News February 2006

Author: Jessica Bromley

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 […]

Launch Presentation

Future into View was the consultation process that Barb launched in June 2005. At a time of fast paced development in television Barb sought the industry’s views about how television itself was changing, which elements may be most important and how Barb should respond to these factors. What the main influences were and what was […]

Barb enhances overnight ratings service

Barb To Enhance Overnight Ratings Service Barb (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) today announced that it is to enhance its overnight ratings service. In anticipation of incorporating playback viewing undertaken through the Sky+ box, Barb has reviewed its ‘overnights’ service (the reporting of audiences the day after transmission) which currently covers live viewing only. The advent […]