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May was a tough month for all terrestrial stations, with year on year revenue falls seen amongst all stations. The biggest hit was seen by Channel 4, which fell by 6.9% on May 2007’s revenue total.Despite the extended ratings success of Britain’s Got Talent, ITV1 revenue fell by 3.2% year on year to stand at… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2008

The Daily Mail’s online presence has become the most visited national newspaper website in May. According to figures released by ABCe over 18.7 million unique users viewed the website over the month.This is the first time the Associated Newspaper’s website has come out ahead of its rivals, which are also audited monthly by the industry… Continue reading Mail Online Most Visited Newspaper Site In May

May saw BBC One, Channel 4 and Five’s viewing shares drop, while ITV1’s was up year on year.BBC Two was down year on year over the same period.Other channels saw the largest increase in share, up by 1.9 percentage points.All ViewingITV1 boosted its viewing share by 0.8 percentage points year on year in May, taking… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2008

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily national newspaper market was down by 1% year on year overall in May, according to the latest ABC figures, with just one daily title in our report showing a year on year circulation increase.The Sun was up by almost 106,000 copies year on year, although the Daily Mail remained relatively static… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: May 2008

The Evening Standard saw its circulation grow by almost 7% from April to May, an increase in real terms of over 19,000 copies.It now has a circulation of more than 300,000.Evening freesheets thelondonpaper and London Lite saw their circulations remain relatively static month on month, at more than 500,000 and 401,000 copies respectively.Morning freesheet Metro… Continue reading Evening Standard Records Circulation Increase

Over two million more people used the internet in Q1 2008 than in the same period last year, according to figures released by BMRB. Growth is up 6.6% across the UK, to 31.6 million people compared to the same period last year. The figure shows online usage is slightly down on Q1 2006-2007.Usage LocationThe comfort… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up Q1 2008

April was a mixed month for the terrestrial stations, with Five and GMTV posting year on year increases, while ITV1 and Channel 4 recorded losses. The best performance came from the breakfast station, which saw its revenues grow by 8.2% to stand at just over £5 million.Revenues for Five went up by 3.3% during April… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2008

Telegraph.co.uk was the most visited national newspaper website in April. According to figures released by ABCe, the Telegraph Media site has continued its impressive rise in traffic, beating all other audited newspaper sites.Traffic for the website has been rising steadily in the last few months, from 10.5 million unique users in December to 18.6 in… Continue reading Telegraph.co.uk Most Visited National Newspaper Site In April

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers reported an overall drop in readership in March, of 3% year on year.Tthe Daily Record showed a very impressive upturn in readers year on year, of around 9%, while the Daily Mail was also up.There were some relatively large declines though, with the Independent down by around 13.5% year… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2008

BBC One, ITV1 and Five all saw their weekly viewing shares remain relatively static year on year in April.Other channels saw the largest increase in share for the month, up by around 1.5% year on year.BBC Two and Channel 4 meanwhile, were both down over the same period.All ViewingBBC One remained ahead in all homes,… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – April 2008