Category Archives: PVR

EPG Prominence and Channel Performance – It Still Matters

Posted on 14th March 2017 by FaridHusseini

In the late noughties, I was at a conference where one of the delegates noted how EPGs (electronic programme guides) with their ordered lists of channels and schedule information were so archaic that they might as well be considered ‘Victorian’, … 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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Total TV Viewing Trends (2010 – 2013)

Posted on 6th February 2014 by FaridHusseini

Annual BARB measured television viewing levels in the UK have fallen significantly for the first time since the advent of the new BARB panel in January 2010. Having fluctuated at just over 240 minutes a day during the three year … 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 →

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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 →

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