The Establishment Survey is a continuous survey involving approximately 52,500 household interviews a year, carried out, on behalf of BARB, by Ipsos MORI. The survey enables changes in the structure of the population to be reflected in the data that BARB produces. Establishment Survey data is used continuously in the operation of the panel.The data… Continue reading BARB: Establishment Survey

BARB was set up in 1981 to provide the industry standard television audience measurement service for broadcasters and the advertising industry. BARB is owned by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BSkyB and the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) and is a not for profit company limited by guarantee.BARB commissions contractors to provide research… Continue reading BARB: Viewing Data

ITV has announced that its catch-up service, ITV Player, is to be available on Android devices.

Red Bee Media, responsible for managing more than 90% of broadcaster video on demand content consumed in the UK, has launched RedPlayer, the first ‘media grade’, end-to-end, next-generation online video platform. RedPlayer allows broadcasters and content owners in the UK and internationally to deliver and monetise high quality video to multiple devices, including iPhone, iPad… Continue reading Red Bee Media launches next generation video player

Sky has announced that all 10 million Sky TV customers will have the opportunity to watch Sky channels and programmes on PCs, laptops, mobiles and tablets at no extra charge. Called Sky Go, it will provide flexible access to Sky content across multiple devices including the iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac from 6th July 2011.

Following Microsoft’s announcement yesterday of an $8.5bn deal to buy Skype, there are two lines of analysis from commentators today – the price and the next steps.

According to new research from IHS iSuppli, worldwide shipments of 3D TVs are expected to increase 463% in 2011, reaching 23.4 million units.

Speaking at the Telecompaper Connected TV conference in Utrecht, Pieter Vervoort, vice president Philips Net TV, said that there are one million Philips Net TV owners that use their connected TV sets three or four times a month.

Sky has released its financial figures for the nine months ending 31 March 2011, revealing strong growth for the company. Revenues for the past nine months rose 14% to £4.8bn. In the January to March period, revenues grew 13% to £1.46bn.

MAGNA Global has published its latest edition of On-Demand Quarterly report, stating that by the end of 2016 it forecasts that DVR subscriber households will reach 61.9 million (50% of TV households), up from 39.2 million (33.5% of TV households) as of the end of the Q4 2010.