The latest NRS figures for the six months to April 2003 reveal another impressive period for Richard Desmond’s Daily Star, which continues to shine with its no-nonsense approach to celebrity news and sport boosting readership.The title outperformed its tabloid rivals during April, with readership increasing by a notable 31.5% year on year to just over… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – April 2003
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The UK’s terrestrial TV channels saw their combined revenues increase by 6.1% year on year during April, as the conclusion of the war in Iraq signalled and end to extended news programming and a return to normal scheduling.It was relative new kid on the terrestrial block, Five, which experienced the biggest year on year increase.… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2003
Month on month analysis of the latest ABC circulation figures for May reveals a mixed picture of the national newspaper market, as consumers appeared to turn their back on newspapers following the climax of the conflict in Iraq.Last month’s big story was the Daily Mirror, which experienced the most significant actual increase in circulation, adding… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2003
The latest NRS figures for the six months to March 2003 reveal a relatively uneventful period for overall national newspaper readership, which, despite the unfolding war in Iraq, remained virtually unchanged at around 66.4 million.The Financial Times, which recently launched a £2 million cross-platform advertising campaign to promote its redesign, experienced the most significant downward… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up -March 2003
Month on month of analysis of the latest ABC figures show that the climax of the conflict in Iraq did little to boost the national newspaper market during April, with the sector seeing circulation remain virtually static at around 26.4 million.The Daily Mirror suffered one of the sector’s most significant loses, with circulation slipping by… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – April 2003
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 2002 Ending Mar 2003 % Change Capital Gold Manchester H 32 104 225.0 Juice 107.6 (was Crash… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Local Commercial Stations
Analysis of the latest RAJAR listening figures for the first quarter of 2003 reveals a relatively lacklustre performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening decline by 1% point period on period to 44.5%. Meanwhile, the corresponding increase achieved by All BBC helped its share of listening rise to 53.5% during the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – National Commercial Radio Improves Reach
colspan=”5″>BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
RAJAR data for the first quarter of 2003 reveals a mixed picture of London listening, with many of the capital’s premier stations seeing weekly reach decline.The big story was once again Capital 95.8 FM, which has dominated the headlines recently with speculation that high profile DJ, Chris Tarrant, is set to retire. Despite assertions from… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Capital 95.8 FM Feels The Heat In London
Year on year analysis of listening for national radio stations during the first quarter of 2003 reveals a rather disappointing period for Virgin Radio AM. Despite launching a £3 million advertising campaign to promote changes to its DJ line-up and music policy (see Virgin Radio Invests £3m In Biggest Ever Ad Campaign), the station saw… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Virgin Radio AM Continues To Slide
