UK News 14-12-2004 who: Broadcasters` Audience Research Board (BARD) what: Says BBC viewing figures have reached all-time low when: Yesterday snippet: If the trend continues, BBC1`s share of viewers will soon drop below 25% for the first time, says The Mirror. "But ITV1 is faring worse with more than a fifth of its audience deserting the commercial channel since 2000, leaving it with an audience share of just 22.8 per cent." In other Beeb news, The Guardian says the broadcaster is offering to buy up to 1,800 of their employees` London homes when they move to Manchester "to soften the blow of its cost-cutting plans". [... more]

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