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The forthcoming merger of Emap and Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) looks set to boost Emap’s market share substantially when the deal is completed within the next few months.The latest RAJAR data shows Emap Advertising commanding combined airtime sales of just over 61,000 hours, although with the addition of SIRS’ 36,000 hours this gives Emap a… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Emap Set For Market Share Hike

Digital stations continue to top the charts in terms of growth according to the latest RAJAR data, with figures for Q2 2005 showing the BBC and Commercial broadcasters notching up positive growth as sales of DAB radios increase.Chrysalis’ The Arrow saw the largest percentage growth in weekly reach, adding 229.17% year on year in the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Digital Leads The Way In National Radio

The BBC saw its radio operations perform well in the second half of 2005, with the Corporation increasing its weekly reach and share of listening for both national and local stations at a cost to commercial rivals, which suffered dips overall.However, there were some increases in share of listening and average hours per listener for… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:BBC Rises At A Cost To Commercial Rivals

The latest RAJAR figures for the three months to June show Capital 95.8 regaining the top spot in London whilst maintaining its share of listening at 6.1%The increase sees the GCap-owned station reclaim its position ahead of Chrysalis’ Heart 106.2, which despite making a surprise entry as London’s top station in terms of listening share… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Capital Regains Top Spot In London

Breakfast listening, both nationally and locally, produced mixed results in the latest RAJAR figures for the three months to June.Nationally, BBC Radio 2 retained its position as market leader; losing just 0.36% quarter on quarter in weekly reach and attracting 8,063 million listeners to Terry Wogan’s Breakfast Show.As the football season came to an end,… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2005:Capital Top Of The Table For Breakfast

GMTV saw its revenues rise by 7.6% year on year during June, totaling £4.7 million and marking the only growth amongst the nation’s terrestrial broadcasters.ITV was less fortunate, seeing its revenues drop by 19.7% in the same period to £109.8 million. However, the broadcaster has invested heavily in its multi-channel offerings, announcing plans to invest… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – June 2005

There were significant downturns in viewing share for the majority of Britain’s terrestrial television broadcasters during June, as negative growth for all but BBC Two reflected the increasing competition posed by multi-channel digital television.All ViewingThe BBC’s flagship terrestrial station, BBC One, was less fortunate than its smaller counterpart in All Homes, however, but remains the… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – June 2005

Daily MarketBritain’s daily newspaper market continued the downward trend seen in previous months with the sector as a whole losing 3.97% of sales year on year.The Guardian saw the biggest circulation loss, dipping by 7.0% year on year, making it the largest loser in the quality titles division.The Daily Telegraph, retained its position as the… Continue reading Downward Trend Continues In National Newspapers

Daily Newspaper MarketDeclining readership continued to affect the majority of Britain’s daily national newspapers throughout April, with just a handful avoiding negative growth year on year. As a whole the daily newspaper market lost 2.9% of readers year on year.Quality Daily TitlesThe Times put in a good performance, as did the Guardian, increasing readers by… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2005

There was no end in sight for the continuing decline in viewing share for the nation’s terrestrial television broadcasters during May, as negative growth across the board reflected the increasing uptake of multi-channel digital television.All ViewingChannel 4 saw the largest dip in share, shedding just over 1% points to 9.1% year on year, although the… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2005