The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the period to March 2000. Chrysalis Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Period On Period Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Dec 1999 Ending Mar 2000 % Change 100.7 Heart FM H 832 864 3.8 Chrysalis Radio Midlands… Continue reading March 2000 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
The March 2000 RAJAR figures showed Capital 95.8 FM holding onto its position as the most popular station in London. However, the station’s reach dropped below the 3 million mark to 2,715,000, a fall of 10%. The station’s share of listening now stands at 11.6%, ahead of its nearest rival, Heart 106.2, which has 5.2%.… Continue reading Capital Still Londoner’s Favourite As Smaller Stations Make Gains
On Wednesday next week the ITV Network is to hand over a set of proposals to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) outlining a strategy to boost its ailing news programme audiences. Of particular concern to the television watchdog are the falling viewing figures for ITV’s regional news bulletins which, on aggregate, have seen audiences drop… Continue reading Feature: Regional Programming Suffers From ITV Scheduling Changes
There has been a further increase in the overall decline in national newspaper readership, according to the latest figures from the National Readership Survey (NRS). A year-on-year analysis shows the whole sector falling 4.4% – or 3.2m readers – for the six month period ended March 2000.The largest falls came from the Sunday People (down… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round Up – March 2000
Nova, the epitome of fashion and feminism from 1965-75 has been relaunched today by IPC. Aiming to offer an edgier alternative to women’s fashion glossies, the last time its target readers saw the bubble-print masthead -retained for the re-launch- they were probably in nappies and orange terry towelling, if they had even been born.This may… Continue reading First Issue Review: Nova: The Fashion Magazine Reborn?
Digital television is gradually building its presence in the UK, having attracted more than three million customers across the terrestrial, satellite and cable platforms. BSkyB became the first company to roll out a digital TV service commercially when Sky Digital launched in October 1998; digital terrestrial followed in November with the arrival of ONdigital and… Continue reading Feature: Terrestrial Stations Lose Out As Digital Gains Ground
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue (including GMTV) rose by 9.9% year on year to reach £250.5 million, according to agency estimates. Of this, ITV’s revenue rose 9.3% to £174 million; Channel 4’s grew by 10.8% to £54.3 million and Channel 5 saw revenue rise by 15.5% to reach £17.2 million.Revenue at breakfast franchise GMTV grew… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2000
Programmes This month was a pretty sparse one for top notch programmes, with BBC1’s Monarch of the Glen proving to be one of the few successful new television series. Viewing figures for the rural drama hovered around the 8 million mark throughout March, with consolidated share of viewing around 30%. The good performance of the… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – March 2000
Month On MonthMonthly national newspaper circulation figures for March, released by the ABC this week, show an impressive increase in sales from the Racing Post, which climbed 20% compared to February, and a significant increase by the Financial Times, which saw its circulation base grow by almost 6% compared to last month.The Sunday Business saw… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round Up – March 2000
The takeover battle for Border Television, and the resulting control of its television and radio businesses, appears to have been won by Capital Radio, as the two reached a preliminary merger agreement last week. Capital eventually entered the fray after a hostile approach to Border, the last remaining independent ITV company, was made by Scottish… Continue reading Feature: Border/Capital Deal Would Create Radio Group To Rival EMAP On Air
