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January
LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba demonstrate Connected TVs with apps and app stores at CES 2011.
February
Sky reshuffles its EPG with HD channels swapping place with their SD counterparts for homes with Sky+HD packages.
ITV's This Morning is the first programme to feature Product Placement permitted from 28th February. Programmes featuring product placement must display a Product Placement logo in the start and end credits. (Nestle's Dolce Gusto coffee brand was the first product)
April
29th - The Royal Wedding between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attracted a consolidated average audience of 26.0m viewers across the ceremony from 11:00am to 12:10pm. This is an aggregated audience across 10 BARB reported channels that followed the events live.
May
Virgin Media goes into partnership with TiVo and launches a new PVR with additional Connected TV functionality.
FA Cup final shown in 3D by ESPN.
June
Digital switchover completed in Central Scotland.
July
BARB announces the first phase rollout of a web-TV meter. Initially 100 homes on the BARB panel are expected to be installed to commence a programme to deliver single source reporting for TV sets and web-TV. 1100 homes are planned by the end of 2012.
BBC shows the Wimbledon finals in 3D on the BBC HD channel.
August
BARB is 30 years old on 1st August.
September
Digital switchover completed in the Central region.
Digital switchover completed in Yorkshire.
October
BARB launches the Measurement Sciences Forum, designed to encourage more dialogue on television audience measurement requirements from across the television and advertising industries.
The video-on-demand service SeeSaw, based on intellectual property rights Acquiva purchased from Project Kanageroo back in 2009, closes.
November
Digital switchover completed in Anglia.
'Zeebox' launches (and BSkyB promptly takes a 10% stake) as a bespoke TV companion riding the wave of the second screen social TV opportunities.
2011
| Rank | Programme | Date | Channel | Audience (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Royal Wedding* | 29 Apr 2011 | BBC1 (SD+HD) | 13.59 |
| 2 | The X Factor Results | 11 Dec 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 13.46 |
| 3 | Strictly Come Dancing | 17 Dec 2011 | BBC1 (SD+HD) | 13.34 |
| 4 | The X Factor | 02 Oct 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 12.92 |
| 5 | Britain's Got Talent Result | 04 Jun 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 12.63 |
| 6 | Coronation Street | 14 Feb 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 12.56 |
| 7 | I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here! | 13 Nov 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 12.47 |
| 8 | Britain's Got Talent | 04 Jun 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 12.22 |
| 9 | Downton Abbey | 11 Nov 2011 | ITV1 (SD+HD) | 12.15 |
| 10 | Eastenders | 03 Jan 2011 | BBC1 (SD+HD) | 11.42 |
* The Royal Wedding between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge averaged 26.0m viewers across the ceremony
from 11.00am-12.10pm across the 10 BARB reported channels that followed the events live.
2011
* interactive channels
2011
- BBC1
- BBC2
- ITV1
- ITV1 +1
- ITV1 HD
- Channel 4
- Channel 4 +1
- S4C
- Channel 5
- Channel 5 +1
- Pick TV
- Pick TV +1
- Sky 1
- Sky 2
- Sky Arts 1
- Sky Arts 2
- Sky Atlantic
- Sky LIVING
- Sky LIVING +1
