Daily Newspaper MarketThe national daily newspaper market in the UK saw around a 4% overall downturn in circulation year on year for April, according to the latest figures from the ABC.It was a dismal picture across the board, with circulations shrinking in all sectors. The only title not to record a loss was the Daily… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2007
BBC radio stations once again performed well for the most part, with BBC Radio 2 boasting a weekly reach of more than 13.2 million, up 2.4% year on year, according to the latest Q1 2007 RAJAR results.Radio 1’s reach was up by a significant 8.4% compared to Q1 2006, to leave it with more than… Continue reading Radio 2 Boosts Weekly Reach To Over 13 Million
The weekly reach of all commercial stations across all demographic groups fell during the first quarter of 2007, by just over 0.5% period on period. The BBC, meanwhile, recorded an increase of just under 2% across all demographic groups.There was a relatively large decline in reach for commercial stations in the 4-14 age group, dropping… Continue reading BBC’s Weekly Reach Increases Across All Demographic Groups
All BBC recorded a 1.6 percentage point increase in its share of listening compared with the Q4 2006, and a year on year increase of 0.6 percentage points, according to the latest RAJAR figures.The BBC overall also saw its weekly reach grow, by 2.8% year on year and 2% period on period. However, listeners were… Continue reading BBC Overall Extends Share Of Listening And Reach
Magic FM (London) proved to have the highest weekly reach of the main London stations, despite a year on year dip of more than 3%.Quarter 1 2007 RAJAR figures show the station to have a weekly reach of around 1.8 million, down year on year but up slightly from last period.Magic, which recently launched a… Continue reading Magic FM Boasts Biggest Weekly Reach In London
Capital 95.8 was resurgent in London’s battle for the commercial breakfast number one spot, beating both Heart 106.2 FM and Magic 105.4 FM to the top of the table.The Q1 2007 RAJAR figures show that Capital 95.8 enjoyed a 5% period on period increase in weekly reach, giving it a total of almost 855,000. Capital… Continue reading Johnny Vaughan Grabs London Breakfast Crown
The RAJAR figures for the first quarter of 2007 show that digital radio continues to perform strongly, with a healthy increase in the number of DAB homes in the UK.The Q1 figures show that 20% of the UK population now live in DAB homes, up from 16% in the fourth quarter of 2006, with increases… Continue reading Digital Radio Continues To Perform Well
Revenues took a tumble in March year on year, as each terrestrial commercial broadcaster suffered a fall.GMTV felt the largest percentage fall as its revenue fell by over 8.5% year on year, ending the month with just under £4.5 million.ITV1’s revenue woes continued as it shrank by nearly £5.8 million year on year, a drop… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2007
March saw viewing share in all TV homes fall for terrestrial broadcasters, with ITV1 faring worst with a drop of over one percentage point year on year.A similar pattern played out in digital homes as all terrestrial broadcasters lost share year on year.All ViewingITV1 had a poor month in March as the broadcaster continued to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2007
Daily Newspaper MarketThe nation’s Daily newspapers suffered further declines in circulation in March, with the overall market down 3.3% year on year.Most Daily titles saw their circulations slide, with the exception of the Financial Times, which bolstered its figure by 3.4%.The largest actual loss of the Dailies was felt by the Daily Mirror, while the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2007
