Looking for the market share (in % of viewing time) of the top five
free TV channels in the UK, France, Italy and Spain.
2002 numbers would be best. Hope somebody can help me.
Thank you very much!

Hello daembl,

Here are my results for your question about the market share (in % of
viewing time) of the top free TV channels in the UK, France, Italy and
Spain.



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United Kingdom
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UK ? 2002
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Channel         % Shares 
                of Viewing
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BBC1            26.2
BBC2            11.4
ITV(incGMTV)    24.1
CH4             10.0
CH5 	         6.3
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Table: Annual % Shares of Viewing (Individuals) (1981-2002)

Here is the direct link to the table at Broadcasters? Audience
Research Board (BARB)
http://www.barb.co.uk/TVFACTS.cfm?fullstory=true&newsid=11&flag=tvfacts




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Spain
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Spain         October 2002
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Channel         Percent
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TVE-1           24,60%
Tele5           21,80%
Antena 3        17,40%
TVE-2               8%
Canal+           2,10%
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You will find this table at the bottom of the following webpage at Noticiasdot.com
http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2002/1102/141102/noticias141102/noticias141102-5.htm

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FRANCE
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France - January 19 to January 25 2004
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Channel            Percent
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TF1                33,5%
FRANCE 2           19,9%
FRANCE 3           15,1%
CANAL +             3,7%
M6                 12,6%
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You will find this table at the following link at Mediametrie
http://www.mediametrie.fr/tv/resultats/mediamat_hebdo/resultats.php?id=936


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France                 November 2003
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Channel                Percent
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TF1                     30,8
FRANCE 2                20,9
FRANCE 3                15,6
CANAL +                  4,4
M6                      12,5/12,9
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You will find this table at the following link at Mediametrie
http://www.mediametrie.fr/tv/resultats/mediamat_mens/resultats.php?num=4&id=902 



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ITALY
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Italy ? Audience Share January 28, 2004
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Channel         Percent     Percent           Percent
Time            02:00       18:00 to 20:30    20:30 to 23:00
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Canale 5        24.3         25.4             25.8
RAI 1           22.6         27.8             19.4
Italia 1        11.8          8.0             12.3
RAI 2           11.0          8.9             12.5
ReteQuatrro      9.5          8.5              8.5
RAI 3            9.3         12.3              9.7
La 7             2.2          1.4              1.9
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Please refer to the complete table at the following link 
Media Consultants Group
http://www.bilink.it/bilink/mercato/ascolti.htm#share


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Sources of Information:

Persky Directory of Television Channels in Europe
Country List
http://www.obs.coe.int/db/persky/index.html


Persky - UK Television Information 
http://www.obs.coe.int/db/persky/gb.html


Persky - Spain Television Information
http://www.obs.coe.int/db/persky/es.html


Persky - France Television Information
http://www.obs.coe.int/db/persky/fr.html


Persky ? Italy Television Information
http://www.obs.coe.int/db/persky/it.html


Sites of the TV Audience Measurement Companies
http://www.obs.coe.int/db/gavis/00002194.html



Search Criteria:

I used the following keywords in different combinations.
France, UK, Italy, Spain, TV audience, share, rating, percent,



I hope the above information helps you in your research. If anything
is unclear or if a link does not function, please let me know and I?ll
be glad to offer further assistance.


Best regards,
Bobbie7

Excellent. Thank you very much greatly appreciated and just what I asked for.