1、Media NationsNorthern Ireland 2023Published 3 August 2023 Contents Section 1.Overview.3 Introduction.3 Key findings.3 2.TV and video.4 Market developments.4 TV services and devices.6 Viewing trends.8 Video-on-demand viewing trends.16 News sources.18 TV programming for and from Northern Ireland.21 3.

2、Radio and audio.30 Market developments.30 Radio availability and coverage.30 Commercial radio revenues.32 Radio listening in Northern Ireland.33 Online listening in Northern Ireland.37 3 1.Overview Introduction This Media Nations:Northern Ireland report reviews key trends in the media sector and set

3、s out how audiences are served in Northern Ireland.We adopt a cross-platform perspective,including broadcast TV and radio,as well as digital delivery including online video and audio streaming.The report provides trends and analysis based on several datasets,including data collected directly from li

4、censed television and radio broadcasters(for output,spend and revenue),Ofcoms own consumer research and Barb and RAJAR data(for audience consumption).In addition to this Northern Ireland report,there are separate reports for the UK as a whole,Scotland,and Wales.Key findings Sources used:Ofcoms VoD S

5、urvey 2023,Ofcoms Public Service Media Tracker 2022,Barb,RAJAR,BBC Radio Ulster TSA.4 2.TV and video Market developments New operating licence for the BBC Ofcom published a new,modernised BBC operating licence in March 2023,setting out how Ofcom will hold the BBC to account for delivering its remit,

6、while enabling it to adapt and innovate in how it delivers content to viewers and listeners,whose habits are shifting.The new licence came into effect on 1 April 2023 and includes requirements on the BBCs services in Northern Ireland,including:The retention of quotas ensuring that at least 3%of the