Statistical release calendar 2021
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Data collection and the coronavirus
Due to the ongoing situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and current guidelines that are in place, Ofcom has made the decision to suspend all face-to-face fieldwork to protect the safety of everyone involved. Where possible we have made alternative arrangements to continue data collection. However, Ofcom has a duty to ensure our research is representative of the UK population, so some publications will need to be delayed. Ofcom has also adapted its data gathering and release practices to accommodate business critical work and logistical issues surrounding data collection. Therefore, in line with guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation, the decision has been made to postpone certain publications. We will keep users updated on the release dates for specific publications via this page.
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update – Q3 2020 | 28 January 2021 | Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share. |
Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update Q3 2020 (PDF, 608.8 KB) Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update Q3 2020 (CSV, 134.9 KB) |
February
March
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
April
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Platform Media Tracker 2020 | 7 April 2021 | This set of data tables provides information on UK adults’ attitudes and opinions towards television and radio broadcasting, and related areas such as news consumption and privacy. |
Cross-platform media tracker teen data tables 2020 (PDF, 1.9 MB) Cross-platform media tracker teen data tables 2020 (CSV, 210.9 KB) Cross-platform media tracker adult data tables 2020 (PDF, 10.6 MB) Cross-platform media tracker adult data tables 2020 (CSV, 1.9 MB) Cross-platform media tracker technical report 2020 (PDF, 187.6 KB) |
| Podcast survey | 22 April 2021 | This set of data tables provides information on UK adults’ use of podcasts. |
Ofcom Podcast Survey 2021 Technical Report Ofcom Podcast Survey 2021 Full Data Tables (XLSX, 5.6 MB) Ofcom Podcast Survey 2021 Q5 Only Data Tables (XLSX, 183.5 KB) |
| Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update – Q4 2020 | 29 April 2021 | Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share. | |
| Telecoms and pay TV complaints data – Q4 2020 | 30 April 2021 | Ofcom complaint volumes per 100,000 subscribers. |
May
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home broadband performance report | 13 May 2021 |
Fixed broadband speeds. Data collected on actual broadband speeds received by a sample of consumers who have had speed monitoring equipment installed in their homes. Note: The Home Broadband Performance measurement contract with our current provider has come to an end. We are looking for a new research partner, but this means we will not be collecting data in November 2021. We are planning that the next collection period will be in spring 2022, however, it may not be March 2022, meaning that yearly trend will not be maintained. Additionally, the future research partner may not be able to record all measurement metrics that were included in previous iterations of the report. We intend to continue biannual data collection but will be ceasing our November data collection period. Please contact market.research@ofcom.org.uk by 4 November 2021 if this change will affect you. |
Home Broadband Performance - Unit Dataset (Nov 2020 data) (CSV, 2.1 MB) |
| Technology Tracker 2021 | 17 May 2021 |
Ofcom Technology Tracker data tables. Note: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ofcom Technology Tracker was not able to conduct face-to-face fieldwork in 2021, the method by which previous Technology Tracker surveys have been conducted. For details of the methodology used in 2021 please see the Methodology Explanation document and technical reports below. |
Technology Tracker 2021 methodology explanation (PDF, 166.5 KB) Technology Tracker 2021 CATI omnibus survey Technical Report (PDF, 219.3 KB) |
| Television and On-Demand Access Services: Data reporting provision of access services for the full calendar year 2020 | 28 May 2021 | Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas. | |
| News consumption in the UK | 28 May 2021 |
Research into news consumption across television, radio, print and online. Note: As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ofcom Adults’ News Consumption Survey was not able to conduct face-to-face fieldwork this year. For details of the methodology used, please see the technical reports below. |
Adults News Consumption Survey combined CATI and online data tables (XLSX, 1.6 MB) Adults News Consumption Survey combined CATI and online respondent level (CSV, 7.7 MB) Adults News Consumption Survey combined CATI and online technical report (PDF, 193.9 KB) Adults News Consumption Survey online sample only data tables (XLSX, 11.7 MB) Adults News Consumption Survey online sample only respondent level (CSV, 36.5 MB) Adults News Consumption Survey online sample only technical report (PDF, 186.0 KB) Adults News Consumption Survey online questionnaire (PDF, 486.6 KB) Adults News Consumption Survey CATI questionnaire (PDF, 472.6 KB) |
| News consumption in the UK – Children's survey | 28 May 2021 | Research into news consumption across television, radio, print and online among children aged 12-15. |
Childrens News Consumption Survey data tables (XLSX, 4.1 MB) Childrens News Consumption Survey respondent level (CSV, 2.9 MB) Childrens News Consumption Survey technical report (PDF, 173.1 KB) Childrens News Consumption Survey questionnaire (PDF, 320.2 KB) |
June
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 | 24 June 2021 | The BBC performance tracker provides Ofcom with an evidence base to assess audience opinions on the BBC’s performance against its delivery of four public purposes. The data tables contain the results from fieldwork period June 2020 - March 2021. |
BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 Technical Report (PDF, 315.7 KB) BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 online questionnaire (PDF, 647.2 KB) BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 paper questionnaire (PDF, 363.6 KB) BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 data tables (PDF, 15.0 MB) BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 data tables (XLSX, 1.3 MB) BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 subset data tables (PDF, 9.5 MB) BBC Performance Tracker 2020-21 subset data tables (XLSX, 827.6 KB) |
July
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| List of channels required to provide access services in 2022 | 9 July 2021 | List of television channels licensed by Ofcom required to provide access services. | List of channels required to provide access services in 2022 (PDF, 155.5 KB) |
