Five was the only terrestrial channel not to lose weekly viewing share in all homes year on year for March, keeping its share at 5.5% for the month.BBC One retained its dominance despite a slight fall year on year, whilst BBC Two and Channel 4 recorded the most significant downturns in their share.Other channels once… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2008

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers saw a 1.5% overall fall in circulation year on year in March, according to the latest figures from the ABC.Declines were seen across all sectors, with just the Sun managing to boost its circulation, by over 2%, to almost 3.1 million.The greatest real term downturns were recorded in the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2008

London’s paid-for afternoon newspaper, the Evening Standard, suffered a circulation drop of almost 1.5% from February to March, leaving its total circulation at around 284,000.Meanwhile free paper, thelondonpaper, saw its circulation again remain relatively static period on period in March, with a total figure of almost 501,000 copies.It added a little over one hundred issues… Continue reading London Freesheets Continue To Dent Evening Standard’s Circulation

Online advertising grew almost 40% year on year in 2007 to a new high of over £2.8 billion, according to the latest IAB and PwC research released today.This makes the medium the third largest last year, up from being the smallest market sector in 2003, taking its share to 15.3% from 11.4% in 2006.Internet advertising… Continue reading UK Online Adspend Grows Almost 40% Year On Year In 2007

Despite concerns from writer Russell T Davies, the return of Doctor Who in an earlier Saturday night timeslot did the programme no harm, with an average adult audience of over 7.4 million.The Time Lord, with new travelling companion in the shape of Catherine Tate in tow, gave BBC One a 38.8% audience share, before Graham… Continue reading Time Lord Triumphs With More Than 7.4 Million

Online shoppers are abandoning their baskets before buying because of website complications, according to a report from the Review Centre.Paul Nadin, founder of www.reviewcentre.com, said issues such as websites taking too long to load and not stocking specific products are some of the frustrations stopping consumers sealing the deal.“Shopping online is easy and quick, or… Continue reading Complicated Websites Turn Off Online Shoppers

Five was the only terrestrial channel to boost its weekly viewing share in all homes year on year in February, increasing its share to 5.5%.BBC Two and Channel 4 saw the biggest downturns in their share for the month, losing almost 1.5 percentage points each year on year, whilst BBC One kept its lead as… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – February 2008

It was Channel 4’s turn to outshine its terrestrial rivals last night, gaining respectable viewing figures for its property and reality shows.Grand Designs Revisited did well for the channel between 9pm and 10pm, with more than 3.8 million adults on average (17.5%) tuning in to see how a tenacious couple had got on with their… Continue reading Ramsay And McCloud Shine For C4

The Dancing On Ice final skate off drew more than 10.4 million adults on average to ITV1 last night, with Suzanne Shaw’s win giving the channel a 44% audience share.The show was on between 7pm and 9pm, and took a peak of over 11.4 million adults towards the end of the programme. Following on from… Continue reading Dancing On Ice Final Nets A Cool 10.4 Million

American digital video recording system, TiVo, has forged a deal with YouTube that will allow US viewers to watch the video-sharing website through their television.Viewers will be able to search, browse and watch YouTube videos directly on their TV sets, but they must own a TiVo Series3 DVR that is broadband connected.Users will also be… Continue reading US Viewers To Get YouTube Through TV Sets