U.K. Traditional Media Brands Attract Online Audiences From Around the World

Worldwide Visitation to DailyMail.co.uk up 153 percent from Year Ago

Nearly 60 percent of Visitors to BBC Sites Originates from Outside the U.K.

LONDON, U.K., January 22, 2008 – Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study of the worldwide traffic to the online properties of traditional U.K. media brands, based on data from the Comscore World Metrix audience measurement service. The study revealed that online visitors originating from outside the U.K. outnumbered the domestic audience for the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, and The Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail had the highest proportion of international visitors, with 69 percent of its 7.6 million visitors originating from outside the U.K. The BBC attracted 59 percent of its audience internationally, while the Telegraph (57 percent) and the Guardian Media Group (56 percent) also drew more than half their respective audiences from outside the U.K. Only two of the ten sites studied, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and ITV Sites, had less than a quarter of their traffic originate internationally.

International Visitor Composition of Selected Leading U.K. Traditional Media Brands
Ranked by Total U.K. Unique Visitors (000)
November 2007
Age 15+ Home and Work Locations*
Source: Comscore World Metrix

Property

Total U.K. Unique Visitors (000)

Total Worldwide

Unique Visitors

(000)

International as % of Worldwide Traffic**

BBC Sites

18,897

45,967

59%

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

7,654

9,565

20%

ITV Sites

5,923

7,677

23%

Guardian Media Group

3,666

8,301

56%

TheSun.co.uk

3,321

6,000

45%

Channel4

3,255

5,234

38%

Telegraph Group Ltd

2,679

6,226

57%

Times Online

2,422

5,390

55%

DailyMail.co.uk

2,369

7,556

69%

Independent.co.uk

899

1,785

50%

* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

** International traffic defined as online visitation originating from outside the U.K.

“In recent years, U.K. media companies have been able to acquire significant international audiences by leveraging their brands online,” said Bob Ivins, EVP of European Markets for Comscore. “The Internet is a truly global medium, allowing consumers to easily access content from anywhere in the world. It is critical that publishers and advertisers understand their global franchise – not just their U.K. audiences.”

Several U.K. TV news media brands experienced online growth during the past year. BBC Sites, the largest property in the study, gained five percent versus year ago to reach nearly 46 million worldwide unique visitors in November 2007, while ITV Sites grew 37 percent to 7.7 million, and Channel4 increased 28 percent to 5.2 million. There were also significant increases in traffic to a number of online newspaper sites, including the DailyMail.co.uk (up 153 percent to 7.6 million visitors) and the Telegraph Group Ltd (up 129 percent to 6.2 million visitors).

Visitation to Selected Leading U.K. Traditional Media Brand Sites
Ranked by Total Worldwide Unique Visitors (000)*
Total Worldwide Age 15+ Home and Work Locations*
November 2007 vs. November 2006
Source: Comscore World Metrix

Media Brand

Total Unique Visitors (000)

Nov 2006

Nov 2007

% Change

Total Worldwide Internet Audience

736,072

810,779

10%

BBC Sites

43,703

45,967

5%

British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB)

9,679

9,565

-1%

Guardian Media Group

7,210

8,301

15%

ITV Sites

5,603

7,677

37%

DailyMail.co.uk

2,984

7,556

153%

Telegraph Group Ltd

2,723

6,226

129%

TheSun.co.uk

4,130

6,000

45%

Times Online

4,053

5,390

33%

Channel4

4,105

5,234

28%

Independent.co.uk

1,625

1,785

10%

* Excludes traffic from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs

About Comscore
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Ayaan Mohamud
Comscore, Inc.
+ 44 (0) 207-099-1775
worldpress@comscore.com



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