BARB Since 1981
February
Project Kangaroo (the joint venture between BBC, ITV and Channel 4 for a shared online service) is blocked by the Competition Commission. Later in the year, Arquiva purchase the intellectual property rights along with the hardware and software technology from Project Kangaroo and name the service SeeSaw.
June
'Digital Britain' report is published proposing an approach to the Future of UK Communications
July
New BARB 2010 panel at full reporting strength enabling positive verification of the construction of the 2010 systems and routines.
November
BARB releases headline parallel run data.
ITV takes full control of GMTV after purchasing the remaining 25% from Disney.
December
Channel 4 and Talk Talk join Project Canvas (the proposed Freeview/Freesat service with broadband capability) alongside the founders BBC, ITV, BT and five, which joined in the summer.
During 2009 Border, Granada and the West County regions had their analogue television signal switched over to digital and Wales commenced the change in August.
2009
| Rank | Programme | Date | Channel | Audience (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britain's Got Talent Final Result | 30 May 2009 | ITV1 | 18.29 |
| 2 | Britain's Got Talent | 30 May 2009 | ITV1 | 16.36 |
| 3 | The X Factor Results | 13 Dec 2009 | ITV1 | 16.28 |
| 4 | The X Factor | 21 Nov 2009 | ITV1 | 14.03 |
| 5 | The Royal Family | 25 Dec 2009 | BBC1 | 11.74 |
| 6 | Eastenders | 25 Dec 2009 | BBC1 | 11.67 |
| 7 | Doctor Who | 25 Dec 2009 | BBC1 | 11.57 |
| 8 | Coronation Street | 02 Feb 2009 | ITV1 | 11.46 |
| 9 | Dancing On Ice | 22 Mar 2009 | ITV1 | 11.31 |
| 10 | Strictly Come Dancing | 19 Dec 2009 | BBC1 | 11.29 |
2009
* interactive channels
2009
- BBC1
- BBC2
- ITV1
- Channel 4
- S4C
- five
- Sky One
- Sky Two
- Sky Three
- Sky Box Office
- Sky Box Office Events
- Sky Premiere
- Sky Premiere +1
- Sky Movies Comedy
- Sky Movies Action/Thriller
- Sky Movies Family
- Sky Movies SciFi/Horror
- Sky Movies Classics
- Sky Movies Indie
- Sky Movies Modern Greats
- Sky Movies Drama
- Sky Movies Screen 1
- Sky Movies Screen 2
- Sky Movies Active 1
- Sky Movies Active 2
- Sky Movies Active 3
- Sky Movies Active 4
- Sky Movies Active 5
- Sky Movies Active 6
- Sky Movies Active 7
- Sky Movies Active 8
- Sky News
- Sky News Active
- Sky Sports 1
- Sky Sport 2
- Sky Sports 3
- Sky Sports Extra
- Sky Sports News
- Sky Sports Active 1
- Sky Sports Active 2
- Sky Sports Active 3
- Sky Sports Active 4
- Sky Sports Active 5
- Sky Sports Active 6
- Sky Sports Active 7
- Sky Sports Active 8
- Sky Sports Active Other
- Sky Real Lives
- Sky Real Lives + 1
- Sky Real Lives 2
- Sky Travel
- Sky Arts 1
- Sky Arts 2
- Sky Active*
- Sky Games*
- BBC3
- BBC4
- BBC HD
- BBC News
- BBC Parliament
- CBBC
- Cbeebies
- ITV2
- ITV2 +1
- ITV3
- ITV3 +1
- ITV4
- ITV4+1
- CiTV
- Men & Motors
- Channel 4+1
- E4
- E4+1
- Film 4
- Film 4 +1
- More4
- More4+1
- five USA
- five USA+1
- fiver
- fiver+1
- 4Music
- Alibi