- Sky LIVING Loves
- Sky LIVINGit
- Sky LIVINGit +1
- Sky Box Office
- Sky Box Office Events
- Sky Premiere
- Sky Premiere +1
- Sky Movies Action & Adventure
- Sky Movies Classics
- Sky Movies Comedy
- Sky Movies Crime & Thriller
- Sky Movies Drama & Romance
- Sky Movies Family
- Sky Movies Indie
- Sky Movies Modern Greats
- Sky Movies SciFi & Horror
- Sky Movies Showcase
- Sky Multistart 1
- Sky Multistart 2
- Sky Multistart 3
- Sky Multistart 4
- Sky Multistart 5
- Sky Multistart 6
- Sky Multistart 7
- Sky Multistart 8
- Sky News
- Sky News Active
- Sky Sports 1
- Sky Sports 2
- Sky Sports 3
- Sky Sports 4
- 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 Active*
- Sky Games*
- BBC3
- BBC4
- BBC HD
- BBC News
- BBC Parliament
- BBC RB 6780
- BBC RB 6781
- BBC RB 6785
- BBC RB 6786
- BBC RB 6787
- BBC RB 6788
- BBC RB 6789
- BBC RB 6790
- BBC RB 6880
- BBC RB 6881
- BBC RB 6882
- BBC RB 6883
- BBC RB 6884
- BBC RB 6885
- BBC RB 6886
- BBC RB Freeview 301
- CBBC
- Cbeebies
- ITV2
- ITV2 +1
- ITV3
- ITV3 +1
- ITV4
- ITV4+1
- CiTV
- E4
- E4 +1
- Film 4
- Film 4 +1
- More4
- More4 +1
- 5 USA
- 5 USA +1
- 5*
- 5* +1
- 4Music
- Alibi
- Alibi +1
- Aljazeera English
- Animal Planet
- Animal Planet +1
- attheraces
- BET
- BET +1
- Bio
- Blighty
- Bliss
- Boomerang
- Boomerang +1
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoon Network Too
- Cartoonito
- CBS Action
- CBS Drama
- CBS Reality
- CBS Reality +1
- Challenge
- Challenge +1
- Channel AKA
- Channel One
- Channel One +1
- Channel Starz
- Chart Show TV
- Clubland
- Comedy Central
- Comedy Central +1
- Comedy Central Extra
- Comedy Central Extra +1
- Crime & Investigation Network
- Crime & Investigation Network +1
- Current TV
- Dance Nation TV
- Dave
- Dave ja vu
- Dicovery Science
- Discovery
- Discovery +1
- Discovery HD
- Discovery History
- Discovery History +1
- Discovery Home & Health
- Discovery Home & Health +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 Junior
- Disney Junior +1
- Disney XD
- Disney XD+1
- Diva
- Diva +1
- DMAX
- DMAX +1
- DMAX 2
- E!
- Eden
- Eden +1
- ESPN
- ESPN America
- ESPN Classic Sport
- EuroNews
- Eurosport
- Eurosport 2
- Eurosport HD
- Extreme Sports
- flava
- Food Network
- Food Network +1
- Fox News
- FX
- FX+
- G.O.L.D.
- G.O.L.D. +1
- Good Food
- Good Food +1
- Greatest Hits TV
- History
- History +1
- HiTV
- Home
- Home +1
- Horror Channel
- Horror Channel +1
- Horse & Country
- Imagine Dil Se
- Investigation Discovery
- Kerrang
- Kiss TV
- Kix!
- LFC TV
- Magic TV
- Massive R&B
- Men & Movies
- MGM HD
- Military History
- Motors TV
- Movies 24
- Movies 24+
- Movies4Men
- Movies4Men +1
- Movies4Men 2
- Movies4Men 2+1
- MTV
- MTV +1
- MTV Base
- MTV Classic
- MTV Dance
- MTV Hits
- MTV Music (was MTV Shows)
- MTV N
- MTV Rocks
- MUTV
- My Channel
- Nat Geo Wild
- National Geographic
- National Geographic +1
- Nick Jnr
- Nick Jnr 2
- Nick Replay
- Nick Toons Replay
- Nickelodeon
- Nicktoons TV
- NME TV
- PBS
- POP
- POPGirl
- POPGirl +1
- Prime TV
- Q Channel
- Quest
- Quest +1
- Really
- Scuzz
- Smash Hits
- Sony TV
- Sony TV +1
- Star Gold
- Star Plus
- Style
- Sunrise TV
- SyFy
- SyFy +1
- TCM
- TCM2
- The Africa Channel
- The Box
- The Community Channel
- The Travel Channel
- The Travel Channel +1
- The Vault
- Tiny POP
- Tiny POP +1
- Travel & Living
- True Entertainment
- True Movies
- True Movies 2
- Universal
- Universal +1
- VH1
- Vintage TV
- VIVA
- Watch
- Watch +1
- Wedding TV
- Yesterday
- Yesterday +1
- Zing