Who buys the most UK TV programmes?
The most important market for UK TV sales is the USA. In 2003, Americans spent nearly $400 million on UK TV programmes. In Europe in the same period just short of $300 million worth of UK TV content was bought. This represents an improvement in sales in Western Europe, where programmes from the UK have lost out in recent years to US products. The collapse of the Kirch Group in Germany had a marked impact. The loss of a major content supplier such as Kirch leaves TV schedules empty. In 2003 this void was filled with content from the UK.
