The new RAJAR radio research figures are out – and you’ll read two sets of stories today regarding digital radio.
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Digital radio put in a strong performance once again last quarter. Listening to radio via a digital platform in terms of weekly reach has increased by 10% year on year, with 23.1 million people now tuning in to radio via a digitally enabled receiver (DAB, DTV, internet) each week (up from 20.9 million in Q4 2010 and 22.8 million in Q3 2011).
Radio listeners in the UK continue to favour Chris Evans’ BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, which enjoyed a 1.6% YoY rise in weekly reach in Q4 2011.
Capital has retained its position at the top of the London chart after a healthy 14.9% YoY increase in reach (up 3.4% QoQ) to almost 2.3 million listeners.
Total Global Radio (UK) heads up the nationals and networks once again, though it recorded a -1.9% QoQ and -1.5% YoY decline in reach to 19.4 million. The Capital brand performed particurlarly well for Global.
The latest RAJAR figures for Q4 2011 saw All Radio’s reach dip, taking it below the 47 million listener mark, which it hit for the first time ever in Q1 2011.
RAJAR’s Q4 2011 release was positive for Global Radio’s Capital brand, as well as Bauer’s Kiss and Magic.
The UK’s national newspaper websites saw usage figures fall in December, with almost all audited sites recording a drop, with the exception of The Independent.The Independent was the only site to record an increase during the Christmas month, up 11.0% on November.However, all the other websites in our analysis posted percentage declines. guardian.co.uk suffered the… Continue reading ABC December 2011: Newspaper sites see usage drop in December
Channel 5 enjoyed another month of increased revenues before Christmas – up 14.3% on December 2010. The channel posted a run of positive results last year under Richard Desmond’s ownership.
December saw the UK’s online population pass the 40 million mark for the first time since May 2011. The last-minute seasonal panic brought UK shoppers online in the search of the perfect present, although many retails sites saw varied results for the month.