ProgrammesThe big television highlight of this month was the unveiling of the final five members of the Popstars group. Having gone through the excruciating audition process, which featured some singing talent not seen since the heyday of Linda McCartney in Wings and surviving Nasty Nigel’s fairly nasty putdowns, 3 February saw two programmes devoted to… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – February 2001
The national press market continued to decline during 2000 with overall circulation down 1.3% and readership slipping 5.5%. The popular papers were the worst affected by circulation falls while quality titles took the brunt of the fall in readership.Popular Sunday papers suffered the worst circulation falls over the year, losing 3.4% of average annual sales… Continue reading National Press Market Round-Up – 2000
Penetration of broadband services reached 26.5% by October 2000, up 1.4 percentage points. The year was marked by a period of consolidation within the industry as the field was narrowed to just two contenders: NTL and Telewest Communications.NTL’s £8bn merger with Cable & Wireless Communications (see NTL Spends £8.2bn On Cable & Wireless Communications) was… Continue reading Annual Cable & Satellite Round-Up – 2000
BARB’s viewing figures for February show that non-terrestrial channels command a larger share of viewing across all homes than they did last year, with average weekly share during February having increased from 15.3% to 18.1% in a year on year analysis. Nearly all the terrestrial channels saw a year on year drop in average weekly… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – February 2001
Month On MonthFigures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for February 2001 show that national newspaper circulation fell by 1.1% month on month. Most titles saw a drop in their circulation base during the period, with just eight newspapers bucking the trend.The worst performers were the Sun, which saw a 3.7% dip in sales… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – February 2001
Being a bit of a glossy ‘zine queen, I was squeaking with excitement when the review copy of the long awaited Glamour landed on my desk. Edited by Jo Elvin, who did wonders for New Woman (its edge has definitely been blunted since her departure, although rising ABC figures don’t reflect this), published by the… Continue reading First Issue Review: Glamour
The Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) latest newspaper circulation figures show that the top two weekly regional titles in terms of circulation remain the same, with the West Briton Series once again overtaking the Essex Chronicle Series for the top position, managing a larger actual change (169 compared to 44 for the Essex Chronicle Series)… Continue reading ABC Figures Reveal Steady Progress From Regional Weekly Titles
NRS figures for the six month period ending January 2001 show a continuing decline in national newspaper readership. The sector overall was down 4.8% compared to the same period last year with all but two titles losing readers.The Sun was the only newspaper to increase its readership during the period, up 1.4% to 9.5m, while… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – January 2001
Circulations across flagship regional newspapers are continuing to decline, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). In a year on year analysis for the six month period to January 2001 only one of the top ten titles increased its circulation base.The Wolverhampton Express & Star is the top regional newspaper… Continue reading Circulations Across Flagship Regionals Continue To Decline
RevenueIndustry estimates of January 2001’s TV revenue figures did not bring much good news for the terrestrial channels, which saw a year on year fall of 6.9% overall, dropping to £207.7m. The largest drop was seen at ITV, which at £140m was down 9.8% on January 2000’s £156m. Channel 4 managed a tiny 0.1% increase,… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2001
