Published: January 2013
Pages: 31
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About this report
The UK TV production industry has continued to grow through an uncertain economic period. The pace of change both in technology and business models looks likely to increase in the future in what is a significant export-earning industry for the UK.
In this report we review the trends which are impacting the television production industry, at the global level in what is increasingly an international industry, as well as specifically in the UK.
We quantify the UK market size, historical growth rates, segmentation patterns and levels of industry profitability while setting out the factors which drive these figures. This includes an in-depth analysis of the relevant macroeconomic context and television industry revenue as well as spending patterns – setting out historical trends and forecasts.
Our forecast for industry growth by segment is based on this analysis of historical trends and our understanding of growth drivers and how they impact the key customers and segments.
Who is it intended for?
TV Production companies
Broadcasters and television networks
Investors
Banks
Consultants
Governments and regulatory bodies
Executive Summary
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Contents
UK TV production market – 5
TV Production market definition
History
Programme genres
Customers
TV Production market characteristics and trends
TV production market size and growth – 12
TV production market size and growth
In-house vs outsourced production
Independent production company revenue segmentation
Volume and price
International comparisons
TV production market drivers – 17
Discussion of TV production market drivers
TV viewing
Channel shares
Television Industry revenue
Competition to TV advertising from other media
Trend growth of subscription TV
BBC licence fee
Seasonality
Competitive landscape – 25
Overview
Summary of leading operators
Forecasts – 29
TV production market forecast
Key forecast assumptions
Appendix – 32
List of figures (UK Television Production Market Report)
1. Public service broadcasters / hours broadcast by genre
2. UK TV industry: programme spending by customer / £m
3. Commercial multi-channel content spending by genre / £m
4. UK spending on television commissioning by type of channel / £m
5. UK spending on television commissioning split between in-house
vs independents / £m
6. Independent production company revenue segmented by
source / £m
7. Average programme cost per hour broadcast (main five PSB
channels) / £’000
8. International comparisons of TV industry revenue per head / £
per year
9. Average daily hours of viewing (total TV)
10. Audience share by channel / %
11. UK TV industry revenue by type / £bn, % year on year change
12. Share of UK advertising spend by selected media / %
13. Change in number of new Sky TV subscribers / m
14. BBC licence fee (colour TV) / £ per year
15. Average daily viewing by month during 2011 / hours and minutes
per person per day
16. UK TV production market estimated revenue shares / £m
17. UK spending on television commissioning by type of channel / £m
18. Forecast share of UK advertising spend by selected media / %
