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The latest RAJAR results for Q2 2007 show that BBC Radio 2 once again had the highest weekly reach of the national stations, of more than 13.1 million listeners, up almost 1.3% year on year.Radio 1 saw its reach rise by 4.3% year on year, taking it to almost 10.9 million listeners, whilst Radio 4… Continue reading Radio 2 Records Rise In Weekly Reach

Radio listening via platform (analogue and digital), announced for the first time since the introduction of new methodology in January 2007 (see New RAJAR Diary Survey To Deliver Results In August), reveals almost 13% of listening is now via a digital platform (DAB, DTV, internet) with digital listening hours for Q2, 2007 totalling 136 million… Continue reading New RAJAR Figures Reveal Almost 13% Of Listening Now Via Digital

The weekly reach of all commercial stations grew during Q2 2007, by over 2.6% period on period and more than 4.1% year on year for all demographic groups.The BBC recorded a period on period decline in weekly reach across all demographic groups of over 0.6%. However, it was up year on year by 1.2%.The only… Continue reading Commercial Radio Increases Reach Across All Demographic Groups

It was a poor six months for the men’s magazine market, with both FHM and Loaded recording big circulation declines in the latest ABC release.Emap’s FHM was the hardest hit in the sector, down by almost 110,000 copies year on year, a percentage decline of around 26%, leaving it with a total figure of almost… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007:Big Declines In Men’s Sector

The women’s weekly sector experienced sizeable declines in circulation, with few exceptions, according to the latest January to June 2007 consumer magazine ABC data.Top weekly Take A Break saw its circulation fall to just over one million following a year on year drop of more than 63,500 issues, whilst Bella shed a sizeable chunk of… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Take A Break Stays Top Of Women’s Weeklies Amidst Sizeable Declines

All Commercial narrowed the gap with All BBC stations, seeing year on year and period on period upturns in its weekly reach and share of listening, according to the latest RAJAR data for Q2 2007.Weekly reach rose to around 32 million with share of listening jumping to 43.5% for All Commercial, whilst All BBC recorded… Continue reading All Commercial Boosts Share Of Listening Whilst All BBC Records Decline

It was a relatively stable period for the home interest sector, with newcomer Ikea Family Live recording the highest ABC, according to today’s consumer magazine concurrent release for the first half of 2007.Its nearest in-store competitor, Homebase Ideas, now sits at 417,505, following a decline of just over 6,500 copies, year on year, a fall… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Home Interest Titles Hold Their Own In Troubled Mag Market

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q2 2007, show that Emap’s Magic FM (London) once again had the highest weekly reach of the main London stations, enjoying a year on year increase of more than 5.1%.The station’s weekly reach, of more than 1.9 million listeners, was also up period on period, by almost 8.7%.Magic FM (London)’s… Continue reading Magic FM Bolsters Weekly Reach To Over 1.9 Million In London

What’s On TV, published by IPC Media, was the top title in the TV mag sector once again, although it suffered a circulation decline of almost 6% year on year.The TV listings title was down by just over 87,000 copies in real terms, to leave its total figure at around 1.4 million copies.TV Easy, also… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007:TV Choice Closes Gap On What’s On TV

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