Welcome.
COBA is the new name for the
Satellite & Cable Broadcasters' Group.
COBA members spent £432 million
on UK original content in 2009,
an increase of 7.5% from 2008.
COBA believes that commercial
interests and competition, and
not just public intervention, can
create public value content.
COBA members are major employers
in the creative industries with over
22,000 permanent employees, and
tens of thousands more freelancers.
COBA members favour a robust
but flexible IP regime to support
investment and growth.
COBA members generate £2.2 billion
in value add to the UK economy,
according to a 2008 Deloitte report.
COBA believes that policy-makers
should offer incentives for ALL
broadcasters to invest to deliver
maximum choice, diversity, quality
and plurality for viewers.
COBA members are responsible
for nearly 300 UK-based channels
across all major free-to-air
and pay platforms.
COBA supports light-touch regulation
which benefits all broadcasters
over the long-term, and not just
specific players in the short-term.
COBA (the Commercial Broadcasters Association) is the industry body for commercial broadcasters who invest in the UK independent of public funding or incentives.
COBA exists to promote the interests of its members and the value they bring both economically and culturally to the UK.
Our Members
Coba Latest
- COBA welcomes UK tax incentives 29 March 2012
- COBA welcomes Ofcom decisions on advertising 15 December 2011
- COBA publishes background papers on investment in UK content and UK children's content 30 November 2011
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OUR SECTOR
Commercial broadcasters who are independent of public funding or incentives have complemented and competed with the UK's PSBs for over three decades now. Those broadcasters now make up an integral and vital part of the rich broadcasting mix in the UK and make a significant and growing contribution to the UK.