How are TV viewing figures calculated by the BBC?

How are TV viewing figures calculated by the BBC?

As well as demography and geography the panel is selected according to platform, whether the TV set or via desktop, laptop or tablet. The devices themselves log data about who in the household is viewing and what they are watching. BARB computers rush the figures out to the broadcasters within hours.

How can I find all the TV channels in the UK?

With so many channels loaded onto these broadcasting companies, it can be time consuming finding the channel you really want to watch. Below is a list of British TV channels from our website with the corresponding TV channel number for the main UK TV services.

What is the future of TV and video?

For the study “The future of the video and TV landscape by 2030”, Deloitte identified a number of factors that will determine the future of the industry. The most important factor is digitisation. Fast fibre optic networks and 5G will be enabling ever more flexible and mobile consumption of media content.

Do you have to have postcode to watch TV in UK?

There’s no other checks apart from asking for your postcode, any UK one will do. There’s no crime, however you are technically breaking the terms and conditions of the BBC iPlayer (and other sites) when you use them outside the UK.

How do you measure who is watching a TV show?

Small boxes, placed near the TV sets of those in the national sample, measure who is watching by giving each member of the household a button to turn on and off to show when he or she begins and ends viewing.

How are the number of viewers calculated for any TV program?

There is Nielsen a TV tracking system that has been in serivce almost since the birth of television that does this. The service is sold to Ad agencies and Advertisers. The Nielsen Corporation is a global provider of market research and analyses of media and viewer interactions.

How are TV viewing figures calculated by BARB?

The devices themselves log data about who in the household is viewing and what they are watching. BARB computers rush the figures out to the broadcasters within hours. Why do live events transmit faster to my digital radio than my TV?