SATELLITE & CABLE BRIEFINGS: TV programmes fail to lure viewers

<p>More than half of television audiences around the world have </p><p>expressed dissatisfaction with their choice of programmes. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Fewer than half of the TV viewers (47 per cent) rated the choice of </p><p>programmes they watched as meriting a satisfaction score of eight or </p><p>more out of 10, according to a Roper Starch survey. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Although viewers with more channels tended to express higher levels of </p><p>satisfaction, the levels have not grown in proportion to the number of </p><p>channels available. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The research also underlined the trend of fragmenting viewership; that </p><p>is, many viewers watching just a fraction of the channels that are </p><p>available to them. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

More than half of television audiences around the world have

expressed dissatisfaction with their choice of programmes.



Fewer than half of the TV viewers (47 per cent) rated the choice of

programmes they watched as meriting a satisfaction score of eight or

more out of 10, according to a Roper Starch survey.



Although viewers with more channels tended to express higher levels of

satisfaction, the levels have not grown in proportion to the number of

channels available.



The research also underlined the trend of fragmenting viewership; that

is, many viewers watching just a fraction of the channels that are

available to them.