| Telecoms data (within the Communications Market Report) | 22 July 2021 | Annual revenues, volumes and subscribers for the telecoms sector in the UK. | Telecoms data (CSV, 150.5 KB) |
| Pricing trends for communication services in the UK | 22 July 2021 | Report outlining trends in the pricing of residential communications services and the implications of these for consumers and Ofcom's policy considerations. |
Pricing Trends for Communications Services in the UK data (CSV, 76.1 KB) |
| Number of commercial radio services broadcasting | 22 July 2021 | Number of commercial radio services. | Number of commercial radio services broadcasting (CSV, 1.5 KB) |
| Number of hours broadcast by public service television broadcasters (within the Communications Market Report) | 22 July 2021 | Number of hours broadcast by public television broadcasters. |
Number of hours broadcast by public service television broadcasters |
| Commercial broadcast television revenues and spend (within the Communications Market Report) | 22 July 2021 | Revenues for the commercial TV sector in the UK. | |
| Number of hours broadcast by the multi-channel sector (within the Communications Market Report) | 22 July 2021 | Number of hours broadcast by the multi channel sector. | |
| Commercial radio revenues (within the Communications Market Report) | 22 July 2021 | Revenues for the commercial radio sector in the UK. | |
| Community radio revenues and expenses (within the Communications Market Report) | 22 July 2021 | Revenues for the community radio sector in the UK. | |
| Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update –Q1 2021 | 29 July 2021 | Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share. |
Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update Q1 2021 (PDF, 629.9 KB) Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update Q1 2021 (CSV, 120.0 KB) |
August
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of public service broadcaster network hours made outside of London | 4 August 2021 | The proportion of qualifying network hours broadcast in 2019 that qualified as regional productions. | Proportion of public service broadcaster network hours made outside London (CSV, 5.5 KB) |
| Public Service Broadcasting Network Compliance Report | 4 August 2021 | Compliance with a range of quotas including originations, independent productions, news, current affairs, made out of London productions and regional output. | |
| Made out of London Register: description of TV programmes produced outside London | 4 August 2021 | A list of the programmes produced by the PSBs outside of the M25, and criteria against which each programme qualifies as Made Outside London. | Made outside London programme titles register 2020 (PDF, 997.8 KB) |
September
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecoms and pay TV complaints data – Q1 2021 | 6 September 2021 | Ofcom complaint volumes per 100,000 subscribers. | Telecoms and pay TV complaints Q1 2021 (CSV, 29.6 KB) |
| Residential Postal Tracker Q3 2020 to Q2 2021 | 6 September 2021 | Dataset of the residential postal tracking survey conducted, providing data on residential consumers' use of post and attitudes to postal services. | Residential Postal Tracker July 2020 - June 2021 Technical Appendix (PDF, 258.6 KB) Residential Postal Tracker July 2020 - June 2021 (CSV, 38.3 MB) Residential Postal Tracker June 2020 - July 2021 (XLSX, 10.2 MB) Residential Postal Tracker June 2020 - July 2021 (PDF, 21.3 MB) |
| Business Postal Tracker Q3 2020 to Q2 2021 | 6 September 2021 | Dataset of the postal tracking survey of UK SMEs conducted. The survey provides data on post usage in terms of volumes sent, received, amount spent, postal products and services used an attitudes to postal services. | Business Postal Tracker July 2020 - June 2021 Technical Report (PDF, 315.5 KB) Business Postal Tracker July 2020 - June 2021 (XLSX, 5.2 MB) Business Postal Tracker July 2020 - June 2021 (XLSX, 16.4 MB) |
| Home broadband performance report (May 2020 data) | 9 September 2021 | Data collected on actual broadband speeds received by a sample of consumers who have had speed monitoring equipment installed in their homes. | Home broadband performance report (March 2021 data) (PDF, 1.5 MB) Home broadband panellist data (March 2021 data) (CSV, 2.2 MB) |
October
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post volumes and revenues (within the Communications Market Report) | 14 October 2021 | Data relating to letters and parcels volumes and revenues. | Post volumes and revenues (within the Communications Market Report) (CSV, 4.8 KB) |
| Annual Monitoring Report – Post volumes and revenues | 14 October 2021 | Data relating to letters and parcels volumes and revenues. | Annual Monitoring Report – Post volumes and revenues (CSV, 7.4 KB) |
| Television and on-demand access services: Report for the first six months of 2021 | 20 October 2021 | Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas. | Television and on-demand programme services - access services report, January to June 2021 |
| Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update –Q2 2021 | 28 October 2021 | Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share. | Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update –Q2 2021 (PDF, 509.4 KB) Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update –Q2 2021 (CSV, 121.5 KB) |
| Switching Tracker | 28 October 2021 | This is data from a survey monitoring consumer supplier switching and engagement in the communications market. | Switching Tracker 2021 Technical Report (PDF, 141.2 KB) Switching Tracker 2021 Questionnaire (PDF, 556.8 KB) Switching Tracker 2021 Codebook (XLSX, 114.3 KB) Switching Tracker 2021 Data Tables (ZIP, 12.1 MB) Switching Tracker 2021 Respondent Level Data (ZIP, 743.1 KB) |
November
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecoms and pay-TV complaints Q2 2021 | 16 November 2021 | This publication contains data for complaints recorded by Ofcom against the largest telecoms and pay-TV providers. | Telecoms and pay-TV complaints Q2 2021 (PDF, 693.9 KB) |
December
| Official statistics | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Broadband Scorecard | 16 December 2021 | Comparative international data on the coverage, take-up and use, price, speed and choice of broadband services. | International Broadband Scorecard 2021 |
| Adults' Media Literacy Tracker 2021 | Winter 2021-22 | Media literacy – adults' survey: access, use and understanding of internet, television, mobile and other platforms among the 16+ adult population of the UK. | Note: this will be published in January 2022 so will be moved to the 2022 calendar in due course |