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1 MID data 29 PSB Report 21 PSB Report 21 PSB Report 21 7 th July 21

2 PSB Spend PSB overall network programme spend Total 2.7b 2.8b 3.b 3.1b 3.3b 3.3b 3.4b 3.3b 3.2b 3.1b 3.b 2.8b m 3 3, 2, 1, 1.67b 1.7b 1.7b 1.69b 1.69b 1.44b 1.56b 1.59b 1.64b 1.61b 1.56b 1.43b 1.27b 1.29b 1.36b 1.41b 1.67b 1.63b 1.66b 1.56b 1.53b 1.45b 1.44b 1.36b ITV1, GMTV1, Channel 4, Five BBC channels Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. BBC figures include BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 1

3 PSB Spend PSB network spend on first-run originations Total 2.3b 2.5b 2.5b 2.6b m 3, 2, 1.24b 1.34b 1.36b 1.42b 2.9b 2.9b 2.9b 2.8b 2.7b 2.6b 2.5b 1.43b 1.46b 1.4b 1.38b 1.38b 1.25b 1.25b 2.3b 1.1b ITV1, GMTV1, Channel 4, Five 1, 1.13b 1.18b 1.23b 1.46b 1.43b 1.49b 1.42b 1.34b 1.32b 1.1b 1.25b 1.24b BBC channels. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. BBC figures include BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 2

4 PSB Spend PSB hours of first-run network originations Total 29,45 34,922 34,616 33,829 36,387 37,6 35,538 34,763 35,173 35,45 33,981 32,691 4, 35, 3, 12,3 12,426 12,587 13,76 ITV1, 12,444 11,815 12,77 12,75 13,194 12,27 1,963 GMTV1, 25, Channel 4, 11,361 Five 2, 15, 1, 5, 18,44 22,919 22,19 21,79 23,8 23,93 23,94 22,948 22,466 21,851 21,774 21, Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. BBC figures include BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. BBC channels 3

5 PSB Spend PSB network programme spend; by type of programming Total m 3, 3,252m 3,22m 3,66m 2,997m 17m 25m 279m 32m 227m 25m 268m 297m 2,788m 197m 248m Repeats 2 2, 1, 2,83m 2,712m 2,57m 2,495m 2,343m Acquired Firstrun run originations. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. Figures include PSB services: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament, ITV1, GMTV1, Channel 4 and Five. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 4

6 PSB Spend PSB network programme spend; by channel Total 3,252m 3,22m 3,66m 2,997m 2,788m BBC Digital m 26m 243m 3, 212m 26m 232m 215m Five 198m 24m 26m 547m 55m 149m 546m 55m 467m Channel 4 2 2, 933m 936m 869m 851m 81m ITV1 and 1, 41m 378m 391m 359m GMTV1 357m BBC Two 891m 97m 83m 864m 799m BBC One. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. BBC Digital includes BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, and BBC Parliament. The analysis does not include S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 5

7 PSB Spend PSB network programme spend for PSB channels; by genre Total 3,252m 3,22m 3,66m 2,997m 2,788m Children's m Sport 146m 12m 3, 16m 456m 13m 578m Feature films 427m 194m 57m 18m 187m 184m 418m Entertainment & Comedy 565m 198m 53m 554m 211m 2, 55m Drama & Soap 468m 886m 856m Factual 841m 819m 732m 1, Education 521m 58m 534m 479m 467m Religion & Ethics 363m 329m 314m 298m 293m Arts & Classical Music News & Current Affairs. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. Figures include PSB services: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament, ITV1, GMTV1, Channel 4 and Five. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 6

8 PSB Spend Programme spend on nations and regions programming Total investment in nations and regions output by the BBC, ITV1/STV/UTV Investment ( m, 29 prices) 5m 4m 3m 2m 375m 346m 334m 213m 23m 198m 32m 182m 256m 175m Total BBC 162m 1m 143m 136m 12m 81m m ITV1 Source: Broadcasters. Note: All figures expressed in 29 prices, excludes Gaelic and Welsh language programming but includes some Irish language programming. Figures also exclude repeats. 7 7

