In the United Kingdom, in the third quarter of 2019, Sky news had roughly 12.6 million viewers. This is more or less stable and in line with figures from other quarters over the last year. However, it is a significantly lower number of viewers compared to figures from the start of the decade. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Sky news had almost 18.8 million viewers.
TV news competitors
Sky news isn’t the only news channel with decreasing numbers of viewers. BBC news has also seen a fall in viewing figures over the last decade. Although, they are still outperforming Sky news, with over 18 million viewers a quarter.
The Sky news story
Sky News is a relatively new news broadcast network, which was first released in 1989 under the Fox Network. The network is broadcast worldwide apart from in New Zealand and Australia. It provides information to its customers through a variety of medium such as mobile and internet broadcasts. The slogan for the network is 'First for breaking news'.
Quarterly reach of the Sky News channel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2019
(in 1,000 viewers)
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BARB. (October 25, 2019). Quarterly reach of the Sky News channel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2019 (in 1,000 viewers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290872/sky-news-viewers-reached-quarterly-united-kingdom/
BARB. "Quarterly reach of the Sky News channel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2019 (in 1,000 viewers)." Chart. October 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290872/sky-news-viewers-reached-quarterly-united-kingdom/
BARB. (2019). Quarterly reach of the Sky News channel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2019 (in 1,000 viewers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290872/sky-news-viewers-reached-quarterly-united-kingdom/
BARB. "Quarterly Reach of The Sky News Channel in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Quarter 2012 to 3rd Quarter 2019 (in 1,000 Viewers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290872/sky-news-viewers-reached-quarterly-united-kingdom/
BARB, Quarterly reach of the Sky News channel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2019 (in 1,000 viewers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290872/sky-news-viewers-reached-quarterly-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Quarterly reach of the Sky News channel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 3rd quarter 2019 (in 1,000 viewers) [Graph], BARB, October 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290872/sky-news-viewers-reached-quarterly-united-kingdom/
