HC Deb 13 June 2003 vol 406 cc1095-6W
Nick Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the(a) value and (b) unit sales of UK television exports in (i) US, (ii) Canada, (iii) Germany, (iv) France, (v) Spain, (vi) Italy, (vii) Scandinavia, (viii) the rest of Western Europe, (ix) Eastern Europe, (x) Australia and New Zealand, (xi) Latin America, (xii) Asia and (xiii) elsewhere, broken down by type, in (A) 2000, (B) 2001 and (C) 2002. [118760]

Dr. Howells

This Department, in liaison with the British Television Distribution Association (BTDA), collate and publish annual statistical export data on behalf of the television industry. The following tables provide the information requested.

UK television export statistics 2000 vs 2001
$ million
2000 2001 Percentage
Sales by territory
USA 167 199 19.2
Canada 16 22 31.5
Germany 59 59 0.1
France 50 37 -25.7
Spain 28 22 -21.8
Italy 16 19 16.2
Scandinavia 29 29 0.1
Rest of Western Europe 43 38 -12.5
Eastern Europe 16 18 11.4
Australia/New Zealand 65 59 -9.0
Latin America 22 24 9.0
Asia 50 46 -9.6
Not elsewhere classified 55 53 -2.1
Total 617 624 1.2
Sales by type
Television 339 352 3.9
Videogram 41 54 30.5
Co-production 58 61 5.0
Format/Local production 23 35 51.4
Licensing/misc 149 118 -20.8
Commission on UK sales 7 4 -36.7
Total 617 624 1.2
UK television export statistics 2001 vs 2002
$ million
2000 2001 Percentage
Sales by territory
USA 199 232 16.4
Canada 22 26 20.3
Germany 59 40 -32
France 37 36 -2.6
Spain 22 23 1.7
Italy 19 17 -8.9
Scandinavia 29 25 -14.8
Rest of Western Europe 38 69 82.3
Eastern Europe 18 18 2.3
Australia/New Zealand 59 65 8.8
Latin America 24 23 -5.8
Asia 46 55 21.1
Not elsewhere classified 53 38 -28.1
Total 624 666 6.6
Sales by type
Television 352 323 -8.2
Videogram 54 77 43.8
Co-production 61 79 29.3
Format/Local production 35 40 12.2
Licensing/misc 118 145 22.9
Commission on UK sales 4 2 -55.1
Total 624 666 6.6

Notes:

1. The BTDA represents over 30 of the UK's leading distributors,

including all the major companies such as BBC Worldwide,

Carlton International, Granada International, Channel 4

International, Minotaur and Fremantle International Distribution.

In total the organisation represent more than 90 per cent. of all UK

exports. The BTDA was relaunched in 1999 as a joint venture with

producers' association PACT—with a key objective being the

development of relationships between producers and distributors

for the creation of improved programming for export.

2. Numbers have been rounded up or down to the nearest million.