ITV who own much of [...]

10% growth in UK internet TV viewers

Comscore has released new figures showing the UK internet tv and video watching audience has increased by a 10% margin during the last 12 months to an impressive 29.6 million unique viewers. This is an impressive figure for a country with a population of around 61 million.
The most viewed websites are shown below. The figures [...]

Channel 4 launching a new catchup tv service

After the death of the catch up tv project ‘Kangaroo’, Channel 4 (one of the partners in the proposed deal) are revamping there online TV service known as 4oD.
Project Kangaroo, the TV on demand service proposed by BBC, Channel 4 and ITV was blocked by the Competition Commission last week because it would create a [...]