The daily newspaper market continued to see readership decline in the six months to June 2006, with a total downturn of more than 7% year on year, indicating a continued struggle for the sector.There was only one title to see an upturn in readership in the entire daily market, with the Independent recording an almost… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: June 2006
All terrestrial broadcasters other than BBC One suffered a fall in viewing share over August year on year, with ITV1 faring worst in all TV homes and Channel 4 in digital homes.BBC One had a relatively static month in all TV homes, with a slight increase in share. Meanwhile in digital homes it saw its… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – August 2006
Daily Newspaper MarketIn August the national daily newspaper market suffered an overall circulation drop of 3.2% year on year, a fall in sales of almost 390,000 in real terms.Both the Mid Market and Popular sectors recorded declines for all titles, whilst only the Financial Times and the Guardian recorded year on year increases in sales… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: August 2006
The latest ABC figures show that the circulation of all regional daily newspapers across England, Scotland and Wales have declined year on year for the six-month period from January-June 2006.The Liverpool Echo has overtaken the Manchester Evening News, despite a year on year circulation decline of more than 6%. The MEN and the Pink saw… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2006
July proved to be a torrid month for the terrestrial broadcasters, particularly for ITV1 which saw its revenues plummet by 27.4% year on year, even considering that July saw the conclusion to the World Cup followed by the second series of Love Island.With revenues of just £85 million, and now a departing chief executive (see… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – July 2006
The total number of internet users reached more than 28 million across the second quarter of 2006, according to figures released by BMRB. This is the highest number of users yet and represents a 10.6% increase from the same period last year.The overall number of users has risen by just over five million since 2004,… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up: Internet Usage Reaches All Time High
As with the other magazine sectors, the figures returned for the first half of the year were relatively poor, with most titles registering a decline in sales.Future Publishing, which dominates the market, saw its title Xbox World 360 record an increase of 25.5% year on year (a growth in real terms of 4,712) following the… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Poor First Half Of 2006 For Gaming Magazines
Emap’s Q Magazine remained the top selling music title of the main players, despite a minimal dip in circulation year on year, according to the latest ABC data for the six months to June 2006.The magazine’s distribution fell by just 1.3% year on year and it now commands a circulation of more than 158,000. However,… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Music Magazine Market Remains Strong Overall
July brought with it the culmination of the World Cup and subsequently ITV1 suffering a very low average weekly viewing share across all television homes, as it fell to 16.8% share across the month.ITV1’s share also fell in digital homes whilst BBC One saw its share swell year on year, although not to the levels… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – July 2006
The latest ABC results for the six months to June 2006 show that some of the biggest titles in the men’s magazine sector are suffering declining sales.The biggest percentage decline in the men’s market was that of Maxim, which saw sales fall 35.8% year on year, although this was not the biggest decline in real… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Men’s Magazines Suffer Declining Circulations
