The majority of titles in the UK’s gaming market saw declines in the six months to June, with only a handful of titles making an increase in sales.Future’s Edge magazine put in a good performance adding 13.2% to its circulation year on year. The title now commands sales of 28,790. The publisher’s Official UK Xbox… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Edge Magazine Bucks Gaming Slump

The latest round of ABC data shows Britain’s men’s magazines in good health by and large, with the market increasing circulations by over 2.5% year on year overall, and several titles increasing sales into double-figure percentage growth.Emap’s weekly title, Zoo, saw the largest rise in sales, with a 30% increase pushing the title closer to… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Zoo Increases But Nuts Remains Ahead

Britain’s men’s magazines continued to see a fierce battle for supremacy in the six months to June, with the latest ABC figures providing year on year analysis of the market’s newest entrants, weekly titles Nuts and Zoo.The new statistics show IPC’s Nuts retaining its lead over Emap’s Zoo, with a total circulation of 304,751. However,… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Mens Weeklies See Strong Increases

The women’s weekly market saw several downturns year on year during the six months to June, with only a handful of titles fending off negative percentage growth.Worst hit was Lady magazine, shedding 10.5% of its circulation year on year to total 34,582. However, several high profile titles were also impacted by the downturn, as IPC’s… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:New Launches Boost Women’s Weeklies

The notoriously fickle teenage market saw a large number of titles suffering negative circulation growth in the six months to June, with only Emap’s Bliss managing to buck the trend for decline.The title added a respectable 7.4% to its circulation year on year, which now totals 276,253. The title, which underwent a revamp in the… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Bliss Looks Hopeful In Struggling Teen Sector

Daily Newspaper Market.The majority of the nation’s daily newspapers turned in a poor performance in the six months Dec’04-May ’05, with just four titles managing to increase readership. As a whole, the daily newspaper market lost 7.65% readers year on year.Quality Daily Titles.The Guardian continued to perform well, increasing its readership by a massive 18.4%… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2005

National Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Station Ending Sep 04 Ending Dec 04 Ending Mar 05 Ending Jun 05 Ending Sep 05 YoY % Change Sep 04 vs Sep 05 1Xtra 312 288 351 292 405 29.81 BBC 6 Music 228 238 311 286 285 25.00 BBC 7 404 391 556 472 631 56.19 BBC Asian… Continue reading BBC Retains Position As Britons Favoured Listen

The BBC saw its radio operations perform well in the second half of 2005, with the Corporation increasing its weekly reach and share of listening for both national and local stations at a cost to commercial rivals, which suffered dips overall.However, there were some increases in share of listening and average hours per listener for… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:BBC Rises At A Cost To Commercial Rivals

The latest RAJAR figures for the three months to June show Capital 95.8 regaining the top spot in London whilst maintaining its share of listening at 6.1%The increase sees the GCap-owned station reclaim its position ahead of Chrysalis’ Heart 106.2, which despite making a surprise entry as London’s top station in terms of listening share… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Capital Regains Top Spot In London

Digital stations continue to top the charts in terms of growth according to the latest RAJAR data, with figures for Q2 2005 showing the BBC and Commercial broadcasters notching up positive growth as sales of DAB radios increase.Chrysalis’ The Arrow saw the largest percentage growth in weekly reach, adding 229.17% year on year in the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Digital Leads The Way In National Radio