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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

GMTV was the only terrestrial television broadcaster to boost its revenues during May, adding an impressive 5.6% year on year to total £5.1 million.GMTV’s increased fortunes followed a panning of the broadcaster’s sponsorship practices by presenter Fiona Phillips, however, who claimed that the early morning show has become “more about selling than about the content”… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – May 2005

Declining readership continued to hit Britain’s daily national newspapers throughout March, with the market as a whole losing 1.5% of readers year on year during the month.There were glimmers of hope, however, as several titles managed to increase their readership in the face of wide-ranging declines. The Guardian performed particularly well, adding 10.8% to its… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2005

Viewing share across the UK’s terrestrial broadcasters continued to slip during April, with the continuing strength of multi-channel offerings robbing traditional channels of their audiences.ITV1 was hit worst by the downturn, losing 1.3% points from its viewing share year on year during the month. April saw ITV drop the highly criticised, Celebrity Wrestling, after failing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – April 2005

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national newspapers continued to see wide-ranging circulation decline throughout May, with the market as a whole shedding 3.54% of sales year on year.The newspaper industry was not completely downbeat, however, with compact titles the Times and Independent seeing an upturn in their fortunes. The Times performed particularly well, adding 5% to its… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2005

Five saw its revenues increase by 1.1% year on year in April, marking the only revenue increase amongst the nation’s terrestrial broadcasters and pushing the company’s total figure to £24.5 million.The increase shows the broadcaster continuing to perform well, after parent company, RTL Group, revealed impressive profits in the 12 months to December 2004, doubling… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – April 2005

Daily Newspaper MarketApril saw the nation’s quality compact titles continuing to buck the trend for decline amongst national newspapers, with the Times and Independent increasing their circulation by 1.8% and 0.2% respectively year on year, according to the latest figures from ABC.Six-monthly analysis reveals even larger circulation increases for the six months to April, with… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – April 2005