Programmes The return of live international football to BBC1, proved to be a big ratings success. The vital World Cup qualifier match between Greece and home nation England attracted an average viewing figure of 10.42 million.They say nostaglia isn’t what it used to be, but that doesn’t stop TV companies from churning out endless retro programming.… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – June 2001
Evidence of the gathering strength of the non-terrestrial channels was once again evident in a year on year comparison of viewing in all homes. The Others category rose from a 16.5% average weekly share of viewing in June 2000 to a 20.2% share in June 2001, bringing it closer to the share enjoyed by the… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – June 2001
RevenueYear on year analysis shows that total terrestrial TV revenue has fallen 16.1% during May. ITV was the worst hit, seeing revenue drop over £30m, or over 20% to £138.6m compared with the same period last year. Channel 4 was the least affected, falling 5.6%.Total satellite revenues increased again, rising by 5.5% compared to May… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2001
ProgrammesThe real soap operas, EastEnders and Coronation Street dominated the top ratings as usual during May, with ITV’s flagship production stealing back dominance following the success of the Phil Mitchell storyline on the other side. Coronation Street gained the top spot for three out of the four weeks, with top audiences ranging between 13 and… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – May 2001
May’s digital viewing figures showed that the non-terrestrial channels increased their average weekly share of viewing from 16.5% to 19.1% year on year. However all terrestrial channels saw their average weekly share of viewing decrease. ITV suffered the largest drop from 29% in May 2000 to 27.3% in May this year. Channel 5’s loss of… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – May 2001
RevenueIn a year on year analysis total terrestrial TV revenue fell 13.8% during April. Worst hit was ITV, which saw its revenue drop over £40m to £156.5m compared to the same period in 2000, a fall of 18.9%. Least affected was Channel 4, which only fell 1.1%.Satellite revenues went up, as the non-terrestrial channels continue… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2001
Programmes EastEnders managed to gain the top rated programme spot again in April, as the Phil Mitchell shooting storyline garnered an audience of 20m on Thursday 5 April. Coronation Street fought back during the rest of the month, managing to top the weekly chart each week from then on, but with audiences barely reaching the… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – April 2001
April’s digital TV viewing figures showed that the non-terrestrial channels increased their average weekly share of viewing from 16.5% to 19.2% year on year. BBC1 also managed an increase, up from from 26.3% in April 2000 to 26.5 in April this year. The largest loss in viewing share was at BBC2 which dropped from an… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – April 2001
Programmes The top rated programme of the month was the whodunnit shooting of Phil Mitchell in Eastenders. The programme shown on 1 March was watched by an average audience of 18.01m.Despite the hype surrounding the shooting of the ‘nice’ Mitchell brother, the must-see programme of the month had to be Raw Spice. Featuring behind-the- scenes… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – March 2001
RevenueThe total TV revenue saw a year on year fall of 3.6% during March. The largest loss was at ITV, which dropped 8.2% to just under £160, compared to nearly £175m for the same period last year.Channel 4 performed the best of the terrestrial channels, with an 8.9% increase in the year on year analysis.… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2001
