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The runaway success of Freeview showed no signs of slowing in the run up to Christmas with sales of set top decoder boxes running at more than 200,000 during December. Estimates show that the increased demand for Freeview over the festive period has pushed the number of UK digital terrestrial viewers towards the 2.5 million… Continue reading Freeview Sales Soar In Run Up To Christmas

A couple of years ago the promise of a ‘convergence’ of traditional media content with that of the internet and interactive media was the holy grail for many media corporations. Indeed, Time Warner and AOL forged their record-breaking merger largely on the promise of a global, fully ‘converged’ 21st century media empire. Things have so… Continue reading Has There Been A U-Turn On The Global Media Strategy?

ITV’s share of the television advertising market is set to drop by two percentage points next year, as around 70% of the Network’s advertisers renegotiate their new annual contracts at the end of this year. This is according to a new set of estimates from Merrill Lynch. Analysts at Merrill say that ITV’s share of… Continue reading ITV’s Market Share To Fall 2% Points In 2003, Says Merrill Lynch

The number of multi-channel television subscribers in the UK increased by 2.8% between Q2 and Q3 this year, with the growth largely driven by BSkyB, according to the latest statistics from the Independent Television Commission (ITC).More than 11 million households are now multi-channel, with penetration rising from 43.8% in Q2 to 45.0% in Q3. Overall… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Q3 2002

The number of multi-channel television subscribers in the UK increased by 2.8% between Q2 and Q3 this year, with the growth largely driven by BSkyB, according to the latest statistics from the Independent Television Commission (ITC). More than 11 million households are now multi-channel, with penetration rising from 43.8% in Q2 to 45.0% in Q3.… Continue reading UK Multi-Channel TV Sector Grows By 2.8% In Third Quarter

Freeview could face an uphill struggle over the next year as it competes for audience share with Sky and cable digital services, according to new research from BMRB. The figures show that only 9% of those without digital TV said they would be very interested in buying a £99 set-top box to receive Freeview next… Continue reading Only One In Ten Very Interested In Freeview

The Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) market has had a difficult year and high profile closures and cutbacks have prompted research bodies to reassess the prospects for set-top box producers. A report, Can You See Me Now? Digital Terrestrial TV On The Edge Of Its Seat – Updated DTT Set Top Box Forecast, from Instat/MDR claims… Continue reading DTT Stands At The Crossroads, Says Instat/MDR

Analysis of the latest TV revenue figures for October reveals a positive period for total UK terrestrial TV, which experienced a 13.1% year on year increase in revenue. Gains were experienced across the board, but Channel Five saw the most significant improvement, with revenue rising by 31.8% year on year despite the recent departure of… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up October 2002

BSkyB reckons that its satellite customer base could ultimately pass ten million, within a UK pay-TV market penetration of 80%, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. The broker itself is now forecasting that there will be 8.1 million Sky satellite subscribers by 2010. This is an upgrade on the July forecast, which put Sky at… Continue reading BSkyB Bullish On Its Future, Says Merrill Lynch

This year will witness the start of a ‘massive expansion’ in the growth of digital television (DTV) in the Asia Pacific region, with growth forecast to be 57% over 2001, reaching 7.9 million homes. These figures come from a new report from Informa Media Group, produced in association the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association (CASBAA).… Continue reading Asia-Pacific Digital Television Forecasts From Informa Media