9 PSB Spend Network children s programme spend on PSB channels Total 146m 12m 16m 14m 18m m m 42m 2m 16m 12m ITV1, Channel 4, Five 5 99m 78m 86m 87m 96m All BBC channels Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. ITV1 includes GMTV1. BBC channels do not include BBC HD. CITV is excluded. Note: The later section on Children s programming also includes figures on S4C, whereas this overall measure includes only channels available across the whole of the UK. 8

10 PSB first run originations PSB network programme spend on first-run originations Total 3, 2,84m 2,712m 2,57m 2,495m 2,343m 2, 1,381m 1,377m 1,248m 1,246m ITV1, GMTV1, 1,17m Channel 4, Five 1, 1,424m 1,335m 1,322m 1,25m 1,236m BBC channels. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. BBC figures include BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 9

11 PSB first run originations PSB first run originations spend; by channel m Total 2,84m 2.712m 2,57m 2,495m 2,343m 3, BBC Digital 2, 1,5 1, 5 245m 218m 121m 118m 418m 49m 2,5 Five 216m 91m 195m 96m 39m 385m 185m 69m 341m 842m 85m 768m 765m 696m 365m 334m 35m 36m 312m 814m 783m 756m 748m 738m Channel 4 ITV1 and GMTV1 BBC Two BBC One. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. BBC Digital includes BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, and BBC Parliament. The analysis does not include S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 1

12 PSB first run originations PSB first run originations spend; by genre Children's m Total 2,84m 2,712m 2,57m 2,495m 2,343m 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 122m 444m 1m 488m 763m 97m 85m 87m 529m 415m 91m 9m 467m 8m 414m 455m 11m 478m 17m 45m 42m 71m 652m 632m 569m 499m 487m 515m 466m 451m 361m 328m 313m 297m 293m Sport Feature films Entertainment & Comedy Drama & Soap Factual Education Religion & Ethics Arts & Classical Music News & Current Affairs. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. Figures include PSB services: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament, ITV1, GMTV1, Channel 4 and Five. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 11

13 PSB first run originations PSB first run origination hours; by genre Total 34,763 35,173 35,45 33,981 32,691 Hours Children's 156 1, ,584 1, Feature films 3,645 3,978 3, , , 24 2,843 2,91 3,967 4,599 3, Entertainment & 3,89 1,581 Comedy 1,438 1,399 1,358 1,277 Drama & Soap 4, ,781 5, , ,619 2, Factual Sport Education 1, 19, ,42 18,33 18, , Religion & Ethics Arts & Classical Music News & Current Affairs. Note: figures are expressed in 29 prices. Figures include PSB services: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament, ITV1, GMTV1, Channel 4 and Five. The analysis does not include S4C or BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 12

14 Ratios of originated content spending PSB first to revenue run originations PSB first run originated television programming: ratio of spend to revenue Spend as a proportion of revenue (%) Source: Broadcasters and Ofcom estimates drawing on data from the BBC s Annual Reports and Accounts. Spend is all day, all genres. It includes all spending on networked output by the BBC, ITV1, Channel 4 and Five. It also includes BBC, stv, ITV1 and UTV spending on programmes for viewers in the nations and regions and the BBC s spend on programmes for S4C and BBC Alba. BBC income is based on Ofcom estimates of total licence fee revenue that is spent on TV-related services, drawing on public domain information. 13

15 Proportion of Licence Fee spending allocate to each services type Licence fee allocated to TVrelated services 2,443m 2,464m 2,525m 2,622m 2,623m 2,663m Source: BBC Annual Report and Accounts and Ofcom calculations. l The spending allocated dto television i services includes all reported content, distribution and infrastructure costs; expenditure on BBC Alba and S4C, spend on Digital Text Services, financial contributions to Digital UK and the Digital Switchover Help Scheme and a pro-rata allocation of remaining overheads. Figures presented here may not match those published in the Communications Market Report 29 owing to improvements in the calculation methodology. 14

