The lads’ mag phenomenon which was pioneered by IPC’s Loaded during the late ’90s, and mimicked to greater or lesser degrees by FHM, Maxim and GQ, seems to have finally lost its sparkle. In two consecutive audits now, both Loaded and FHM have seen their circulations tumble year on year.EMAP’s FHM, whilst holding steady period… Continue reading Lads’ Mags Suffer As Bubble Begins To Burst
Most national stations made gains during the three-month period ending December 1999, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. The most significant turnaround was TalkSport, formerly Talk Radio, which saw its weekly reach increasing by 19.3%. The station has been changing its format and audience base over the last year; its largely… Continue reading National Stations Make Gains In Latest RAJAR Figures
BBC Radio has widened the gap between public service and commercial radio’s share of listening, according to the latest RAJAR figures released this morning.The data, which covers the three months to December 1999, shows All BBC Radio’s share of listening increasing by 1.0% points to 51.3%, when compared to the previous period (Q3). At the… Continue reading BBC Increases Its Lead Over Commercial Radio In Latest RAJAR Figures
BBC’s GLR made significant gains in the December RAJAR figures, released this morning. Its weekly reach grew by almost 48% to 436,000; its share of listening in the capital now stands at 1.2%. The station has plans to rebrand itself this year (see Newsline Brief).Another success for the period ending December 1999 was the Premier… Continue reading GLR Makes Gains In Latest RAJAR Figures
Local commercial radio saw a decline in listening share for the December 1999 RAJAR period, from 39.2% in September 1999 to 38.4% for this three month period. At the same time, the sector’s overall weekly reach grew slightly by 0.7% to 26.2 million listeners. Average hours, on the other hand, dropped back by 0.7% to… Continue reading December 1999 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the period to December: Capital Radio Group Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Period On Period Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Sep 1999 Ending Dec 1999 % Change 103.2 Power FM H 315 305 -3.2 BRMB 96.4 FM… Continue reading December 1999 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
The overall decline in national newspaper readership has worsened, according to the latest figures released by the National Readership Survey (NRS). In a year-on-year analysis the whole sector has dropped back 1.3%, or 910,000 readers, for the six-month period ending December 1999.The Daily Mail (up 11.7%), the Mail on Sunday (up 4.9%), the Daily Telegraph… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – December 1999
Women in their “middle youth” will soon have two new lifestyle magazine titles to choose from, as publishers Gruner & Jahr and Dennis Publishing each line up their new offerings in this sector. G&J’s code-named Florence and Dennis’ Project Denise both target women in their late 20s and 30s and have an up-market slant.This sector… Continue reading Feature: Middle Youth Sector Strains As Two More Titles Plan To Launch
The latest readership figures, released by the National Readership Survey (NRS) this week, show a continuing overall decline in the national newspapers’ readership numbers. Across the titles shown here, the whole sector dropped back slightly by 1.1% or 748,000 readers year on year for the six months to November 1999.Bucking the trend as usual were… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – November 1999
The breakfast show has long been the lynchpin of a station’s schedule, seen as the point at which listeners will either stick with the station for most of the day or wander off down the dial to a competitor’s broadcast. It is not surprising that the breakfast slot is so important as it attracts by… Continue reading Feature: The Importance Of The Breakfast Show
