The TV and entertainment expert, OLBG, has carried out research to reveal which UK areas can be named the TV show capitals, based on factors such as the average review scores from platforms such as IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes for the shows filmed in the area, as well as how popular each location is amongst […]
The 51st Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in television, streaming, and audio, with Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, and Rivals emerging as the night’s biggest winners. The event, held at The Everyman in Broadgate, brought together industry leaders, BPG members, and key figures from the UK […]
The latest Barb viewing data shows that Gavin and Stacey: The Finale (which aired on BBC1 on Christmas Day) is at 20.9 million viewers after 28 days, whilst Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (which also premiered on BBC1 on December 25th) has reached 21.6 million views after seeing a huge uplift with audiences, particularly […]
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale is the UK’s most-watched scripted show across all broadcasters and streamers since current records began in 2002, with ratings already at 19.3 million according to the latest data shared by the BBC. The special Christmas episode broke the show’s own record from the 2019 special which reached 18.5 million viewers […]
The finale of celebrated sitcom Gavin and Stacey was the most watched show on Christmas Day, pulling in 12.3 million viewers – beating the series’ last Christmas special five years ago and making it the biggest Christmas Day overnight since 2008. The BBC’s line-up dominated the ratings with ten out of ten of the most […]
Viewers flocked to BBC iPlayer during the Christmas week (December 25th-31st 2023) setting a new all-time iPlayer record. The week saw programmes streamed 177 million times, up +7 per cent on the same time the year before – and beating the previous record (January 2nd-8th 2023) when 173 million programmes were streamed in a week. […]
Only Fools and Horses has been named the nations most loved BBC television programme of all time, beating the liks of Doctor Who and Planet Earth, following a public vote by The One Show viewers as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations. Only Fools and Horses star David Jason, speaking to The One Show, said: […]
Jana Bennett, the British and US senior TV executive who ran BBC TV, BBC Worldwide and Discovery, has died aged 66. Bennett had talked about her rare condition, glioblastoma multiforme, in an interview with London’s Evening Standard in 2019. BBC Director General, Tim Davie, commented: “Jana Bennett was one of the most talented television producers […]
The start of 2021 has seen viewing surge on BBC iPlayer, with the first full week (January 4th– 10th) breaking records as viewers streamed 162 million programmes – as they flocked to watch programmes such as The Serpent, A Perfect Planet, Traces and EastEnders on iPlayer. That week also saw a record 4.1 million people […]