BARB Since 1981
January
Start of new BBC 10 year charter period
March
Sky launches Sky Anytime TV, a VOD service on the DSat platform
April
BARB issues Invitations To Tender for 2010 contracts
May
BT launches BT Vision, a service combining Freeview, PVR and on demand TV via broadband
June
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 announce a joint venture for a shared online VOD service, 'Project Kangaroo'
October
Copeland in Cumbria becomes the first borough in the UK to have its analogue television transmission switched over to digital
November
BMWG (Broadband Measurement Working Group) announced involving broadcasters and industry bodies (including BARB) to develop a common approach to measuring on-line video content viewing
December
17th - BARB awards new contracts to Ipsos MORI, RSMB and TNS for the BARB service from 2010
2007
| Rank | Programme | Date | Channel | Audience (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastenders | 25 Dec 2007 | BBC1 | 14.38 |
| 2 | Doctor Who | 25 Dec 2007 | BBC1 | 13.31 |
| 3 | Rugby World Cup 2007 | 20 Oct 2007 | ITV1 | 13.13 |
| 4 | Coronation Street | 15 Jan 2007 | ITV1 | 13.08 |
| 4 | The Vicar Of Dibley | 01 Jan 2007 | BBC1 | 13.08 |
| 6 | The X Factor Results | 15 Dec 2007 | ITV1 | 12.23 |
| 7 | Concert For Diana | 01 Jul 2007 | BBC1 | 12.22 |
| 8 | Strictly Come Dancing | 22 Dec 2007 | BBC1 | 12.09 |
| 9 | The X Factor | 15 Dec 2007 | ITV1 | 11.78 |
| 10 | Britain's Got Talent | 17 Jun 2007 | ITV1 | 11.58 |
2007
* interactive channels
2007
- 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 Greats
- Sky Movies Drama
- Sky Movies SD1
- Sky Movies SD2
- 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 Premiership Plus
- Sky Sports 1
- Sky Sports 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
- Sky Active *
- Sky Games *
- Sky EPG *
- BBC3
- BBC4
- BBC News 24
- BBC Parliament
- CBBC
- CBeebies
- ITV2
- ITV2 +1
- ITV3
- ITV3 +1
- ITV4
- ITV Play
- CITV
- Men & Motors
- Channel4 +1
- E4
- E4+1
- More4
- More4+1
- Film4
- Film4 +1
- five US
- five US+1
- five Life
- five Life+1
- abc1
- Animal Planet
- Animal Plant +1
- Anime Central
- attheraces
- B4
- Baby Channel
- Baby TV
- Bedroom TV
- Bid TV
- Bliss
- Boomerang
- Boomerang +1
- Bravo
- Bravo+1
- Bravo 2
- Bubble Hits
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoon Network Too
- Cartoonito
- Challenge
- Challenge +1
- Channel Fizz
- Channel U
- Chart Show TV
- Community Channel
- Crime and Investigation Network
- Dave
- Dave +1
- Discovery
- Discovery +1
- Discovery +1.5
- Discovery Home & Health
- Discovery Home & Health +1
- Discovery Kids
- Discovery Knowledge
- Discovery Realtime
- Discovery Realtime +1
- Discovery Realtime Extra
- Discovery Science
- Discovery Travel & Living
- Discovery Turbo
- Disney Channel
- Disney Channel +1
- Disney Cinemagic +1
- Diva
- E!
- ESPN Classic Sport
- Eurosport
- Eurosport 2
- Extreme Sports
- Fashion TV
- Film 24
- Flaunt
- Fox News
- FTN
- FX
- FX+
- Golf TV
- Hallmark Channel
- History Channel
- History Channel +1
- Hollywood TV
- Horse & Country
- Jetix
- Jetix+1
- Kerrang
- Kiss TV
- Life Showcase
- Life TV
- Life One
- LIVINGtv
- LIVINGtv +1
- LIVINGtv 2
- Luxe TV
- Magic TV
- Motors TV
- Movies 24
- Movies 24+
- Movies4Men
- Movies4Men 2
- MTV Base
- MTV Dance
- MTV Flux
- MTV Hits
- MTV One
- MTV Two
- MTVR
- Musflash
- MUTV
- Nat Geo Wild
- National Geographic
- National Geographic +1
- Nick Jnr
- Nick Jnr 2
- Nick Replay
- Nickelodeon
- Nicktoons
- NME TV
- Nuts TV
- OMusic
- O'verseasproperty
- Paramount Comedy 1
- Paramount Comedy 1 +1
- Paramount Comedy 2
- Paramount Comedy 2 +1
- Performance Channel
- Performance Mainstreet
- Playboy ONE
- Playhouse Disney
- Playhouse Disney Plus
- POP
- POP +1
- POPGirl
- Price-drop tv
- Q Channel
- QVC
- Real Estate TV
- Red TV
- Rockworld TV
- RTE 1
- RTE2
- SA Direct TV
- Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi +1
- Scuzz
- Setanta Golf
- Setanta Sports 1
- Setanta Sports 2
- Setanta Sports News
- Simply TV
- Smash Hits
- Sumo TV
- TCM
- TCM2
- Teletext Cars *
- Teletext Holidays *
- The Africa Channel
- The Biography Channel
- The Box
- The Business Channel
- The Hits
- The Vault
- Tiny POP
- Tiny POP +1
- TMF
- Travel Channel
- Travel Channel +1
- Trouble
- Trouble +1
- True Movies
- True Movies 2
- TWC
- UKTV Bright Ideas
- UKTV Documentary
- UKTV Documentary+1
- UKTV Drama
- UKTV Drama +1
- UKTV Food
- UKTV Food +1
- UKTV Gardens
- UKTV Gold
- UKTV Gold +1
- UKTV History
- UKTV History +1
- UKTV People
- UKTV Style
- UKTV Style +1
- VH1
- VH1 Classic
- Virgin 1
- Virgin +1
- Wedding TV
- Wedding TV +1
- XLEAGUE.TV
- Zone Horror
- Zone Reality Extra
- Zone Reality TV
- Zone Reality TV +1
- Zone Romantica
- Zone Thriller Channel