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BARB provides in-home TV viewing measurement for the UK
This is obtained from a panel of 5,100 homes
These homes return data from around 11,500 viewers

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5th Mar 2012
BARB Bulletin March 2012
This Bulletin looks at the latest Lifestyle Insights Survey and discusses why the BARB reporting panel is 5,100 homes. The 2011 Trends in Television annual report (available to download from TV Facts) is covered along with the announcement that BARB's Chief Executive is to leave at the end of the year.

Weekly Viewing Summary (Individuals 4+ inc. timeshift)

Week ending: 6 May 2012
Channel Weekly Reach Av. Weekly Viewing Share
000s % Time per person %
ALL/ANY TV 54,755 95.4 27:39 100.0
BBC 1 47,477 82.7 05:29 19.9
BBC 2 32,086 55.9 01:44 6.3
ITV1 41,627 72.5 04:22 15.8
ITV 1 +1 10,244 17.8 00:13 0.8
ITV 1 HD 5,571 9.7 00:20 1.2
Channel 4 35,957 62.7 01:32 5.5
Channel 4+1 13,341 23.2 00:16 1.0
Channel 5 27,874 48.6 01:08 4.1
Channel 5+1 3,514 6.1 00:04 0.2
Other Viewing 52,553 91.6 12:31 45.3