NOTE: Due to problems early in 2002 with obtaining viewing figures from BARB, this report was compiled later in the year and therefore does not contain comment.Hours & Minutes Viewing Hours & Minutes Month BBC1 BBC2 ITV C4/S4C Channel 5 Others Feb-2002 6:18 2:57 6:35 2:32 1:45 5:41 Feb-2001 7:19 3:20 7:53 2:39 1:32 5:01… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – February 2002
Analysis of TV revenue figures for May show that year on year, revenue across all the terrestrial channels showed signs of recovery, rising 10.5%. The exception to the rule was GMTV, which saw a fall in its revenues of 16.5% compared to May 2001. The best increase in percentage terms was at Channel 5, where… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2002
The ITC has released its cable TV statistics for the first quarter of 2002. The figures show that cable TV subscriptions have seen a year on year decrease to 3.54m. This is a 1.9% drop on the same period in 2001, when the total number of cable TV subscribers was 3.61m.The drop was experienced by… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Show Decrease In Subscribers
Analysis of TV revenue estimates for April shows that, overall, the UK’s terrestrial TV channels experienced a year on year decline of 8%. Channel 5 was the only commercial broadcaster to see revenue increase, rising 9.7% year on year during April to £19.6m. ITV1 suffered the greatest year on year decline, with revenue slipping 11.5%… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2002
Analysis of TV revenue estimates for March reveals mixed fortunes for the UK’s terrestrial TV channels. Year on year, a decline of 4.8% was experienced overall, with ITV1 and Channel 4 seeing revenue fall by 7.5% and 2.2% respectively. Channel 5 and GMTV fared better than their larger competitors during March, the former seeing revenue… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2002
Analysis of TV revenue estimates for February reveals continuing bad news for the UK’s terrestrial TV channels. Overall, terrestrial channels saw a 11.9% year on year decline in revenue during the month. The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, ITV1, experienced the most significant fall, with revenue dropping 14.7% during February. Channel 4 also fared poorly with… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2002
BARB viewing data for the first month of 2002 showed that again ITV1 saw a year on year drop in all homes, from a share of just below 30% to a share of just over 26%. However, its terrestrial rival, BBC1 did not see much movement year on year, increasing its share by 0.15 percentage… Continue reading Digital TV Round-Up – January 2002
An analysis of TV revenue estimates from agencies for the first month of this year does not bring good news for the terrestrial channels. Year on year, a decline of 13.5% was seen overall, with the largest channel, ITV1, seeing the heaviest fall, of 16.2% to less than £120m for the month. Channel 4 suffered… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2002
RevenueITV’s annus horribilis is clear to see when looking at ITV1’s revenue figures for the year. Down over £200m or 13.5% year on year to £1.7bn , the lowest point of all came in June, with a drop of 24% in revenues year on year. The only ray of hope came at the very end… Continue reading Annual TV Market Round-Up – 2001
RevenueYear on year analysis shows that TV revenue across all terrestrial and non-terrestrial commercial channels fell by 6.5% year on year during December 2001. Channel 5 and GMTV were the worst affected with revenues dropping 16.9% and 9.8% respectively in an analysis against the same period in 2000. ITV1 saw the least significant year on… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2001
