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London Titles         Jan-07 Feb-07 Actual Change (Jan-Feb) % Change (Jan-Feb) Morning Papers                 City AM         82,672 95,053 12,381 15.0 Metro         548,007 542,844 -5,163 -0.9 Evening Papers                 Evening Standard… Continue reading thelondonpaper Pulls Away From London Lite

October saw a continuation of the downward trend for television revenue, with combined revenues falling by nearly 17% across terrestrial channels.GMTV was the worst hit, as the broadcaster saw its revenues fall by nearly 24% year on year, down from £6.8 million to nearly £5.2 million for the month.ITV1 also had a poor month, with… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – October 2006

October saw viewing shares fall year on year across most terrestrial channels, with BBC One and ITV1 both seeing dips of over 1 percentage point.In digital homes, viewing shares remained relatively static year on year, with BBC Two seeing the greatest change, with an increase of 0.8 percentage points.All ViewingITV1 saw its viewing share fall… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – October 2006

The number of internet users reached 28.3 million over the third quarter of 2006, according to figures released by BMRB. This represents a 10.6% growth from the same period last year.The total number of people going online is now nearly five million more than it was two years ago.Usage LocationInternet usage at home continues to… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up: Internet Usage Now More Than 28 Million

Daily Newspaper MarketMost titles in the daily newspaper market saw a dip in their circulation year on year for October, with the market overall seeing a 3% decline.The Financial Times was the only daily newspaper to boost its distribution, up almost 5% year on year for the month, whilst the Daily Mail remained fairly static,… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: October 2006

The Evening Standard newspaper has once again felt a circulation loss after the introduction of the two new free newspapers onto the London market, dropping 2.4% month on month to 281,915 copies in October’s ABCs.The paper, which increased its cover price from 40p to 50p in August (see Standard Raises Price As London Lite Launches),… Continue reading Evening Standard’s October Circulation Drops

The latest RAJAR data for Q3 2006 reveals that digital only stations are continuing to perform strongly, delivering record performances in weekly reach and total hours.Weekly reach for digital only stations increased by 4% period on period and 17% year on year, whilst total hours grew by 3.5% compared with Q2 and 15% year on… Continue reading Digital-Only Stations Deliver Record Performances

Many music-focused radio stations recorded a year on year increase in their weekly reach, with Xfm boosting its reach by almost 50% and BBC 6 Music adding just over 40% year on year, according to the Q3 RAJAR results.Xfm is now listened to by 1.1 million people, an increase of almost 5.5% compared to last… Continue reading Music-Focused Stations Boost Weekly Reach

Commercial stations increased the average amount of hours that listeners tune in each week across all demographic groups, and whilst some BBC stations have increased their hours in certain groups, other groups are listening to BBC stations less than they did in Q2, according to figures released by RAJAR alongside the Q3 data release.In the… Continue reading Commercial Radio Boosts Hours Per Listener Across All Demographic Groups

September saw substantial drops in revenue for all terrestrial broadcasters, with GMTV faring worst, having lost over a quarter of its revenue year on year.ITV1 also had a poor month, even though it was the start of the new season and new dramas and ratings bankers such as X-Factor returned to the screen. The channel’s… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 2006