16 PSB Spend Overview of output Peak-time output on PSB channels*, Proportion of output (hours %) Total 14,442 14,528 14,441 14,439 14,47 1% 5% 4% 4% 4% 5% Children's 2% % 4% 3% 3% 3% 12% 4% 4% 3% 3% Sport 8% 8% 8% 7% Comedy 8% 6% % 6% 5% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 15% 1% 1% 1% 1% 6% % 6% 5% 6% 6% Drama 5% 6% 6% 5% 4% 11% 12% 12% 13% 5% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% Entertainment Films Soaps Factual Entertainment Other Factual Specialist Factual General Factual 2% Education 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% Religion/Ethics Arts & Classical Music Current Affairs % News Note: Arrows indicate where old genre definitions (Entertainment, Drama incl. Soaps, and General Factual) map to new genre definitions * All PSB channels excluding S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming 15

17 PSB Spend Overview of output Peak-time spend on PSB channels*, Proportion of spend ( %) Total 1,86m 1,843m 1,762m 1,687m 1,591m 1% Children's 6% 1% 7% 8% 8% Sport 19% 6% 7% 7% 6% Comedy 8% 12% 12% 12% 13% Entertainment 5% % 5% 5% 5% 4% Films 12% Soaps 6% 11% 12% 13% Drama 41% Factual Entertainment 28% 27% 27% 24% Other Factual 4% Specialist Factual 5% 6% 5% 6% General Factual 2% 18% 4% 5% 5% 5% Education 9% 9% 8% 9% Religion/Ethics 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% Arts & Classical Music % 4% 4% 5% 5% 5% Current Affairs News Note: Arrows indicate where old genre definitions (Entertainment, Drama incl. Soaps, and General Factual) map to new genre definitions *All PSB Channels excluding S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. Programme costs are given in 29 prices

18 Overview of output 24-hour output on PSB channels*, Proportion of output (hours %) Total 75,392 75,625 75,813 75,861 75,769 1% Children's 17% 16% 17% 16% 17% Sport 8% 6% 4% 2% % 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 3% 3% 3% 3% 9% 8% 8% 6% 6% 8% 6% 6% 6% 6% 2% 2% 3% 2% 7% 6% 6% 6% 7% 4% 4% 4% 5% 14% 4% 5% 7% 6% 6% 4% 5% 6% 6% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 31% 29% 29% 29% 29% Comedy Entertainment Films Soaps Drama Factual Entertainment Other Factual Specialist Factual General Factual Education Religion / Ethics Arts & Classical Music Current Affairs News Note: Arrows indicate where old genre definitions (Entertainment, Drama incl. Soaps, and General Factual) map to new genre definitions * All PSB Channels excluding S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 17

19 PSB Spend Overview of output 24-hour spend on PSB channels*, Proportion of spend ( %) Total 3,252m 3,22m 3,66m 2,997m 2,788m 1% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% Children's 14% 18% 14% Sport 17% 15% Comedy 8% % 6% 5% 5% 5% Entertainment 17% 12% 12% 12% 12% Films 6% 6% 6% 6% 7% 8% Soaps 8% 7% 9% 8% Drama Factual Entertainment 27% 4% 19% 2% 19% 18% Other Factual Specialist Factual 2% % 16% 4% 6% 5% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 7% 7% 6% 6% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 8% 7% 7% 7% 8% General Factual Education Religion / Ethics Arts & Classical Music Current taffairs News Note: Arrows indicate where old genre definitions (Entertainment, Drama incl. Soaps, and General Factual) map to new genre definitions *All PSB Channels excluding S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. *Programme costs are given in 29 prices, taking account of inflation using the Consumer Prices Index as provided by the Office of National Statistics 18 18

