THE BBC spent 1.13 billion on BBC One during the financial year 2012/13 and £3.8 million on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal over the same period, according to statistics released yesterday.
Says the BBC annual report, the time spent by the average viewer of BBC One each week was 7hrs 51mins. Meanwhile, for BBC Radio nan Gàidheal sister station, BBC Radio Scotland, the average time spent by the average listing each week was 7hrs 6mins.
The ‘performance’ of various BBC channels and services during 2012/13 read as follows:
* BBC One Spend £1.129.2 million (£1,041.1 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 77.6 per cent (78.8 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 7hrs 51mins (7hrs 20mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 82.6 (82.2 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 6.2p (6.1p during 2011/2012)
* BBC TWO Spend £404.8 million (£416.6 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 50.9 per cent (54.3 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 3hrs 15mins (3hrs 23mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 84.2 (83.5 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 8.3p (7.8p during 2011/2012)
* BBC three Spend £89.7 million (£83.8 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 23.2 per cent (23.3 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 1hr 58mins (1hr 51mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 84 (84 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 6.6p (7p during 2011/2012)
* BBC FOUR Spend £50 million (£49.2 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 14.2 per cent (12.5 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 1hr 44mins (1hr 38mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 85.6 (84.8 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 6.8p (9.5p during 2011/2012)
* BBC ALBA Spend £4.9 million (£5 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 15.6 per cent (11.9 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 1hr 53mins (n/a during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) n/a (n/a during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 7.4p (22p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio 1 Spend £40.7 million (£38.4 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 20.9 per cent (22.3 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 7hrs 14mins (7hrs 56mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 77 (78.7 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 1p (0.8p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio 2 Spend £47.8 million (£47.2 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 28 per cent (27.4 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 11hrs 45mins (11hrs 53mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 81.4 (81 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 0.5p (0.5p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio 3 Spend £38.3 million (£37.8 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) four per cent (four per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 6hrs 17mins (6hrs 06mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 81.6 (83.2 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 5.6p (5.6p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio 4 Spend £91.1 million (£88.1 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 20.5 per cent (20.4 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 11hrs 58mins (12hrs 09mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 80.8 (80.9 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 1.4p (1.3p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio 5 live Spend £55 million (£51.1 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 11.8 per cent (12.2 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 7hrs 08mins (7hrs 20mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 77.7 (77.8 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 2.4p (2.1p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio 6 music Spend £7.4 million (£7.8 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 3.2 per cent (2.6 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 8hrs 32mins (7hrs 56mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 83.6 (83.5 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 1p (1.4p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Online Spend £103 million (£115.3 million during 2011/12); Reach (UK population who use the service each week) 48.1 per cent (42.5 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) n/a (n/a during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 77.5 (77 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 8.4p (10.8p during 2011/2012)
* BBC NEWS channel Spend £45.2 million (£42.4 million during 2011/12); Reach (Local population within reach of service who use service each week) 11.7 per cent (12.2 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 2hrs 33mins (2hrs 30mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) n/a (n/a during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 5.1p (4.7p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio Scotland Spend £23.2 million (£23.2 million during 2011/12); Reach (Local population within reach of service who use service each week) 21.9 per cent (22.6 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 7hrs 6mins (6hrs 51mins during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) 79.3 (79.2 during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 6.5p (6.6p during 2011/2012)
* BBC Radio nan Gàidheal Spend £3.8 million (£3.6 million during 2011/12); Reach (Local population within reach of service who use service each week) 68.6 per cent (72.9 per cent during 2011/12); Time (length of time the average viewer spent each week with the channel) 7hrs 22mins (n/a during 2011/12); Appreciation Index (aggregate of how people rated individual programmes, as a number of out 100) n/a (n/a during 2011/12); Cost per hour per user 15.6p (12.9p during 2011/2012)
Source: BBC annual report, publ July 16 2013.