- Alibi +1
- Animal Planet
- Animal Planet +1
- attheraces
- BET
- BET +1
- Blighty
- Bliss
- Body In Balance
- Boomerang
- Boomerang +1
- Bravo
- Bravo +1
- Bravo 2
- Brit Asia
- Brit Hits
- Bubble Hits
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoon Network Too
- Cartoonito
- CBS Action
- CBS Drama
- CBS Reality
- CBS Reality+1
- Challenge
- Challenge +1
- Channel AKA
- Channel Starz
- Chart Show TV
- Clubland
- Comedy Central
- Comedy Central +1
- Comedy Central Extra
- Comedy Central Extra +1
- Controversial TV
- Crime & Investigation Network
- Crime & Investigation Network +1
- Current TV
- Dave
- Dave ja vu
- Dicovery Science
- Discovery
- Discovery +1
- Discovery Home & Health
- Discovery Home & Health +1
- Discovery Knowledge
- Discovery Knowledge +1
- Discovery Real Time
- Discovery Real Time +1
- Discovery Science +1
- Discovery Shed
- Discovery Turbo
- Disney Channel
- Disney Channel +1
- Disney Cinemagic
- Disney Cinemagic +1
- Disney XD
- Disney XD +1
- Diva
- Diva +1
- DMAX
- DMAX +1
- DMAX +1.5
- DMAX 2
- E!
- Eden
- Eden +1
- ESPN
- ESPN Classic Sport
- EuroNews
- Eurosport
- Eurosport 2
- Eurosport HD
- Extreme Sports
- Fashion TV
- Film 24
- Fitness TV
- Flaunt
- flava
- Food Network
- Food Network +1
- Fox News
- FX
- FX+
- G.O.L.D.
- G.O.L.D. +1
- G2 Family
- God Europe
- Good Food
- Good Food +1
- Hallmark
- Hallmark +1
- History Channel HD
- Home
- Home +1
- Horse & Country
- Ideal World
- Investigation Discovery
- Kerrang
- Kiss TV
- Kix!
- LA Muscle TV
- LFC TV
- Living
- Living +1
- Living +2
- LIVINGit
- LIVINGit +1
- Luxe TV
- Magic TV
- Military History
- Motors TV
- Movies 24
- Movies 24+
- Movies4Men
- Movies4Men +1
- Movies4Men 2
- Movies4Men 2+1
- MTV
- MTV +1
- MTV Base
- MTV Dance
- MTV Hits
- MTV Two
- MTVR
- MUTV
- Nat Geo HD
- Nat Geo Wild
- National Geographic
- National Geographic +1
- National Lottery Xtra
- Nick Jnr
- Nick Jnr 2
- Nick Replay
- Nick Toons Replay
- Nickelodeon
- Nicktoons TV
- Nicktoonsters
- NME TV
- oMusic
- Playhouse Disney
- Playhouse Disney Plus
- POP
- POPGirl
- POPGirl +1
- Prime TV
- Pulse
- Q Channel
- Quest
- Quest +1
- Racing UK
- Real Estate TV
- Real Estate TV+1
- Really
- Rockworld TV
- RTE 1
- RTE 2
- S4C2
- SA Direct TV
- Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi +1
- Scuzz
- Setanta Golf
- Setanta Sports 1
- Setanta Sports 2
- Setanta Sports News
- Shorts TV
- Simply Movies
- Smash Hits
- Sunrise TV
- TCM
- TCM2
- The Africa Channel
- The Biography Channel
- The Box
- The Community Channel
- The History Channel
- The History Channel +1
- The Style Network
- The Travel Channel
- The Travel Channel +1
- The Travel Channel 2
- The Unexplanined Channel
- The Vault
- Tiny POP
- Tiny POP +1
- Travel & Living
- Trouble
- Trouble +1
- True Entertainment
- True Movies
- True Movies 2
- VH1
- VH1 Classic
- Virgin 1
- Virgin 1+1
- VIVA
- Watch
- Watch +1
- Wedding TV
- Wedding TV +1
- Wedding TV Asia
- Yesterday
- Yesterday +1
- Zing
- Zone Horror
- Zone Horror +1