Advertising revenue for the Sunday titles may be up (see Ad Revenues Up For Sunday Newspapers), but the downward slide in reader numbers shows no sign of abating, as the latest NRS figures for the six month period ending June 2000 show a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%, with the majority of titles losing readers.Having restored… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – June 2000
A leading force in ITV has finally emerged as Granada Media made the pounce for the television assets of United News & Media just over a week ago. The £1.75 billion deal with UNM makes Granada the undisputed leader of Britain’s main commercial TV network. The group gains control of the Meridian, Anglia and HTV… Continue reading Feature: Northern Star Rises Across ITV Network
RevenueAgency estimates put year on year growth in terrestrial television revenue (including GMTV) at 19.6%, with the total now at £245 million. This comprised ITV revenue’s 20% rise to £169 million, Channel 4’s growth of 15.3% to £53 million, Channel 5’s revenue rise of 33.8% to £18 million and GMTV’s 7.5% year on year increase… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – June 2000
Programmes June must have been torture for those people who don’t enjoy sport. If you somehow managed to avoid football’s Euro 2000 tournament on either of the main two terrestrial channels, you probably couldn’t miss Test Match cricket, Formula One grand prix or the first week of Wimbledon 2000.Surprisingly, considering how badly England played and… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – June 2000
Month On Month The national newspaper sector saw an overall increase in sales of 0.4% during June, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Most titles saw a slight rise in circulation in a month on month analysis, with the only significant loss coming from Sport First, which fell by 19%,… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – June 2000
The latest data from the National Readership Survey (NRS) shows a continuing decline in readership figures, with a year on year decrease of 5.3% across the whole sector. Almost all national daily and Sunday titles recorded a drop in readership over the six month period to the end of May 2000.The most significant falls came… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – May 2000
Revenue Total terrestrial revenue (including GMTV) rose by 14.3% year on year to reach £251 million, according to agency estimates. Of this, ITV’s revenue rose 15.4% to £173 million; Channel 4’s grew by 9.8% to £54 million and Channel 5 saw its revenue rise by 17.6% to £18 million.Revenue at breakfast franchise GMTV grew by… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2000
A decline in viewing figures for ITV’s Nightly News programme prompted talk of a court battle last week after the ITC insisted that the network bring forward the time of its 11pm news slot. ITV had asked permission to scrap the News at Ten a year earlier but after the schedule change lead to a… Continue reading Feature: How Much More News Can We Take?
Programmes May comes along and the viewers start melting away quicker than England’s back four. With a dearth of decent new programmes in the schedules, terrestrial television is beginning to resemble UK Gold with its output. In times of crisis programme makers always rely on the safe, tried and tested programmes to grab big audience… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – May 2000
GWR has agreed to consolidate DMG Radio, the radio interests of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), in its own radio business. The deal, worth £146 million, will see GWR, which owns Classic FM as well as 38 local licences, add a further eight UK local stations to its portfolio and enhance its overseas… Continue reading Feature: GWR Seeks Licence Disposal Amid Consolidation
