The Department for International Development’s (DFID) press office has three types of contracts for coverage monitoring. Press cuts are provided by EDS (Electronic Distribution Service), broadcast coverage by the MMU (Media Monitoring Unit) and online coverage by Meltwater. The latter is relatively a new service from 2006. Details of DFID spend on press monitoring is displayed in the following table:
Financial year Total cost (£) 2004-05 70,310.85 2005-06 120,257.07 2006-07 138,378 2007-08 202,694 2008-09 (to date) 103,284