Following a string of disappointing results in March, television revenues – as estimated by UK media agencies – performed much better in April.
Channel 4 had a good month, up 19% year-on-year to £52.2m – the best performance of the market in terms of growth.
Meanwhile, ITV, the largest of the broadcasters, was up just over 11%, taking its revenues to almost £115m. ITV Breakfast, meanwhile, was up just 0.7% to just over £4.6m.
Elsewhere, Total Satellite was up 4.4% to almost £193m.
| Total Revenue | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITV | 103,060,000 | 114,540,000 | 11.1 |
| Channel 4 | 43,850,000 | 52,210,000 | 19.1 |
| ITV Breakfast | 4,600,000 | 4,630,000 | 0.7 |
| Total ITV/C4/ITV Breakfast | 151,510,000 | 171,380,000 | 13.1 |
| Total Satellite | 184,670,000 | 192,880,000 | 4.4 |
Source: Agency Estimates
Total Satellite revenue comprises ITV digital channels; Sky Sales (inc C5 & Viacom); C4 Dig Sales (inc UKTV & BT channels) plus other dig channels
| % Share of ITV Revenue by Franchise | Apr-18 | Apr-19 | % Point Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia TV | 7.72 | 7.83 | 0.11 |
| Carlton | 11.94 | 12.44 | 0.50 |
| Central | 16.03 | 15.66 | -0.37 |
| HTV | 6.36 | 6.30 | -0.06 |
| LWT | 11.57 | 10.64 | -0.93 |
| Meridian | 11.52 | 11.57 | 0.05 |
| North West/Border | 11.48 | 11.40 | -0.08 |
| Scotland | 8.05 | 8.15 | 0.10 |
| Ulster (UTV) | 1.96 | 1.94 | -0.02 |
| West Country | 1.92 | 1.93 | 0.01 |
| Yorkshire/North East | 11.44 | 12.14 | 0.70 |
| CPTs | Adults | Men | Women | Hwvs | Hwvs/Ch | ABC1 Adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITV | 13.42 | 38.98 | 20.47 | 19.25 | 194.40 | 36.20 |
| % Ch YoY | 43.07 | 48.00 | 40.48 | 40.72 | 101.10 | 50.04 |
| Channel 4 inc +1 | 13.39 | 32.08 | 22.98 | 20.81 | 102.41 | 26.52 |
| % Ch YoY | 33.48 | 33.73 | 33.30 | 30.24 | 37.94 | 34.74 |
| Impacts | Adults | Men | Women | Hwvs | Hwvs/Ch | ABC1 Adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITV | 10,039.86 | 3,456.98 | 6,582.86 | 6,999.63 | 693.19 | 3,722.98 |
| % Ch YoY | -22.31 | -24.90 | -20.88 | -21.02 | -44.73 | -25.92 |
| Channel 4 inc +1 | 4,588.13 | 1,914.79 | 2,673.33 | 2,951.88 | 599.80 | 2,316.37 |
| % Ch YoY | -10.80 | -10.96 | -10.68 | -8.58 | -13.68 | -11.63 |
| Channel 5 | 3,149.01 | 1,181.69 | 1,967.33 | 2,131.04 | 393.99 | 1,397.66 |
| % Ch YoY | -9.87 | -16.35 | -5.48 | -9.59 | -13.71 | -6.36 |
| Satellite | 40,490.96 | 18,850.32 | 21,640.59 | 26,260.27 | 4,633.38 | 15,803.86 |
| % Ch YoY | -9.19 | -7.48 | -10.64 | -7.38 | -17.15 | -10.03 |
| Total Broadcast | 63,384.59 | 27,184.31 | 36,200.22 | 41,759.49 | 7,009.88 | 25,453.55 |
| % Ch YoY | -7.84 | -7.73 | -7.92 | -6.28 | -16.10 | -8.59 |
