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
Digital television viewing figures for March shows that non-terrestrial channels continue to grow audiences in general terms, having increased their share of viewing across all homes from an average 15.5% in March 2000 to 19.9% in March 2001. The biggest loss of viewing share was at ITV, which, although with 28.5% it still commands the… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – March 2001
It is understood that Granada has acquired the rights to the ITV.com domain name, paving the way for a genuinely-united ITV internet presence. The previous owners of the domain, registered in 1994, were unrelated to the TV Network and are understood to have sold the address to Granada for £100,000. So far, each ITV franchise… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Acquisition Of ITV.com Could See Stronger Web Presence From The Network
Digital TV could be in the homes of 50% of consumers by 2002, according to new research. A Gallup poll undertaken for Pace Micro Technology revealed that in addition to the 28% of consumers who already take digital services, 13% intend to switch within 12 months. When this total is added to the number of… Continue reading 50% Of UK Homes Could Be Digital By 2002, Says Research
RevenueRevenue for terrestrial television channels slipped 2.6% during February to £214.9m. The largest fall came from GMTV which was down 15% in a year on year analysis, while the ITV network overall fell 5.8%.Channel 4 increased its revenue by 8.2% to £52m, while Channel 5 remained steady at £15.6m. Revenue for satellite channels continues to… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2001
ProgrammesThe big television highlight of this month was the unveiling of the final five members of the Popstars group. Having gone through the excruciating audition process, which featured some singing talent not seen since the heyday of Linda McCartney in Wings and surviving Nasty Nigel’s fairly nasty putdowns, 3 February saw two programmes devoted to… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – February 2001
Penetration of broadband services reached 26.5% by October 2000, up 1.4 percentage points. The year was marked by a period of consolidation within the industry as the field was narrowed to just two contenders: NTL and Telewest Communications.NTL’s £8bn merger with Cable & Wireless Communications (see NTL Spends £8.2bn On Cable & Wireless Communications) was… Continue reading Annual Cable & Satellite Round-Up – 2000
Europeans are watching more TV than ever before according to new research published by the Media Edge. The average European watches over three hours per day, with the Italians and the Spanish watching the most at over 4 hours per day, compared to 3 hours per day in 1989 for Italians and 3½ hours per… Continue reading Research Reveals Increasing Consumption Of Media Across Europe
Digital TV will surpass the PC to become the most popular means of accessing the Internet in Europe by 2005, according to a new report from the Yankee Group. The report predicts that 81.2 million European households will use interactive services via digital television by 2005, while 80.6 million households will access the net via… Continue reading iTV Will Become Main Net Access Device By 2005
Almost a third of people living in the UK who have yet to get digital TV say that they never will, making the Government’s plans to switch off the analogue signal within a decade “fatally flawed”, according to a report released this week. The report, published by the Consumers’ Association, acknowledges that for 73% of… Continue reading Consumers’ Association Report Suggests Achieving A Digital UK Will Not Be Easy