20 Overview of output Proportion of peak-time genre output by channel, 29 Proportion of output t (%) Hours Total 1,556 14,47 1,499 1,647 1,535 1,642 1,641 1% 2% % 8% 5% 6% 5% % 4% Other 3% 11% 1% 3% 3% Children's 6% 7% 1% 8% 7% Sport 2% 18% 8% 22% 13% 6% Comedy 8% 6% 13% 13% 5% 4% 4% Entertainment 1% % 2% 7% Films 3% 11% 6% 13% 15% 19% 6% Soaps 13% 5% 3% 22% Drama 18% 25% 13% Factual Entertainment 13% 4% 19% 3% Other Factual 4% 4% 12% 15% 7% 2% Specialist Factual 6% 3% 1% % 6% General Factual 2% 5% 4% 4% 22% 7% Education 9% 28% 19% Religion / Ethics 7% 17% 13% 1% 3% 3% 4% 7% Arts & Classical Music % % Current Affairs Spend Hours BBC One BBC Two ITV1 Channel 4 Five News Totals Note: Total spend and hours data for all PSB channels excluding S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming

21 Overview of output Proportion of peak-time genre output by channel, 29 Proportion of output (%) Hours Total 1,283 1,28 1,642 1, % 4% 3% 6% Other 8% 7% Children's 3% 9% Sport 8% 12% Comedy 14% 1% Entertainment 7% Films 6% 32% Soaps 18% 94% 1% 1% 1% Drama Factual Entertainment 4% Other Factual 26% 29% Specialist Factual 2% General Factual Education Religion / Ethics % 1% 7% 3% 1% 2% 1% BBC Three BBC Four BBC News BBC Parl CBBC Cbeebies Arts & Classical Music Current Affairs News 2

22 Overview of output Proportion of genre output by channel, 24 hours, 29 Proportion of output (%) Hours Total 2,788m 75,769 8,457 8,179 8,46 8,76 8,76 1% 4% 6% 5% 4% Other 4% Children's 15% 17% 7% 1% 7% 21% 14% 2% 6% 11% 9% Sport 8% 5% 5% 3% 7% 11% Comedy 1% 12% 6% 11% 5% 18% % Entertainment 6% 2% 6% 3% 5% 8% 5% Films 6% 8% 7% 8% 8% 12% 13% 12% Soaps 8% 5% % 6% 9% 6% 1% 3% 4% Drama 18% 6% 9% 9% 8% Factual Entertainment 4% 2% 4% 3% 19% Other Factual 3% 1% 3% 12% 6% 11% Specialist Factual 6% 5% 2% 2% 8% 5% 2% General Factual 2% 29% 29% 3% 3% 7% 9% Education 3% 8% 11% 17% 1% 2% 4% Religion / Ethics % 4% 4% Arts & Classical Music Current Affairs Spend Hours BBC One BBC Two ITV1 Channel 4 Five News Totals Note: Total spend and hours data for all PSB channels excluding S4C and BBC HD. Figures exclude nations/regions programming. 21

23 Overview of output Proportion of genre output by channel, 24 hours, 29 Proportion (%) Hours Total 3,78 3,334 8,76 8,76 4,235 4,354 1% 2% Other 6% 12% Children's 21% 9% Sport 5% 8% Comedy 7% 12% Entertainment 6% 6% 3% % 1% 1% 28% 1% 1% 96% 4% 28% 88% Other Factual 2% % 2% 14% 32% 5% 1% % 4% 4% BBC Three BBC Four BBC News BBC Parl CBBC Cbeebies Films Soaps Drama Factual Entertainment Specialist Factual General Factual Education Religion / Ethics Arts & Classical Music Current Affairs News 22

24 News and Current Affairs Annual volume of hours of UK/National news and current affairs output, all day Spend Hours 8, 315m 7, m 6, m 6, m 6, m 7, BBC Four , BBC Three 4, 2, 1,85 1,625 1,664 1,567 1, , ,27 2,796 2,699 2,718 2,621 2,719 Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two Note: UK/national News refers to network news and excludes non-network news. Spend is given in 29 prices BBC One 23

25 News and Current Affairs Volume of hours of UK/national news and current affairs, peak time, Spend Hours 119m 126m 13m 13m 124m 1,416 1,32 1,299 1,374 1,399 1,4 1, BBC Four 1, BBC Three Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One Note: UK/national News refers to network news and excludes non-network news. Spend is given in 29 prices 24

