New research from Strategy Analytics forecasts that by the end of this year, 40% of UK homes will have interactive digital TV making the UK the most advanced market in the world. According to their study “Interactive Digital Television: Worldwide Market Forecasts” published recently, 625 million homes worlwide will have access to online services via… Continue reading 40% Of UK TV Homes Will Have Interactive Digital TV By The End Of 2001 Says New Research
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ProgrammesThe first week of 2001 saw BBC1 beat rival ITV to the top programme spot, as EastEnders’ Tuesday edition gained 16.34m viewers. For the rest of the month it was business as usual in the soap wars, with Coronation Street closely tailed at the top by the Albert Square crew.ITV’s other popular offerings included the… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – January 2001
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BARB has released viewing figures for digital television in January. In the all households category, a year on year analysis reveals that Other channels (non-terrestrial channels) have increased their average weekly audience share from 14.7% during January 2000 to 17.6% for January this year, reflecting the increasing consumer uptake of non-terrestrial TV platforms. The resultant… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – January 2001
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RevenueITV’s annual revenue growth during 2000 showed an improvement on the previous year with total revenue coming in at £1.96bn. This represents an annual growth of 4.9%, which is, however, down on 1999’s 6.3% growth level.The network saw the worst performances of the year during the second half of 2000. October was the worst month… Continue reading Annual TV Market Round Up – 2000
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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
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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
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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
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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