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The nation’s terrestrial broadcasters put in a disappointing performance during May in all viewing homes, with all but Channel 4 suffering a downturn in viewing share year on year, although the picture was slightly different in digital homes.Multichannel broadcasters continued to increase their audience share in all viewing homes meanwhile, capitalising on the increasing proliferation… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketNational daily newspapers endured another difficult six months with readership down a dramatic 6.4% year on year from October to March.Almost all titles suffered a downturn, with popular and mid-market titles seeing the worst decline in readership. The Daily Express lost 17.4% of its audience, while the Daily Star dropped by 15%. The… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketDaily newspapers in Britain continued to drop in circulation last month, with an overall dip of 2.98% year on year for May. However the decline was less marked than April’s fall, which was 3.11% in total.All sectors saw an overall decline in circulation, with the tabloids suffering the most. The Daily Mirror and… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: May 2006

April was a positive month for most terrestrial broadcasters with only GMTV seeing a fall in revenue year on year of 1.2%.ITV1 will be relieved to see figures up on last year, aided by Easter falling later than usual. However, when positioned against last month’s huge 16% fall, little ground has been made up. Looking… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2006

April saw viewing share fall across the terrestrial channels in all TV homes year on year, with ITV’s viewing share dropping below 20%.In digital homes, BBC One, BBC Two and Channel 4 all saw slight increases in viewing share, whilst multichannel’s share of viewing continued to rise.All ViewingFollowing the trend of previous months, ITV’s share… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – April 2006

The total number of internet users reached 27.6 million during the first quarter of 2006, according to figures released by BMRB. This represents a 12.3% growth from the same period in 2005, and is greater than the 7.6 growth experienced in the same period from 2004 to 2005.Overall internet usage has risen from 22.8 million… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up: Internet Boom Continues Into 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s daily newspaper market continued to see circulation decline in April, suffering a dip of 3.11% year on year overall.Both the mid market and popular sectors saw universal decline, while the quality market saw just two titles increase their sales.The Guardian added 1.9% to its sales year on year, pushing circulation to 374,580,… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2006

Britain’s most popular breakfast show, BBC Radio 2’s Wake Up To Wogan, retains its position at the top of the table according to the latest RAJAR results, despite a slip of 2.58% period on period which cost the presenter 206,000 listeners.Wogan’s national audience now stands at just under 7.8 million, followed by Radio 1’s Chris… Continue reading BBC Keeps Seat At Top Of National Breakfast Table

The latest RAJAR data shows Britain moving steadily towards full digital adoption, with the “Digitally Enabled Universe” covering over half of the UK adult population for the first time in Q1 2006.The growth sees the number of adults equipped to receive digital radio in one form or another rise from 24.6 million last quarter to… Continue reading Digital Radio Reaches New High

The nation’s digital radio stations continued to see strong growth according to the latest RAJAR figures, with several digital broadcasters profiting from the increased uptake of digital radio sets in Britain.Planet Rock, owned by GCap Media, saw a healthy increase, adding 61.19% to its total weekly reach year on year to reach 461,000.Capital Disney also… Continue reading Digital Stations Continue Audience Growth