COBA 2019 Content Report
The multichannel broadcasting sector, which was surveyed for COBA’s 2019 Content Report, comprises hundreds of digital, cable and satellite channels. They are available on free-to-air and pay-TV platforms, as well as increasingly via on-demand services. Their investment in the production of UK television programming covers a wide variety of genres, including news, arts, entertainment, sport, drama, factual, comedy, music and children’s and animation. This investment is directly linked to their commercial revenues, particularly advertising and subscription fees.
INVESTMENT IN UK CONTENT
Annual UK content investment made by COBA members crossed the £1 billion mark for the first time in 2017, hitting £1.1 billion
This marks a 57 per cent uplift since 2013 and 75 per cent since 2011
In 2017, UK content accounted for half of all content spend by COBA members
COBA members’ spend on UK originated content has grown faster than that of the main PSB channels since 2011
INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONING
Spending with UK external producers has more than doubled since 2011, reaching £447m in 2017
INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE
COBA members with international channel groups raised just over a third of their content investment from their own overseas channels
COBA members exported over 21,000 hours of UK content across their international channels, up 79 per cent on 2011
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