Programmes The month was marked by the run-up to Christmas as channels pulled out all the stops to produce a strong festive line-up. BBC1 continued its ratings war with rival ITV into the season of goodwill by announcing a winter programming budget of £158m, including a massive £42m for the two-week Christmas period.Its Christmas Day… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – December 2000
RevenueAll but one of the terrestrial TV channels increased their December revenue year on year, according to agency estimates. The exception was GMTV, which dropped 10.7% compared to 1999, to £4.8m. The largest increase among the terrestrials was Channel 5, which went up 15% year on year to reach £16.3m. Its revenue is still dwarfed… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – December 2000
According to new figures from IDC the development of new technologies in the telecommunications sector is set to continue with ‘minutes of use’ (MOU) in Western Europe set to rise from 91.5 million per year in 1999 to 47 billion in 2004. During the same period, revenue will rise from $11 million to $2.5 billion,… Continue reading European IP Telephony Services Revenue Will Exceed $2.5 Billion By 2004
Revenue Agency estimates for TV revenue during November 2000 saw year on year increases for most of the terrestrial channels. GMTV was the exception, falling 5.3%, but Channel 5 put in the best performance, adding nearly 30% year on year to reach £21.9m. ITV enjoyed a good autumn, adding 0.7% to its revenue compared to… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – November 2000
BARB has released viewing figures for digital television during December 2000. They show that the approximate 50/50 split between viewing of terrestrial and non-terrestrial channels in digital homes continues to hold true, with ITV just staying ahead of BBC1 in commanding the largest share of the terrestrial channel audience in digital homes.The digital platform gives… Continue reading Digital Round-Up: Channel 5 Failing To Capitalise On Digital Advantage
Programmes If last month’s most talked about ITV programme was The National TV Awards with two special appearances courtesy of Judy Finnigan, then this month was a tie between the first ever £1m winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and The David Beckham Story.Focusing on one half of the couple Britain loves to… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – November 2000
Digital television viewing figures from BARB told a very similar story for November as for October (see Digital Round-Up October 2000: ITV Makes Headway Across The Board), with non-terrestrial channels continuing to attract large shares of audiences in digital homes, while the terrestrial channels fight over the remainder.Non-terrestrial channels continue to command just under 50%… Continue reading Digital Round-Up: Non-Terrestrials Hold Onto 50% Share In Digital Homes
The Communications White Paper published today will see the creation of Ofcom, a regulator for the whole communications sector including TV, radio and telecommunications. It will have concurrent powers with the Office of Fair Trading to exercise Competition Act powers for the communications sector, and it is thought that it is these general powers which… Continue reading Chris Smith Unveils Ofcom
RevenueAccording to agency estimates, total revenue for terrestrial television including GMTV saw a year on year fall in October of 12.7%. Of the terrestrial channels, only Channel 5 recorded an increase, adding 7.9% to reach 20.3m. GMTV fell nearly 30% to 5.9m, while ITV dropped 16% to 181.7m.Total satellite broke its pattern of year on… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – October 2000
Programmes This was the month of the big scheduling battle between BBC1 and ITV, following the former’s decision to move the Nine O’Clock News to 10pm(see BBC To Broadcast News At Ten). Depending on your viewpoint there were winners all round, with ITV maintaining its overall peaktime lead, while BBC1 increased the audience for its… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – October 2000
