Following a few months of seesawing figures, television revenues had a more stable month in May – recording only minimal changes year-on-year according to UK agency estimates.
Channel 4 once again performed the best in the market in terms of its total revenue growth, up 4.3% YoY to just over £55.2m.
Meanwhile, ITV – the largest of the UK’s commercial broadcasters – grew 1% over the year to reach £112.7m. However, ITV Breakfast saw its revenues fall -1.2% to £5m.
Elsewhere, Total Satellite’s revenues were down -1.3% to £192.6m.
| Total Revenue | May-18 | May-19 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITV | 111,590,000 | 112,700,000 | 1.0 |
| Channel 4 | 52,960,000 | 55,230,000 | 4.3 |
| ITV Breakfast | 5,070,000 | 5,010,000 | -1.2 |
| Total ITV/C4/ITV Breakfast | 169,620,000 | 172,940,000 | 2.0 |
| Total Satellite | 195,170,000 | 192,550,000 | -1.3 |
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
Revenue figures also include BVOD; sponsorship and product placement
| % Share of ITV Revenue by Franchise | May-18 | May-19 | % Point Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglia TV | 7.74 | 7.86 | 0.12 |
| Carlton | 12.36 | 12.09 | -0.27 |
| Central | 15.67 | 15.42 | -0.25 |
| HTV | 6.47 | 6.30 | -0.17 |
| LWT | 11.00 | 11.03 | 0.03 |
| Meridian | 11.53 | 11.58 | 0.05 |
| North West/Border | 11.55 | 11.50 | -0.05 |
| Scotland | 7.99 | 8.40 | 0.41 |
| Ulster (UTV) | 2.02 | 1.90 | -0.12 |
| West Country | 1.95 | 1.89 | -0.06 |
| Yorkshire/North East | 11.73 | 12.04 | 0.31 |
| CPTs | Adults | Men | Women | Hwvs | Hwvs/Ch | ABC1 Adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITV | 13.26 | 38.17 | 20.32 | 19.22 | 164.10 | 36.62 |
| % Ch YoY | 16.27 | 19.78 | 14.41 | 14.83 | 21.53 | 15.05 |
| Channel 4 inc +1 | 14.71 | 34.82 | 25.48 | 22.85 | 119.75 | 29.53 |
| % Ch YoY | 10.79 | 9.91 | 11.43 | 9.35 | 25.17 | 10.52 |
| Impacts | Adults | Men | Women | Hwvs | Hwvs/Ch | ABC1 Adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITV | 9,998.22 | 3,473.39 | 6,524.82 | 6,899.70 | 808.01 | 3,621.21 |
| % Ch YoY | -13.14 | -15.68 | -11.72 | -12.04 | -16.89 | -12.21 |
| Channel 4 inc +1 | 4,416.49 | 1,866.35 | 2,550.19 | 2,843.22 | 542.60 | 2,200.31 |
| % Ch YoY | -5.86 | -5.11 | -6.41 | -4.62 | -16.68 | -5.64 |
| Channel 5 | 3,250.95 | 1,257.68 | 1,993.27 | 2,210.23 | 458.18 | 1,450.81 |
| % Ch YoY | -4.58 | -9.81 | -0.96 | -4.27 | 1.28 | -2.03 |
| Satellite | 40,930.57 | 19,144.15 | 21,786.09 | 26,566.38 | 4,603.20 | 15,964.26 |
| % Ch YoY | -0.59 | 0.09 | -1.18 | 0.26 | -3.57 | 0.68 |
| Total Broadcast | 64,002.73 | 27,668.98 | 36,333.48 | 42,041.16 | 7,166.86 | 25,479.86 |
| % Ch YoY | -2.27 | -2.35 | -2.20 | -1.78 | -5.58 | -1.36 |
