Category Archives: Future TV

The Rise of SVOD and the Future of TV

Posted on 10th December 2018 by FaridHusseini

It’s finally happened, in late September 2018 BARB released the first instalment of Project Dovetail, with census level device-based data (which BARB has been publishing separately on their website since September 2015) being fused with people-based BARB panel data to … Continue reading →

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Expectations versus Reality: TV Viewing by Age Group

Posted on 8th February 2016 by FaridHusseini

Over the last decade in particular, our industry has been plagued by poor predictions resulting from an overestimation of the disruptive viewing impact of technological change. To counter this, it has been suggested that any new forecast should be accompanied … Continue reading →

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Ad-Skipping Drama: House versus Downton

Posted on 28th January 2013 by FaridHusseini

In my last research note I compared the levels of live versus timeshifted viewing for medical drama House, going out on Sky1, and period drama Downton Abbey, going out on ITV1 (now of course rebranded to just ITV). With a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ad-Skipping, Advertising Revenue, Adverts, AutoHop, BARB, Dish Network, Downton Abbey, Drama, DVR, fast-forward, Fox, Future TV, Hopper DVR, House, ITV, Live TV, Ofcom, PVR, Sky, Social Media, Television, Timeshifted TV, Timeshifting, TV, TV Scheduling, Viewing | Leave a comment

Predicting Future TV Viewing Patterns

Posted on 20th November 2012 by FaridHusseini

The rapid evolution and proliferation of screen and internet based technologies has left many in the television industry feeling under siege. I have lost count of the number of media executives who tell me that they hardly ever watch live … Continue reading →

Posted in Ad-Skipping, Advertising Revenue, DVR, Freeview Plus, Future TV, Internet TV, ITV, Live TV, PVR, Sky Plus, Smart Phones, Smart TV, Social Media, Tablets, Television, Timeshifted TV, Timeshifting, TV, Twitter, Viewing, VOD | Leave a comment