Household take-up of digital television, via Freeview, digital satellite or cable TV, has risen to almost 85% to the end of June 2007, according to new research from Ofcom.This was up from 80.5% in the previous quarter, equating to 944,000 net household conversions since March (see Digital TV Penetration In The UK Exceeds 80%).A further… Continue reading Digital TV Penetration Reaches Almost 85%

Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Porto was watched by an average adult audience of just over 4.1 million last night, giving ITV1 a 19.6% viewing share between 7.30pm and 10pm.However, BBC One’s triple bill of EastEnders, Holby City and the second part of a two-part story line of Silent Witness managed to lure more viewers.EastEnders, which… Continue reading BBC Soaps And Dramas Score Against Football

A year after their launch in the capital (see thelondonpaper Launches And The Free Newspaper War Begins), the two free afternoon papers, the London Lite and thelondonpaper, have today released their first National Readership Survey figures, for January to June 2007, showing the London Lite to be ahead of its rival.Despite thelondonpaper remaining in top… Continue reading Women Favour London Lite Over thelondonpaper

BBC One’s black comedy The Dinner Party, starring Lee Evans and ex-EastEnder Jessie Wallace, was a hit in last night’s 9pm to 10pm timeslot, gaining an average adult audience of more than 6.5 million.The programme gave the channel a 30.4% viewing share at the time, compared to ITV1’s share of 13.7% for Marco Pierre White’s… Continue reading More Than 6.5 Million Come To The Party On BBC One

The number of UK households connected to the internet has jumped by almost one million in the last year alone, to reach over 15 million, according to the latest information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The number of homes with access to broadband internet has jumped by 40% year on year to 51%, the… Continue reading Household Internet Connectivity Rises To Over 15 Million

For the second month in a row, ITV1 was the only terrestrial channel to see a year on year rise in its viewing share in all homes.All other terrestrial channels felt a slide in their share for the month in all homes, with BBC One seeing the greatest fall of almost three percentage points.All ViewingITV1… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – July 2007

The latest IPA ‘Trends in Television’ report for Q2 2007 shows the first year on year increase in average daily viewing levels for some time, now standing at 3.46 hours, up from 3.43 hours for the same period last year.The non-terrestrial channels continue to grow in terms of penetration, patronage and share of viewing, recording… Continue reading Q2 2007 TV Viewing Stabilising

Q Magazine remained king of the music titles, despite an almost 18% year on year drop in circulation, according to yesterday’s ABC consumer magazine concurrent release for the first six months of 2007.The Emap title shed almost 29,000 copies in real terms year on year to take its total to just under 130,200, well above… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Q Magazine Tops Music Sector Despite 18% Year On Year Circulation Drop

It was a dismal picture for the teenage market, with large declines for most of the featured titles in the sector, according to the ABC January to June 2007 concurrent release.NatMags’ CosmoGIRL! closed in June (see NatMags To Close CosmoGIRL!) in order for the company to put more focus on Jellyfish (see NatMags Names Digital… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Dismal Picture For Teen Market With Sugar Taking Top Spot From Bliss

Radio listening via platform (analogue and digital), announced for the first time since the introduction of new methodology in January 2007 (see New RAJAR Diary Survey To Deliver Results In August), reveals almost 13% of listening is now via a digital platform (DAB, DTV, internet) with digital listening hours for Q2, 2007 totalling 136 million… Continue reading New RAJAR Figures Reveal Almost 13% Of Listening Now Via Digital