Daily Newspaper MarketReadership decline continued to blight the national daily newspaper market in January, with the sector as a whole suffering a 2.5% downturn year on year.The decline affects every sector, and is in evidence across the board in the mid market, where both the Daily Express and Daily Mail have seen readers move elsewhere.There… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2006

Cable giant Telewest has extended the reach of its fledgling high definition TV service to over 4.5 million homes, building on its launch to 400 customers in London at the end of last year.Announced in parallel with the launch of the company’s new personal video recorder (PVR), dubbed TVDrive, the extended HD services will bring… Continue reading Telewest Tackles Sky With Increased HD Service

Today sees GCap Media’s London-based indie station, Xfm, launch a new look schedule, just months after re-organising its breakfast routine in the build up to its launch in Manchester.The station’s new line up will give a more prominent role to new music guru John Kennedy, Rock DJ Ian Camfield and resident remixer Eddy Temple-Morris.Both Kennedy… Continue reading Xfm Rejigs Schedule Ahead Of Manchester Launch

Ulster Television has released its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2005, revealing a 19% rise in earnings thanks to its acquisition of the TalkSport radio station.A pre-tax profit of £20.8 million was reported by the company for 2005 as a whole, up from £17.5 million in 2004. The increase follows UTV’s purchase… Continue reading UTV Sees Earnings Increase After TalkSport Purchase

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market continued to see readership decline in the last month of 2005, with a total downturn of 1.7% year on year indicating continued difficulty for the sector.There were some success stories amongst the depression, however, with the Independent adding a staggering 29.8% to its total year on year, proving the… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: December 2005

The Financial Times put in a healthy performance last month, seeing its circulation increase by 5.1% year on year, outperforming not only every rival quality title, but every national newspaper in the country in terms of growth.The success follows the departure of editor, Andrew Gowers, who handed in his resignation at the end of last… Continue reading FT Strong As Tabloids See Circulations Dip

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market in the UK saw a decline in sales overall during February, with a dip of 2.98% year on year indicating a continued slump in the sector’s fortunes.Worst hit was the popular sector, which saw a downturn in sales across the board. The Daily Star bore the brunt of the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2006

Channel 4 has signed a landmark agreement with Twentieth Century Fox to acquire the rights to content for its family of channels, marking the largest deal of its kind for Fox in the UK, and securing content for FilmFour’s relaunch as a free-to-air channel.The new agreement will see Channel 4 air blockbuster titles such as… Continue reading Channel 4 Signs Largest Ever Fox Content Deal

The average internet user now spends the equivalent of 41 days online each year, according to research by TNS, outweighing the average amount of time spent watching TV.The statistics were gathered in partnership with internet search giant Google, and underline the increasing importance of online media to Britain’s consumers.According to the findings, the average British… Continue reading Research Shows The Internet More Popular Than TV

Virgin Radio is to extend its podcasting activities by providing content direct to listeners’ mobile phones, side-stepping the PC and the iPod to reach directly into the pockets of consumers.Following the development of Virgin’s online radio streaming to mobiles last year (see Virgin Hails Success Of Mobile Internet Radio), the new system allows anyone with… Continue reading Virgin Extends Podcasts With Direct Mobile Downloads