26 News Volume of hours of UK/national a News, all day, Spend Hours 21m 186m 18m 173m 171m 5,817 5,377 5,38 5,438 5,64 6, BBC Four 4, 1,572 1,46 1,525 1,452 1,418 BBC Three ,632 2,499 2,58 2,389 2,49 Five 2, ITV1 Channel 4 BBC Two BBC One Note: UK/national News refers to network News and excludes non-network News (referred to as nation/regions News in this report). Spend is given in 29 prices 25

27 News Volume of hours of UK/national News, peak time, Spend Hours m 66m 74m 79m 76m BBC Four BBC Three Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One Note: UK/national News refers to network News and excludes non-network news. Spend is given in 29 prices 26

28 Current Affairs Volume of hours of Current Affairs, all day, Spend Hours 15m 97m 89m 8m 78m 1,494 1,561 1,573 1,55 1,568 1,6 1, BBC Four 1,2 BBC Three 1, Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One Note: Spend is given in 29 prices 27

29 Current Affairs Volume of hours of Current Affairs, peak time, Spend Hours 59m 6m 56m 5m 49m BBC Four BBC Three Five Note: Spend is given in 29 prices Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One 28

30 Nations and English regions Non-network output in England, BBC non-network output in England ITV regional output in England 3,963 4,18 4,19 4,147 4,196 3,957 3,81 3,745 3,87 2,594 Hours per year , , , 1, 3,695 3,74 3,825 3,879 3,928 3,32 2,918 2,859 2,971 2,469 7 Other Current Affairs News Note: Figures exclude repeats 29

31 Nations and English regions Non-network output in Scotland, BBC non-network output in Scotland STV non-network output Hours per year Note: Figures exclude repeats and gaelic programming 3

32 Nations and English regions Non-network output in Wales, BBC non-network output in Wales ITV non-network output in Wales Hours per year News Other Current Affairs Note: Figures exclude repeats 31

33 Nations and English regions Non-network output in Northern Ireland, BBC non-network output in NI UTV non-network output Hours per year Other Current Affairs News Note: Figures exclude repeats 32

34 Factual Factual output 25-29, all day Spend Hours 521m 58m 534m 479m 467m 1,349 1,57 11,162 12,63 13,135 12, 9 9, 1,94 1,37 1,388 1, ,83 1, ,651 1,26 1,58 1,355 1,34 1, ,292 2,136 2,127 BBC Four BBC Three Five 6 6, Channel4 3, 1,895 1,559 1,729 2,626 2, ,88 1,883 1,914 1,539 1,525 ITV1 BBC Two 1,935 1,979 2,5 2,39 2, Note: Spend is given in 29 prices BBC One

35 Factual by subgenre Factual output t 26-29*, 29* by sub-genre 5, 228m 24m 175m 166m 154m 158m 157m 147m 127m 172m 147m 154m 4,223 4,16 4,376 4,684 3,214 3,872 4,9 4,731 3,133 3,184 3,354 3,72 Hours per year, all day hours , , Five ,52 2, , ,717 1,48 1, , BBC Four BBC Three Channel 4 1, BBC Two ITV1 BBC One Specialist Factual * Data for 25 by sub-genre is not available Note: Spend is given in 29 prices Other Factual Factual Entertainment 34

36 Specialist Factual First-run, peak time originated Specialist Factual output, Spend N/A 162m 151m 134m 134m Hours 1, Hours per year Note: Spend is given in 29 prices

37 Arts, Education and Religion/Ethics Arts & classical music output hours, All day Peak time Spend Hours Hours per year 72m 66m 59m 48m 5m 51m 45m 41m 33m 38m 1,78 1,582 1,515 1,619 1, Note: Spend is given in 29 prices

38 Arts, Education and Religion/Ethics Formal Education output hours Spend Hours Hours per year, all day hours 23m 26m 29m 25m 26m 3,57 3,13 2,26 1,618 1,24 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1, ,628 1, CBeebies CBBC BBC Four BBC Three Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One Note: Formal Education programmes include Schools and the BBC Learning Zone. Other programmes from all broadcasters across a variety of genres include Learning Support materials. Spend is given in 29 prices 37

