Daily Newspaper MarketThe majority of England’s national newspapers once again recorded a circulation slump, with national dailies seeing an overall dip of 2.2%.Most of the Quality dailies suffered relatively insignificant declines year on year for July, with the Times recording the largest downturn of the dailies of almost 32,000 copies.Meanwhile, in the Popular daily sector,… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: July 2007
thelondonpaper remained ahead of its rival afternoon freesheet the London Lite in July, enjoying a month on month increase in circulation of almost 54,000 copies to take its total distribution to over 550,400.The London Lite‘s circulation now stands at almost 400,600, after the title’s circulation rose by more than 12,100 copies.Paid-for title the Evening Standard… Continue reading thelondonpaper Stays Ahead Of London Lite
June revenues increased for terrestrial channels by 4.5% year on year, although ITV1 was an exception as its revenue fell by 4.1%, likely due to the World Cup coverage dominating ITV1’s schedule this time last year (see England Score With Biggest World Cup Viewing Figures).Channel 4 had a very good month as it saw its… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – June 2007
ITV1 was the only terrestrial channel to see a year on year rise in its viewing share in all homes for June, with Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster up two percentage points.Channel 4 felt the greatest decline in its share, down two percentage points for the month, whilst BBC One, BBC Two and Five also fell.All… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – June 2007
The troubled men’s magazine sector is set to feel the heat from an aggressive newcomer, with the news that a team of magazine industry heavyweights is gearing up to launch a new free competitor into the weekly market.The plan is to create a half-million circulation title, which has a working title of Alpha One, with… Continue reading FEATURE: Start-Up Stirs Up Men’s Weekly Sector
Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers saw an overall year on year drop in readership for the six months to May 2007 of 0.6%, according to the latest data from the NRS.In the Quality daily sector, the Daily Telegraph was the only title to record an upturn in its readership year on year, at 6.3%,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: May 2007
Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers saw another month of circulation decline in June, with the sector recording an overall year on year downturn of almost 3%.The Financial Times was the only title to record an upturn, with the business broadsheet boosting its final ABC by 0.9% year on year.All other daily titles recorded a… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: June 2007
thelondonpaper was well ahead of its rival afternoon freesheet the London Lite in June, recording a month on month increase of almost 10,000 copies. The title’s circulation now stands at around 496,500.The London Lite suffered a circulation decrease of almost 11,800 copies month on month, leaving it with a total figure of over 388,400.Westminster Council… Continue reading thelondonpaper Increases Lead Over London Lite
BBC Two was the only terrestrial channel to see any growth in its viewing share in all homes year on year for May, with the station experiencing a 0.2 percentage point rise.Channel 4 saw the largest fall, at 2.1 percentage points, whilst Five, BBC One and ITV1 also dropped.All ViewingChannel 4 saw its viewing share… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2007
Daily Newspaper MarketIt was a mixed picture across the board for Britain’s national daily newspapers for the six months to April 2007, with an overall year on year readership decline for the period of 0.6%.In the Quality daily sector, the Times was the only title to record a loss, down more than 5% to leave… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2007
