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
Satellite channels saw their overall rise by 7.4% year on year during January to nearly £49 million, as the increasing popularity of Freeview helped to push digital television penetration to over half of all UK households.The latest figures from Ofcom show that almost 3 million British homes received the digital terrestrial service in the final… Continue reading TV Market Round-up – January 2004
The latest ABC regional newspaper figures for the six months to December 2003 reveal an unsettled period for the top ten paid regional newspaper groups. The strongest performance came once again from the Kent Messenger Weekly Newspaper Group, which saw the total circulation of its titles increase by a solid 5.4% year on year to… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers – Jul-Dec 2003
The Independent and the Times are continuing to see circulation increase following the launch of their tabloid editions, which appear to be denting the growth of their main broadsheet rivals.The latest ABC circulation figures for January show that the Independent saw sales rise by a solid 4.7% month on month to just under 250,000. The… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – January 2004
The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 February 2003. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see NewsLine.The public’s… Continue reading ABC Jul-Dec 2003: Gossip Titles Go Off The Boil
