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The latest RAJAR listening figures for the three months to December 2003 show that Chrysalis-owned Heart 106.2 continued to challenge Capital 95.8 FM for the top spot in London with a solid 5% year on year increase in weekly reach to just below the 2 million mark.Heart has seen its popularity increase steadily of late… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Heart Keeps Capital Under Pressure
The latest RAJAR listening figures for the fourth quarter of 2003 reveal a slightly lacklustre performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening decline by 0.9% points period on period to just above 45%. Meanwhile, All BBC extended its lead by a further 1.1% points to just under the 53% mark, despite… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: National Commercial Climbs
colspan=”5″>BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
England’s historic victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup final did little to improve the fortunes of Kelvin MacKenzie’s talkSPORT. The station saw its weekly reach decline by almost 23% year on year, despite its coverage of what proved to be the biggest sporting event of 2003.The latest RAJAR audience figures show that talkSPORT… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Rugby Fails To Boost talkSPORT
The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Dec 2002 Ending Dec 2003 % Change Signals Big AM (was Signal Two) H 31 73 135.5 Delta… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Local Commercial Stations
ITV saw revenue increase by a solid 1.4% year on year during November to more than £175 million, with its coverage of the Rugby World Cup attracting a significant amount of attention from advertisers.The latest industry estimates show that the high-profile sporting event provided a welcome pre-Christmas boost to the channel, which secured foreign exchange… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – November 2003
The Independent‘s decision to launch a tabloid-sized trial version for commuters may have boosted circulation at the title, but it has so far failed to have any positive effect on readership (see Independent Reveals Details Of Tabloid Launch).The latest NRS national newspaper figures show the title suffered a 12.6% year on year decline in readership,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – November 2003
Multichannel television now reaches more than half of UK homes, according to the most recent figures from the Independent Television Commission (now incorporated into the communications regulator Ofcom).The Q3 2003 report, released just before Christmas, shows that multichannel TV is now received by 51.2% of all homes, up from 49.8% in Q2. The penetration of… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q3 2003
News International’s decision to follow in The Independent‘s footsteps with the launch of a tabloid edition of The Times appears to be proving successful. The latest ABC circulation figures for December show that the move helped boost circulation at the paper by 2.3% month on month to 636,331.The compact version of The Times hit the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – December 2003