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colspan=”5″>BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons

The latest RAJAR listening figures for the first quarter of 2004 reveal a positive period for All Commercial radio, which saw its share of listening inch up by 0.2% points period on period to 45.5%. However, there was less than impressive news for All BBC, which saw its share of listening eroded by 0.3% points… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2004: National Commercial Still Rising

The latest RAJAR listening figures show that Capital continued to see its grip on the London market loosen in the first quarter of this year as lynchpin DJ Chris Tarrant played out his last few weeks at the station.Tarrant hung up his head-phones at the end of March after seventeen years at the helm of… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2004: Capital In Focus As Tarrant Leaves

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 Mar 2003 Ending Mar 2004 % Change Classic Gold 1521 H 2 4 100.0 Signals Big AM (was… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2004: Local Commercial Stations

Total terrestrial television revenue dipped by 4.4% year on year during March ahead of the upsurge expected when coverage of the Olympics and the Euro 2004 Football championships begins later this year.The forthcoming sporting events are expected to provide a much needed boost to terrestrial advertising revenue, which slipped below the £210 million mark last… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2004

The Guardian‘s decision not to launch a tabloid edition appears to be paying dividends for the title following a healthy 1.8% month on month increase in circulation to 376,287, according the latest ABC results for March.Last month the paper’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, reiterated that he has no plans to unveil a compact edition similar to… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2004

The Daily Telegraph saw its readership slump by 8.5% year on year to just under 2.2 million in the six months to February, in a development that could push the newspaper closer to launching a tabloid edition.Rumours have been circulating that the newspaper could be the third broadsheet to go tabloid with £8 million rumoured… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – February

Total terrestrial television revenue increased by a solid 7.6% year on year during February to just under the £200 million mark as the sector showed further signs of emerging from the advertising downturn.ITV1 experienced the most significant increase with revenue rising by 8.5% year on year to almost £125 million as its antipodean reality-TV show… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2004

The Independent is continuing to see circulation rise as the success of its recently launched tabloid edition goes on denting the growth of its main rivals in the broadsheet sector.The latest ABC results for February show that the paper’s decision to extend the reach of its compact version has paid off with circulation increasing by… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – February 2004

The newspaper industry suffered a wide-ranging decline in readership according to the latest round of NRS figures for January, with both tabloid and broadsheet papers struggling against the downward trend and only a handful of titles experiencing any growth.The Times became the worst casualty, seeing readership plummet despite the launch of its tabloid incarnation. The… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – January 2004