While Summer has traditionally been associated with a dip in internet consumption, the tedious British weather made sure that the nation’s internet habits were not affected in June.
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ITV1 enjoyed a 16.7% increase in network revenue in June, according to latest agency estimates.
June 2011 saw the daily newspaper market down -7.8%, with once again only i posting an increase: the independent morning daily increased its circulation by 99,432 (a growth of 57.4%).
June was not a great month for republicans who hate sport, as Euro 2012 and numerous royal-related programmes dominated the top programmes list.
Mail Online continued to rule over the national newspaper’s online offering, according to the latest data released by ABC.
ITV1 enjoyed a 3.6% increase in network revenue for May, according to latest agency estimates. It was the only broadcaster in our analysis to record a rise, with Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV Breakfast all posting year on year declines.
May saw the UK’s total online universe grow by over one million users, bringing the total to 42.3 million.
In the perfect example of ‘losing the battle but winning the war’, the final of ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent achieved the highest ratings for May. Just under 12.6 million viewers stuck through the two-hour plus marathon on 12 May to see Pudsey the dancing dog go walkies with a £500,000 cash prize (oh and the chance to entertain royalty).
The daily newspaper market is down -8.3% on May 2011, with just one title posting an increase over the year. i continues to see its circulation rise – the title is up 64.3% on this time last year.
The quality titles, both the dailies and Sundays, were the biggest losers in readership terms in the latest NRS release for April 2011 to March 2012 (the first release of 2012 data).