There was no end in sight for the continuing decline in viewing share for the nation’s terrestrial television broadcasters during May, as negative growth across the board reflected the increasing uptake of multi-channel digital television.All ViewingChannel 4 saw the largest dip in share, shedding just over 1% points to 9.1% year on year, although the… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2005

GMTV was the only terrestrial television broadcaster to boost its revenues during May, adding an impressive 5.6% year on year to total £5.1 million.GMTV’s increased fortunes followed a panning of the broadcaster’s sponsorship practices by presenter Fiona Phillips, however, who claimed that the early morning show has become “more about selling than about the content”… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – May 2005

Viewing share across the UK’s terrestrial broadcasters continued to slip during April, with the continuing strength of multi-channel offerings robbing traditional channels of their audiences.ITV1 was hit worst by the downturn, losing 1.3% points from its viewing share year on year during the month. April saw ITV drop the highly criticised, Celebrity Wrestling, after failing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – April 2005

Five saw its revenues increase by 1.1% year on year in April, marking the only revenue increase amongst the nation’s terrestrial broadcasters and pushing the company’s total figure to £24.5 million.The increase shows the broadcaster continuing to perform well, after parent company, RTL Group, revealed impressive profits in the 12 months to December 2004, doubling… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – April 2005

Five continued to perform well during March, notching up the largest revenue increase of any terrestrial broadcaster, adding 31.1% year on year to stop just shy of £26.3 million as the broadcaster moved to face off against ITV in a full-scale daytime TV showdown.March saw Five move its high-profile chat show, Trisha Goddard, to a… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – March 2005

Viewing share amongst the nation’s terrestrial broadcasters continued to slip in all homes during March, with all stations suffering a decline. The downturn, although slight, demonstrates a continuing trend of audience decline for the nation’s largest broadcasters, as multi channel TV grows in both popularity and the amount of channels it offers.BBC2 was worst hit… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2005

Five performed admirably throughout February, seeing its revenues rise by 25.5% year on year to top £23.5 million, helped in part by the recent line up of ratings-winners and movie premieres screened by the broadcaster.Amongst the shows behind Five’s success in February was American sitcom and Friends spin-off, Joey. The series broke Five’s non-film and… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – February 2005

Both the BBC and ITV saw their weekly share of viewing slip in all homes during February, with ITV losing 2.6% points year on year to push its viewing share down to 22.25%. BBC1 fared better, but still saw its share dip by 0.6% over the same period, pushing its total to 23.7%.BBC2 fared less… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – February 2005

Channel 4 performed admirably throughout January, marking an excellent start to the year for the broadcaster with a 16.5% increase in revenues year on year, pushing its total to more than £55 million. Channel 4 recently announced that the beginning of the year had brought its best January in five years, with the broadcaster’s audience… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2005

The BBC saw its weekly viewing share slip in all homes during December, with both BBC1 and BBC2 in decline compared with their terrestrial rivals. BBC1 lost 2.2% points to push its total viewing share to 23.5% in December, while BBC2 lost 2% points to give a total share of 9.4% in the same period.Commercial… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – December 2004