RevenueITV’s annual revenue growth during 2000 showed an improvement on the previous year with total revenue coming in at £1.96bn. This represents an annual growth of 4.9%, which is, however, down on 1999’s 6.3% growth level.The network saw the worst performances of the year during the second half of 2000. October was the worst month… Continue reading Annual TV Market Round Up – 2000
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Year on year the NRS figures show that the six months to December 2000 did not represent a good period for national newspaper readership. With a drop of 5.2% across the whole sector, losses were suffered in all but three titles. These were the Guardian, which managed to add 18,000 readers, or 1.6%, to reach… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – December 2000
The latest RAJAR figures for local commercial radio showed that weekly reach has decreased by 280,000 or 1% quarter on quarter, now standing at 54% or 26.2m. Local commercial radio’s share of listening has also dropped, by 0.8 percentage points to 37.9%.The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach… Continue reading December 2000 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
This was not a strong quarter for commercial stations. Virgin Radio (AM) slipped once again, by 0.4 percentage points in share and by 15.4% year on year in terms of reach, to 2.5m. The station blamed the erosion of AM listening and insisted that its future would be secured by being available across all platforms… Continue reading RAJAR Latest Shows Radio 2 And Classic FM Carry The Flag For National Stations
The following tables show the performances of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year period to December 2000. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Dec 1999 Ending Dec 2000 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 149 147 -1.3… Continue reading December 2000 RAJAR – Performance By Ownership
Capital 95.8 FM strengthened its lead over its competition in London, increasing both reach and share during the three month period to December 2000. Its share of viewing across the capital saw the biggest increase of any station over the period, climbing 1.1% points to 12.4%, and its weekly reach was extended to 2.85m people.BBC’s… Continue reading Capital Still On Top As AM Declines Across London
BBC radio continued to improve its overall share of listening, at the expense of commercial stations, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. All BBC improved its share by a further 0.3% points to 51.7% in the final quarter of 2000, while All Commercial slipped 0.7% points to 46%.Amongst commercial stations losses… Continue reading BBC Continues Its Upward Trend In Latest RAJAR Report
Programmes The month was marked by the run-up to Christmas as channels pulled out all the stops to produce a strong festive line-up. BBC1 continued its ratings war with rival ITV into the season of goodwill by announcing a winter programming budget of £158m, including a massive £42m for the two-week Christmas period.Its Christmas Day… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – December 2000
RevenueAll but one of the terrestrial TV channels increased their December revenue year on year, according to agency estimates. The exception was GMTV, which dropped 10.7% compared to 1999, to £4.8m. The largest increase among the terrestrials was Channel 5, which went up 15% year on year to reach £16.3m. Its revenue is still dwarfed… Continue reading TV Market Round Up – December 2000
Month On MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show national newspaper circulation decreasing by 1.5% during December 2000. All but seven titles slipped in a month on month analysis.The Independent and Independent on Sunday saw the sharpest falls across the period, the Independent falling 7.3% to 223,000 while its sister title… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – December 2000