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BBC Radio 2 remained the UK’s favourite breakfast time station, with the latest RAJAR figures for Q3 2006 showing it had a national audience of over 7.6 million listeners per week.However, Radio 2 saw its weekly reach fall by 5.2% period on period from a total of eight million, and also a small decline year… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Is Nation’s Number One Breakfast Station

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

September saw viewing shares fall year on year across most terrestrial channels, with ITV1 and Channel Four both seeing dips of over 1.5 percentage points.In digital homes, BBC channels fared well while ITV1 and Channel Four both saw dips in share, whilst Five and Multichannel viewing remained static.All ViewingITV1 saw its viewing share fall year… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – September 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketThe nation’s daily newspapers saw their readership figures fall by almost 6% year on year for the six months from March to August this year.Only two daily titles saw their readership boosted in the period, with the Guardian adding marginally to its readership and the Independent‘s total being boosted by more than 8%.The… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: August 2006

The London Lite is winning the battle of the free newspapers, recording its first ABC of 359,389, compared to thelondonpaper, which stands at a distribution of 327,120.The new free titles, which were launched in London at the beginning of this month, have also clearly impacted on the Capital’s paid-for evening newspaper, the Evening Standard.The Standard… Continue reading London Lite Wins Battle Of Free Papers For September

Daily Newspaper MarketDaily newspapers in Britain continued to drop in circulation last month, with an overall dip of 2.4% year on year for September, with declines for almost all titles across the sectors.Titles in the Popular sector suffered the largest actual fall in circulation, with the Daily Mirror shedding more than 100,000 copies and the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketNational daily newspapers have endured another difficult period, with readership down by almost 8% year on year for the six months to July, according to the latest NRS figures.Almost all titles suffered a downturn, with Popular and Mid Market titles seeing the worst decline in readership. The Daily Mirror recorded the biggest loss… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: July 2006

August brought continued declines in revenue for ITV1, as the broadcaster felt a 10% drop year on year, ending the month with nearly £93 million. For the period January to August 2006, ITV1 is down over £103 million in revenues versus the same period last year.Channel 4 meanwhile remained relatively static, with a slight increase… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 2006

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