The latest data from the Audit Bureau of Circulation shows that the circulation of national newspapers fell in a month on month comparison during November. Overall circulation for the market was down 2.9%, with all but a couple of titles seeing reductions compared to October.Among the exceptions was the Financial Times, which managed a month… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 2001
The latest figures from the NRS show that readership of national newspapers during October fell 1% overall compared with the previous year, demonstrating that any increased demand for news caused by 11 September was shortlived. The split between titles which saw a year on year increase and those that saw a year on year decrease… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – October 2001
RevenueYear on year analysis shows that total TV revenue fell 9.6% during October as the advertising downturn continued to cast a shadow over the industry. ITV1 was the worst hit with revenue falling 11.9% year on year, closely followed by Channel 4, which saw revenue drop 6.1% during October. GMTV was the only network to… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – October 2001
Programmes As the football season got into it’s swing, all eyes were on ITV1’s The Premiership to see whether it could avoid relegation. The Saturday evening prime time football show made the top three sports programmes in terms of audience size for three out of the four weeks in October. However, audiences hovered around the… Continue reading TV Viewing Round-Up – October 2001
Analysis of the latest BARB data on digital TV viewing shows some dramatic year on year changes among the main contenders for viewing share.In all homes, non-terrestrial channels increased their share of viewing during October from 17.7% to just over 20%. BBC1 has also found itself in a stronger position during October, rising from a… Continue reading Digital Viewing Round-Up – October 2001
The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that the national newspaper market as a whole saw a month on month drop of 2.3% between September and October this year, as readers show signs of tiring with coverage of the global war against terrorism.Many of the gains achieved by the broadsheets in… Continue reading National Newspaper Round-Up October 2001
The latest national newspaper readership figures, released by the NRS, show that in the period April to September this year, overall readership fell 1.7%. Around half of all titles saw a drop in readership year on year, but there were some notable exceptions.This month’s figures brought good news for GMG newspapers. The Guardian added 12.7%,… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – September 2001
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.Among those gaining the largest increases period on period in terms of weekly reach was the Wireless Group’s Big AM, which managed a 77.8% increase taking it to 32,000. GWR’s… Continue reading September 2001 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
National Commercial radio continued to increase its reach this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM and talkSPORT. Classic FM, which recently reported its first full year’s profit, saw a 6.3% year on year increase in reach, while talkSPORT, which experienced significant gains last quarter, saw an 8.3% increase during this… Continue reading RAJAR: Continued Success For National Commercial Radio
The following tables show the performance of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year to September 2001. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 126 179 42.1 BBC… Continue reading RAJAR September 2001 – Performance By Ownership
