October was a miserable month for newspaper circulation, with both national markets and the London free press recording period on period (PoP) and year on year (YoY) declines.
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September was a good month for Channel 4, with the free to air broadcaster improving revenues by 12% year on year.
In the daily market just two titles were up: the Financial Times and the Guardian, while no titles in the Sunday market recorded any growth.
According to the latest agency estimates, ITV’s August revenues are down -5.9%.
Although some titles recorded declines – the Financial Times, the Guardian and Observer were hardest hit, all down -2% – many other titles saw circulations rise.
ITV’s July revenues are up 10.2% year-on-year, according to the latest agency estimates.
Overall, the daily market was down just -0.5% period-on-period, while the Sunday market was up 0.3%.
Love Island and the World Cup helped secure a 22.9% surge in revenues for ITV in June. Total revenues reached almost £117m last month – a boost of £21.7m on the previous year.
May was a solid month for commercial broadcasters, with a series of revenues boosts, according to the latest agency estimates.
While the daily newspaper market suffered, the Sunday market was up 2.7% between April and May.