ABC Jan-Jun 2002 Celebrity And TV Listings Magazines
The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 15 August 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Important Notes: ABC Jan-Jun 2002
Once again Heat was the success story among the Celebrity/Gossip magazines, with a year on year increase in circulation of 103.4%. IPC’s Now also continues to be a strong contender. It added 10% year on year to its circulation to reach 570,279, continuing to be a serious threat to OK!’s place at the top of this group- that title saw a 11.7% decrease taking it to 575,307.
Meanwhile, the original “celebs and their houses” magazine Hello experienced a 38.5% year on year fall in circulation to 517,883, putting it in Heat’s sights. This loss, and the closure of Celebrity Looks meant that the sector as a whole was down in circulation year on year. However, with the increases at some titles mentioned above, the sector cannot really be said to be cooling off.
| Celebrity/Gossip Magazine Circulations | ||||
| Title | Publishing Company | Jan-Jun 01 | Jan-Jun02 | % Change |
| All About Soap | Attic Futura | 102,704 | 104,204 | 1.5 |
| Celebrity Looks (see also Women’s Monthlies) (C) | Emap | 130,088 | n/a | n/a |
| Heat ( see also TV Listings) | Emap | 235,450 | 478,924 | 103.4 |
| Hello! | Hello Ltd | 842,723 | 517,883 | -38.5 |
| Inside Soap | Attic Futura | 243,633 | 252,699 | 3.7 |
| Now (see also Women’s Weeklies) | IPC | 518,322 | 570,279 | 10.0 |
| OK! | Northern & Shell | 651,513 | 575,307 | -11.7 |
| Soaplife | IPC tx | 114,218 | 102,784 | -10.0 |
| Total | 2,838,651 | 2,602,080 | -8.3 | |
Aside from Heat, among TV Listings magazines one of the best year on year performances came from H Bauer’s TV Choice, which saw its circulation rise by 14.7% year on year. In contrast, major names including IPC’s TV Times, BBC Worldwide’s Radio Times and H Bauer’s TV Quick saw year on year declines, of 10.4%, 3.8% and 14% respectively. Overall, the sector looked pretty healthy, adding 7.2% to its total circulation year on year.
| TV Listings Magazine Circulations | ||||
| Title | PublishingCo | Jan-Jun 01 | Jan-Jun 02 | % Ch |
| Heat (See also Celebrity Magazines) | Emap Metro | 235,450 | 478,924 | 103.4 |
| Radio Times | BBC Worldwide Ltd | 1,200,796 | 1,155,064 | -3.8 |
| Sky Customer Magazine | Redwood Publishing | 4,745,063 | 5,347,370 | 12.7 |
| Time Out | Time Out Magazine Ltd | 86,653 | 85,018 | -1.9 |
| TV & Satellite Week | IPC tx Ltd | 250,301 | 252,082 | 0.7 |
| TV Choice | H Bauer Publishing | 751,618 | 861,810 | 14.7 |
| TV Now! | Minjara Ltd | 30,321 | 34,941 | 15.2 |
| TV Quick | H Bauer Publishing | 511,737 | 440,080 | -14.0 |
| TV Times | IPC tx Ltd | 636,951 | 570,809 | -10.4 |
| Whats On TV | IPC tx Ltd | 1,709,092 | 1,666,475 | -2.5 |
| Total | 10,157,982 | 10,892,573 | 7.2 | |
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