39 Arts, Education and Religion/Ethics Religion/Ethics i programming output hours, Spend 25m 2m 18m 15m 15m 1m 9m 8m 7m 7m Hours Hours per year Five ITV BBC Four BBC Three Channel 4 BBC Two BBC One All hours Note: Spend is given in 29 prices Peak time 38

40 Children s PSB Children s PSB Output 25 29, hours per year Spend 157m 13m 117m 116m 122m Hours 13,684 13,63 13,789 14,37 14,999 Hours per year 14, 1,18 1,294 1,162 1,836 2,348 12, S4C Digidol 1, 4,34 4,197 4,39 4, ,171 Cbeebies CBBC 8, Five 6, 3,693 3,76 4,17 4,225 4,235 Channel 4 ITV1 4, BBC Two 1,396 1,342 1,182 1,139 1, BBC One , 1,251 1,454 1,725 1,696 1, Note: Spend is given in 29 prices. Output and spend on the CITV channel is excluded. 39

41 Children s PSB Children s PSB Output 25 29, first run UK originated hours per year Spend Hours Hours per year 2, 1,5 1, 5 131m 16m 95m 98m 13m 1,745 1,991 1,436 1,377 1, Note: Spend is given in 29 prices. Output and spend on the CITV channel is excluded. S4C Digidol Cbeebies CBBC Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One 4

42 Children s PSB Children s PSB Output* 25 29, proportion of output, originations, i acquisitions iti and repeats % of Children s output Note: Spend is given in 29 prices *PSB Channels included: BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4, Five, CBBC, Cbeebies, S4C Digidol. Excluded: CITV. 41

43 Children s PSB Children s Output by sub-genre 29 Total hours 14, , ,258 4,235 4,171 2,348 1% 8% 6% 4% % 6, , , , , , Pre-school News Factual Animation 2% Entertainment TOTAL BBC1 BBC2 ITV1 Channel 4 Five CBBC Cbeebies S4C Drama Note: Spend is given in 29 prices *PSB Channels included: BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4, Five, CBBC, Cbeebies, S4C. Excluded: CITV. 42

44 Drama, Soap, Sport and Comedy Peak time first-run originated Drama and Soap output hours First-run run peak time originated Drama (exc. Soap) Spend Hours 731 Hours per year, PSB channels 8 First-run peak time originated Soap N/A 461m 412m 393m 34m N/A 196m 197m 24m 22m BBC Four BBC Three Five Channel ITV1 BBC Two BBC One 43

45 Drama, Soap, Sport and Comedy UK Drama and UK Soap All channels, all day, first-run originations Spend First-run all day originated Drama (exc. Soap) First-run all day originated Soap 494m 444m 417m 356m 27m 28m 215m 213m Hours Hours per of output per year, PSB channels BBC Four 6 BBC Three 4 Channel Data for 25 is not available 1 Five ITV1 BBC Two BBC One 44

46 Drama, Soap, Sport and Comedy Sport output hours, Spend Hours 456m 578m 427m 57m 418m 4,226 4,699 4,194 4,228 3,537 Hours per year, all day hours 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1,61 1,437 1,426 1, , BBC Four BBC Three Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One Note: Spend is given in 29 prices 45

47 Drama, Soap, Sport and Comedy Sport output peak time hours, Spend Hours 19m 19m 124m 133m 123m Hours per year, peak time hours BBC Four BBC Three Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One Note: Spend is given in 29 prices 46

48 Drama, Soap, Sport and Comedy Comedy output - all time, 26 29* Spend Hours Hours per year, all day 154m 178m 159m 138m 2, ,731 2, ,992 2, ,945 2, , *Data for 25 is not available Note: Spend is given in 29 prices 47

49 Drama, Soap, Sport and Comedy Comedy output - peak time, 26 29* Spend 17m 122m 116m 99m Hours Hours per year, peak time All Orig. Acq. Rep p All Orig. Acq. Rep p All Orig Acq Rep p Al l.. Orig Acq Rep p BBC Four BBC Three Five Channel 4 ITV1 BBC Two BBC One *Data for 25 is not available Note: Spend is given in 29 prices 29 48

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