The 2011 Trends in Television annual report is now available to download from the Barb website (www.barb.co.uk) within the TV Facts section (for Barb Subscribers an excel version is also available in the Subscriber Only section). One of the main highlights in the report shows that television viewing is still at its highest level with […]

It is a size that enables the reporting of robust data for the UK at a cost that can be borne by the television industry. The substantial cost of increasing the size of the panel would not be reflected in tangible benefits, unless the increase were to be radical, something like a four-fold increase, the […]

As well as collecting and reporting various individual, TV set and household demographics, Barb also issues a Lifestyle Insights survey questionnaire to all panel members aged 16 and over. The questionnaire, which is updated and issued every two years or so, covers various aspects of panel members’ interests and behaviours other than watching television itself. […]

Lifestyle Insights Survey and why the Barb reporting panel is 5,100 homes.

Barb announces that Chief Executive Bjarne Thelin has indicated his intention to leave the organisation at the end of 2012, completing 9 years at the measurement service. Bjarne said “It has been a huge responsibility overseeing this service and I’m proud of the reputation for quality, objectivity and dependability that Barb has. We’ve been proactive […]

Follwing its launch on 4 October, the inaugural meeting took place at Barb on 29 November, well attended by about 50 industry representatives. The motivation behind the forum is to encourage more involvement in what is required from television audience measurement from across the television and advertising industries. It aims to develop the potential of […]

The papers presented at Barb’s industry briefing on 4 October are available on Barb’s website, www.barb.co.uk, follow “The Bigger Picture” link on the home page. Barb’s development projects are now delivering solutions to create the opportunity for the industry to be better informed, to track new types of content, to see beyond the TV set […]

Barb publishes data in a form that allows flexible analysis. An example of analyses based on disaggregated data would be the use of reach and frequency models or the creation of dynamic targets based on viewing behaviours. The chart below illustrates the number of individuals (4+) turning the television on and off (or entering and […]

In addition to the current measurement service, Barb concurrently runs a twice yearly tracker survey to identify viewing trends outside of the core Barb measurement service. This is done via an omnibus survey carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Barb. Although limited, the survey does provide broad outlines of viewing behaviours beyond the […]

Online and mobile viewing and analysis of individuals appointments to view.