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19 Jun 2012
In the perfect example of 'losing the battle but winning the war', the final of ITV1's Britain's Got Talent achieved the highest ratings for May. Just under 12.6 million viewers stuck through the two-hour plus marathon on 12 May to see Pudsey the dancing dog go walkies with a £500,000 cash prize (oh and the chance to entertain royalty).
10 May 2012
A fairly non-remarkable month was dominated once again by the battle of the two major reality shows. Coming out on top was BBC One's The Voice UK, with the 14 April episode proving to be the most-watched single edition of the month with just under 12 million viewers.
02 May 2012
The Financial Times has announced that there is no turning back in its mobile strategy and that it will kill off its iPad and iPhone app for good, having launched a HTML5 web app and pulled its iOS app off iTunes Store in mid-2011.
23 Apr 2012
The broadcasters' network revenue results for March show lots of change once again. ITV1 was the only broadcaster to enjoy an increase on March 2011, up 1.4%.
12 Apr 2012
This month saw the return of Simon Cowell to Britain's Got Talent, along with new judges David Walliams and Alesha Dixon. The talent show easily topped the programmes rankings in March, with 11.5 million viewers.
26 Mar 2012
Following months of positive figures Channel 5 saw a -21.1% decline in network revenue in February, while Channel 4 enjoyed a 20% increase.
19 Mar 2012
The runaway success of BBC One's new medical drama series Call The Midwife is evident in February's top programme rankings. The Sunday night drama claimed poll position with a high of 11.4 million viewers.
24 Jan 2012
Channel 5 enjoyed another month of increased revenues before Christmas - up 14.3% on December 2010. The channel posted a run of positive results last year under Richard Desmond's ownership.
22 Dec 2011
Channel 5 enjoyed another month of increased revenues - up 22.7% on November 2010. The channel has posted a run of positive results this year under Richard Desmond's ownership.
01 Dec 2011
ITV1's Super Tiny Animals documentary, which looked at the growing demand for miniature pets, proved to be a big hit with the viewers last night.
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