Reading the Nation

Wimbledon serves up Tennis love across Ozone (w.e Jul 16)

Wimbledon serves up Tennis love across Ozone (w.e Jul 16)

Tennis and the prestigious Wimbledon championships captured the nation’s attention over the first two weeks in July. Despite a lack of British talent in the final stages, interest was still high through to the final weekend. More than 23m Tennis page view across Wimbledon fortnight 5.8x higher than the prior two weeks.

Pension news drives readers’ future planning (w.e Jul 2)

Pension news drives readers’ future planning (w.e Jul 2)

Last week, Mel Stride – the Work and Pensions Secretary – moved to reassure retirees that the pension triple lock is here to stay and would be a key commitment in the next Conservative manifesto.

Glastonbury interest sees engagement rocket (w.e Jun 25)

Glastonbury interest sees engagement rocket (w.e Jun 25)

The Glastonbury Festival returned last week to light up engagement with our Music & Audio content like the Arcadia stage’s giant fire-breathing techno spider. Music, arts and culture are huge topics of interest among our national audience of online readers. Our latest Reading the Nation has more.

Mortgage time bomb drives cost of living crisis

Mortgage time bomb drives cost of living crisis

In the past fortnight attempts by the Bank of England to bring down stubbornly high inflation in the UK, by setting a higher base interest rate, has exacerbated the cost of living crisis for millions of mortgage holders. We’ve seen this translate into higher engagement with relevant content.

Rising temperatures heat up engagement (w.e Jun 11)

Rising temperatures heat up engagement (w.e Jun 11)

Last week, the Met Office issued its first heat alert of 2023 as a plume of hot air from southern Europe made its way to the UK to push temperatures into the 30s. With millions of Brits sizzling in the sunshine we saw engagement with our Weather content and related topics rise.

Travel’s back and booming as Brits getaway (w.e Jun 4)

Travel’s back and booming as Brits getaway (w.e Jun 4)

Last week’s school half term put Travel on the agenda for families nationwide. With many Brits making a break for it, even the busy roads, train strikes and malfunctioning electronic passport gates couldn’t stop them enjoying a well-deserved break. Our latest Reading the Nation has more.

Record week for Sport as seasons conclude (w.e May 28)

Record week for Sport as seasons conclude (w.e May 28)

Last week, our Sport category enjoy a record seven days for engagement as weekly page views hit 67.7m for the first time. Looking ahead, we can expect even more engagement for Football, Tennis and Auto Racing in the coming weeks as the 2023 summer of sport begins.

That's Entertainment as reader interest grows (w.e May 21)

That's Entertainment as reader interest grows (w.e May 21)

Last week, a combination of seasonality and headline news made it a blockbuster seven days for multiple Entertainment categories across our premium publishers. Combined Entertainments page views for Video Gaming, Fine Art, Movies and Television were +22% higher vs. the four-week average.