Media Consumption
England’s last minute win scores biggest audience of the year
The figure eclipses the 18.4 million viewers who also tuned into ITV for England's game against Slovakia
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ITV scores biggest audience of any UK channel in 18 months thanks to England’s Euro struggles
The audience was ITV's biggest since the 2022 World Cup
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England’s Rugby World Cup exit gives ITV1 its biggest audience of the year
England's last minute defeat gained a bigger audience for ITV1 than Britain's Got Talent and King Charles III's coronation
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery Sports smashes US Open coverage
Compared to 2021's tournament, WBDS said this year's event saw streaming audiences on discovery plus more than double
Media Consumption
My Precious: The Rings of Power attracts 25 million viewers on day one
The series launched exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Friday
Media Consumption
Lionesses’ victory breaks viewing records
The BBC's coverage of the Women's Euro 2022 final is the most-watched women's football match on UK television of all-time
Media Consumption
Millions of TV viewers tune in for Women’s Euro 2022 semi-finals
“These excellent TV viewing figures show the massive appeal of the tournament, as well as the strong development of women’s football in the last...
Media Consumption
161 million viewers tuned into Eurovision
Across the EBU's 34 measured markets, the event saw an increase of 7 million viewers compared to 2021
Media Consumption
Qatar World Cup ‘will reach audience of 5 billion’ says FIFA
In 2018, the tournament reached a global audience of 3.5 billion viewers
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer reports best-ever quarter
Viewers streamed programmes a record 1.83 billion times in the first three months of the year, 100 million more times than in the same...
Media Consumption
Formula 1 reached 1.55 billion viewers in 2021
Season finale in Abu Dhabi drew 108.7 million viewers, up 29 per cent compared to the same race in 2020
Media Delivery
iPlayer to break 6 billion streams for the first time
Line of Duty tops the rankings with 137.1 million streams
Media Consumption
BBC reaches 489 million adults worldwide every week
Broadcaster is on track to reach half a billion people globally next year
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer sees 3.3 billion streams in first half of 2021
Line of Duty, EastEnders and Euro 2020 have helped the BBC's streaming service break records
Media Consumption
England v Scotland scores for ITV
Friday's match reached an audience of 18.4 million viewers - much more than the corresponding game at Euro 96 when there were 250 fewer...
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BARB to significantly increase audience reporting sample
Organisation's audience panel is set to undergo its biggest expansion in 40 years
Media Consumption
Eurovision Song Contest breaks viewing records across Europe
This year's Grand Final saw a 99.9 per cent viewing share in Iceland
Media Consumption
It’s A Sin gives All 4 heavenly audience figures
Series has already had 6.5 million views on Channel 4's BVoD service
Media Delivery
All 4 views set to hit 1.2 billion in 2020
BVoD service saw views up by 30 per cent compared to 2019.
Media Consumption
Ampere: UK SVoD and BVoD users neck-and-neck in Q3
Analysts found SVoD viewing has remained high in the UK even after the lifting of lockdown
Media Consumption
BBC reaches record global audience
Corporation now reaches 468.2 million people a week globally
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer breaks records with 570 million requests in May
Programme requests increased by 73 per cent compared to May 2019
Data Centre
Coronavirus pandemic sees shift in primetime peak viewing
Conviva finds 40 per cent increase in daytime viewing
Data Centre
BARB: TV set viewing on the rise amid COVID-19
"Approaching the amounts that we usually see over Christmas"
News
TVBEverywhere
BARB rolls out viewing figures for multiple screens
Measures total three-screen viewing
Business
Netflix pledges “more transparency” on audience metrics
Head of original films Scott Stuber discusses measuring audience numbers
Data Centre
Young Irish viewers ‘deserting linear television faster than expected’
15-24 year olds are watching just 70 minutes of linear TV a day
Features
Measuring the race for viewers
Chief executive of BARB Justin Sampson explains how the company continues to futureproof in the face of a fragmenting TV industry
TVBEverywhere
Tour de France’s audience on the rise
Eurovision Sport reports more viewers watching across Europe
TVBEverywhere
BBC reports record global audiences
The likes of YouTube and Facebook "add up to over 60 per cent of audience reach"
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport reports 31 per cent rise in streaming during French Open
Broadcaster also saw significant rise in linear audience
TVBEverywhere
Premier League title race leads to record viewing figures
About 70 per cent of the UK population watched the Premier League this season
Data Centre
Timeshifting sees biggest growth in four years says BARB
Number of homes with two or more SVoD services rose by 32 per cent in the past year
TVBEverywhere
UKTV Play reports 40 per cent YoY increase
Service now has 2.3 million registered users
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HBO claims 97 per cent increase in Game of Thrones streaming
Sunday's episode accounted for the biggest ever night of streaming activity for HBO
Business
BARB issues tender for its two main research contracts
BARB said it is preparing for the challenge of reporting television viewing over the next decade
TVBEverywhere
Premier League scores rise in TV viewing figures
Latest BARB findings suggest an increase in traditional TV viewing compared to the 2016/17 season
Content
European broadcasters enjoy record World Cup ratings
24.3 million UK viewers watched England v Croatia on ITV, marking a record high for a football match on a single channel
TVBEverywhere
BBC celebrates record World Cup group stage viewing figures
First round of matches have produced some of the largest viewing figures in the last 10 years for the broadcaster
TVBEverywhere
England v Tunisia breaks live online viewing records
Match is the most watched TV programme of the year so far, beating the Royal Wedding
Content
BBC iPlayer achieves record February figures
Drama series Requiem and Collateral were the most popular programmes of the month
TVBEverywhere
BBC iPlayer enjoys record-breaking start to the year
Average 10.6 million daily TV requests in January