In 2020, the United Kingdom's TV industry sector which generated the highest revenue was platform operators, amounting to over 6.2 billion British pounds. Publicly funded channels came second, with a revenue at around 2.22 billion British pounds.
TV industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2020, by sector
(in billion GBP)
* The platform operators are Sky UK, Virgin Media, BT TV and TalkTalkTV as well as, in previous years, Setanta Sports, ESPN and Top Up TV in the UK (Republic of Ireland revenue is excluded).The platform operators figures also contain subscription revenue for Channel 4. ** Main commercial PSB channels comprise ITV/ITV Breakfast, STV, UTV, Channel Television, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C. *** Commercial multichannels comprise all multichannels including the commercial PSB portfolio channels. **** Publicly-funded channels comprise BBC One, BBC Two, the BBC portfolio channels and S4C. The commercial revenues of S4C are included with the main commercial PSB channels while their licence fee revenue and DCMS grants come under publicly-funded channels. The BBC re-stated its licence fee revenue in 2008. Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to rounding. Figures for years previous to 2013 were published earlier by the source.
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Ofcom. (July 22, 2021). TV industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2020, by sector (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236908/tv-industry-revenue-in-the-uk-by-sector/
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