UK Television Outlook

Author: Jessica Bromley

Future into view - consultation feedback

Barb has reported the outcomes of its Future into View consultation process and its current work in shaping Barb’s planning priorities for the future of the service. The key areas of interest were: Viewer control – this is expected to increase substantially, due to more smaller channels; IPTV/broadband; transportable content; interactivity; more compact viewing devices; […]

PVR playback viewing figures reporting

Barb is commencing reporting of viewing figures for PVR playback from stored content on Sky+ devices. This extra reporting information has been in development for a number of months, and is being activated across September 2005 in phases. Barb has worked with its meter providers AGB Nielsen Media Research, and with BSkyB on dual developments […]

Shaping Barb service for UK TV market

Barb has launched an ambitious consultation process, inviting the industry to participate in shaping the Barb service for the increasingly advanced UK television market. At the launch of ‘Future into View’, at which nearly 200 senior representatives from amongst Barb’s stakeholders were present, Bjarne Thelin, Barb’s chief executive, said, ‘Television will be best served with […]