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.The following stations were reporting with new survey periods: Real Radio Scotland, which is reporting quarterly and 107.4 The Quay, which is now reporting half-yearly.New groups in this quarter’s report… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2002: Local Commercial Stations
Analysis of TV revenue estimates for March reveals mixed fortunes for the UK’s terrestrial TV channels. Year on year, a decline of 4.8% was experienced overall, with ITV1 and Channel 4 seeing revenue fall by 7.5% and 2.2% respectively. Channel 5 and GMTV fared better than their larger competitors during March, the former seeing revenue… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2002
According to analysis of March circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), the overall circulation for national newspapers fell 0.9% compared to February.The heaviest loss in percentage terms was at the Daily Express, which saw a 4.9% decrease compared to the previous month. In numbers terms, the biggest fall was at leading daily… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2002
Analysis of TV revenue estimates for February reveals continuing bad news for the UK’s terrestrial TV channels. Overall, terrestrial channels saw a 11.9% year on year decline in revenue during the month. The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, ITV1, experienced the most significant fall, with revenue dropping 14.7% during February. Channel 4 also fared poorly with… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2002
The National Readership Survey (NRS) has released readership figures for February 2002. Overall the national newspaper market has seen a minor decline, of 0.4% year on year, although some dramatic performances, both positive and negative, were seen in the broadsheet and tabloid markets.The largest year on year increase in readership was seen at the Guardian,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – February 2002
BARB viewing data for the first month of 2002 showed that again ITV1 saw a year on year drop in all homes, from a share of just below 30% to a share of just over 26%. However, its terrestrial rival, BBC1 did not see much movement year on year, increasing its share by 0.15 percentage… Continue reading Digital TV Round-Up – January 2002
An analysis of TV revenue estimates from agencies for the first month of this year does not bring good news for the terrestrial channels. Year on year, a decline of 13.5% was seen overall, with the largest channel, ITV1, seeing the heaviest fall, of 16.2% to less than £120m for the month. Channel 4 suffered… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2002
The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that during February the national newspaper market as a whole saw a 1.1% decline in circulation, representing an actual month on month change of a fraction under 300,000.Worst hit in numbers terms was the normally quite buoyant Daily Mail, whose circulation was down by… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – February 2002
NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – January 2002The latest national newspaper readership figures released by the NRS show that for the period August 2001 to January 2002, the readership of national newspaper titles grew by 0.2% to just below 66 million. As in recent months, significant movement in both directions was seen in the broadsheet market.The… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – January 2002
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has released regional newspaper figures for the period July to December 2001. The figures show that the Kent Messenger series appears to have reversed the downward trend seen in the preceding period, with a 20.1% year on year increase in circulation which makes it the top regional newspaper by… Continue reading ABC Regional Weeklies: July – December 2001
