RevenueAccording to agency estimates, total revenue for terrestrial television including GMTV saw a year on year fall in October of 12.7%. Of the terrestrial channels, only Channel 5 recorded an increase, adding 7.9% to reach 20.3m. GMTV fell nearly 30% to 5.9m, while ITV dropped 16% to 181.7m.Total satellite broke its pattern of year on… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – October 2000
Programmes This was the month of the big scheduling battle between BBC1 and ITV, following the former’s decision to move the Nine O’Clock News to 10pm(see BBC To Broadcast News At Ten). Depending on your viewpoint there were winners all round, with ITV maintaining its overall peaktime lead, while BBC1 increased the audience for its… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – October 2000
Month on MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that sales of national newspapers fell by 1.2% during the month of October, effectively cancelling out the gain in overall circulation which occurred during September.The biggest losses in month on month analysis were seen at high ranking popular title the Sun, where… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – October 2000
Local commercial radio dropped slightly in terms of share of listening in the latest RAJAR report. For the three months to the end of September 2000 it fell 0.1% points to take a 38.7% share of listening. At the same time the sector’s weekly reach fell back 0.7% to reach 26.5m. Average hours increased by… Continue reading September 2000 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year period to September 2000. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Sep 1999 Ending Sep 2000 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 6 140 126… Continue reading September 2000 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
Capital 95.8FM retained its strong lead across London in the latest RAJAR figures. During the third quarter of 2000 the station increased its reach by 1.5% to 2.8 million. Its share of listening remained static, however, at 11.3%, but it is still way ahead of its nearest rival Magic, which moved into second place in… Continue reading Capital 95.8FM Retains Strong Lead Across London
Virgin Radio (AM)’s weekly reach and share of listening both continued to fall according the September 2000 radio listening figures released by RAJAR this morning. The station, now part of SMG, turned in poor results in the June survey and has seen its reach fall by a further 6.5% and share by 0.5% points this… Continue reading Virgin Takes A Dip In Latest RAJAR
The share of listening held by BBC radio stations made gains in the last quarter, while commercial radio listening was down, according to the latest RAJAR figures released this morning. Overall, BBC stations improved their share by 0.3% points since June, to a total share of 51.4%, while commercial stations fell back 0.5% points to… Continue reading BBC Makes Gains In Latest RAJAR Report
NRS figures for the six-month period to the end of September show most titles losing readers. Overall the national newspaper sector was down 5% compared to the same period last year, a loss of 3m readers.The Times again saw the worst fall, losing 18% of its readership. The title has been shedding readers throughout 2000… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – September 2000
Programmes The return of ITV’s cash cow, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has helped ITV find some good cheer out of a poor month. With several top programmes underperforming on previous years’ totals, the big money quiz show gave the channel a dedicated appointment-to-view audience. For this latest extended run Millionaire averaged audiences of… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – September 2000
