Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Minutes of Evidence


Annex

1.  ITV'S PEAK-TIME[24] PERFORMANCE, 1993-99 (SOURCE: BARB)


1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

Share
44.6
44.3
42.3
40.0
38.8
37.9
38.8
Share point change
-0.3
-2
-2.3
-1.2
-0.9
+0.9


2.  ITV'S WEEKDAY PERFORMANCE, 10 PM-10.30 PM[25] (SOURCE: BARB)


1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

'000s
6,646
6,784
6,525
6,212
6,041
5,996
6,294
Share
34.9
35.6
34.0
31.3
30.4
29.6
30.4
Share point change
+0.7
-1.6
-2.7
-0.9
-0.8
+0.8


3.  EVENING NEWS AUDIENCES ON ITV (SOURCE: BARB)


Bulletin
Average audience
(individuals/share)

ITV Evening News[26] 6.30 pm
5.4m/28.8%
ITV Nightly News[27] 11 pm
3.3m/26.7%
News at Ten[28]
5.7m/28.8%
Early Evening News[29] 5.40 pm
4.2m/25.4%


4.  6 PM ITV REGIONAL NEWS PERFORMANCE BY REGION

1998-99 v 1999-20001


Region/Company
% share
1998-99
% share
1999-2000
% share
since January 20002

Anglia
37
28
30
Border
49
39
38
Carlton
21
17
20
Carlton Central
36
29
29
Channel3
48
54
N/A
Granada
29
23
24
HTV Wales
28
21
255
HTV West
33
26
LWT4
19
16
18
Meridian
42
37
39
Scottish/Grampian
35
28
32
Tyne Tees
31
22
27
Ulster
47
42
41
Carlton Westcountry
34
27
29
Yorkshire
38
32
34


  NB. Table uses BARB consolidated data unless otherwise stated. Scotland is treated as a single region for data collection purposes.

  Notes:

      1 March 1998-February 1999 v March 1999-January 2000.
      2 3 January-18 February based on BARB live data.
      3 Channel TV data only available up to November 1999.
      4 Fridays only.

  5 Wales and West combined.

February 2000


24   19.00-22.30. Back

25   Weeks 10-52. Back

26   Week 10 1999 to week 5 2000. Back

27   Week 10 1999 to week 5 2000. Back

28   Week 10 1998 to week 5 1999. Back

29   Week 10 1998 to week 5 1999. Back


 
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