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.
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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.
The daily newspaper market saw circulation figures fall -1.8% PoP and -4.4% YoY in December.
The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing finals topped December’s programme rankings. In first place, The X Factor results (on Sunday 11 December), with an audience of more than 13.4 million viewers.
Channel 5 enjoyed another month of increased revenues – up 22.7% on November 2010. The channel has posted a run of positive results this year under Richard Desmond’s ownership.
The online population of the UK dipped slightly in November, despite the expected rise in online shopping in the build up to Christmas.
ITV1 claimed the top three programme slots in November with The X Factor Results show, the new series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Saturday 12 November’s X Factor.
The daily newspaper market saw circulation figures fall -1.8% PoP and -6.8% YoY in November. Just two dailies posted an increase in sales – the Daily Mail and i.
Channel 5 once again saw its year on year revenue increase significantly, up 39.2% on October 2010.
The quality market titles, both the dailies and Sundays, were the biggest losers in readership terms, year on year for the 12 months ending September 2011.