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March saw all terrestrial channels suffer falls in revenue, with ITV1 again faring worst as it dealt with a 16% drop year on year, leaving the channel with a total of £122.5 million. The broadcaster rejected two takeover bids during March from Greg Dyke’s investment consortium, who now state they will not make a third… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2006

March saw a continuation of February’s trend, with BBC One, ITV1 and Five all losing viewing share year on year in both all viewing homes and in digital homes.Meanwhile, Channel 4 saw a slight increase in share in all homes, whilst multichannel viewing share continued to grow.All ViewingBBC One and ITV1 both saw their viewing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s daily newspaper market suffered a year on year dip of 3.18% in circulation overall during March, marking a continued struggle for the industry against sliding sales.The popular sector suffered the worst downturn, with all four national titles suffering a decline in sales.Elsewhere, the Daily Express notched up the largest individual sales downturn,… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market continued to look down in the mouth in the six months to February, with a total downturn of 4.1% in readership indicating a continued struggle for the sector.Not all papers suffered decline, however, with compact qualities the Independent and The Times scoring respectable increases of 24.5% and 19% respectively.The… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2006

February saw all terrestrial broadcasters suffer a fall in revenue year on year, with ITV1 faring worst, facing its second consecutive month of substantial decreases. The broadcaster saw its revenue fall by 11.4% year on year, down £15 million on the previous year.Channel 4 and Five both saw their revenue fall, with Channel 4 losing… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2006

February saw a similar pattern played out in both digital homes and all TV homes, with BBC One, ITV1 and Five all losing viewing share year on year.Conversely, BBC Two and Channel 4 both saw slight increases, whilst satellite viewing continued to grow.All ViewingITV1’s concerns continued in February as viewing share fell by 2.1% points… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – February 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market continued to see readership decline in the last month of 2005, with a total downturn of 1.7% year on year indicating continued difficulty for the sector.There were some success stories amongst the depression, however, with the Independent adding a staggering 29.8% to its total year on year, proving the… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: December 2005

Daily Newspaper MarketReadership decline continued to blight the national daily newspaper market in January, with the sector as a whole suffering a 2.5% downturn year on year.The decline affects every sector, and is in evidence across the board in the mid market, where both the Daily Express and Daily Mail have seen readers move elsewhere.There… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market in the UK saw a decline in sales overall during February, with a dip of 2.98% year on year indicating a continued slump in the sector’s fortunes.Worst hit was the popular sector, which saw a downturn in sales across the board. The Daily Star bore the brunt of the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2006

Today sees the Audit Bureau of Circulations release data for the nation’s regional newspapers covering the period from July to December 2005.The new figures reveal mixed results for the UK’s regional press, with the majority of paid for newspaper groups seeing a decline overall, with only one of the top ten exhibiting any growth in… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jul-Dec 2005