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ABC Jul-Dec 2003: Performance By Publsiher

ABC Jul-Dec 2003: Performance By Publsiher

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 February 2003. 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 NewsLine.

The following figures show titles by publisher reporting for the six monthly period July to December 2003, but does not include titles reporting yearly.

BBC Magazines
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Action Hero (N) n/a 33025 n/a
BBC Easy Gardening (N) n/a 61274 n/a
BBC Gardeners World 295,271 285,772 -3.2
BBC Good Food 342,375 342,604 0.1
BBC Good Homes 116,468 106,213 -8.8
BBC History Magazine 52,031 51,303 -1.4
BBC Homes & Antiques 150,454 141,077 -6.2
BBC Learning Is Fun 58,075 42,921 -26.1
BBC Top Gear – UK Edition (R) n/a 136,216 n/a
BBC Wildlife 45,380 43,178 -4.9
Bob The Builder 109,973 110,789 0.7
Bob The Builder Extra 66,204 57,281 -13.5
Disney Comic (R) 48,003 27,313 -43.1
Disney Explorer (N) n/a 34,350 n/a
Disney Girl 52,425 51,728 -1.3
Disney’s Big Time 46,043 46,303 0.6
Eve 121,070 142,382 17.6
Fimbles (N) n/a 122,954 n/a
Gardens Illustrated (N) n/a 22,773 n/a
Girl Talk 83,551 93,185 11.5
It’s Hot (R) n/a 116,515 n/a
Magic Key 45,039 47,687 5.9
Noddy Magazine 25,147 27,726 10.3
Radio Times 1,160,436 1,157,481 -0.3
Teletubbies 102,797 72,472 -29.5
Teletubbies Extra 42,618 33,229 -22.0
Top Of The Pops 244,241 230,493 -5.6
Toybox 185,138 158,530 -14.4
Toybox Teach Me 56,241 44,952 -20.1
Tweenies 180,076 144,005 -20.0
Tweenies Extra 99,016 75,284 -24.0
Total 3,728,072 4,061,015 8.9
Condé Nast
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Condé Nast Traveller 82,514 82,811 0.4
Glamour 537,474 582,690 8.4
GQ 123,502 124,022 0.4
House & Garden 148,544 148,716 0.1
Tatler 84,018 84,330 0.4
Vanity Fair 87,411 90,244 3.2
Vogue 202,108 205,124 1.5
World Of Interiors 64,287 65,099 1.3
Total 1,329,858 1,383,036 4.0
Dennis Publishing
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Auto Express 92,183 96,238 4.4
Bizarre (B)* 105,620 95,095 -10.0
Computer & Video Games 33,033 27,810 -15.8
Computer Buyer 41,234 36,039 -12.6
Computer Shopper 110,035 103,429 -6.0
EVO 63,791 70,180 10.0
Fortean Times (B)* 30,072 26,131 -13.1
Jack (B)* n/a 39,052 n/a
Mac User 25,315 23,251 -8.2
Maxim 250,119 243,341 -2.7
Men’s Fitness 50,493 60,017 18.9
PC Pro 121,189 110,326 -9.0
PC Zone 51,088 45,018 -11.9
Viz Comic (B)* 150,730 138,075 -8.4
Shape 76,109 69,480 -8.7
Week 79,055 87,498 10.7
Total 1,280,066 1,270,980 -0.7
Recently Acquired From IFG      
Emap
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Arena 31,712 40,617 28.1
Bliss 260,102 241,664 -7.1
Car (incorporating Performance Car) 106,043 114,381 7.9
Classic Cars 54,493 54,621 0.2
Closer (N) n/a 385,036 n/a
Digital Photo FX 31,033 38,513 24.1
Empire 164,550 190,659 15.9
Face 42,242 40,286 -4.6
FHM (For Him Magazine) 620,226 601,166 -3.1
Garden Answers 68,129 60,589 -11.1
Garden News 52,031 53,203 2.3
Golf World 48,210 47,079 -2.3
Heat 554,644 566,731 2.2
Here’s Health 22,097 20,015 -9.4
J17 143,308 134,650 -6.0
Kerrang! 84,173 69,261 -17.7
Land Rover Owner International 53,501 54,621 2.1
Max Power 237,584 226,873 -4.5
Mixmag 60,070 50,182 -16.5
Mojo 100,418 104,437 4.0
More! 246,261 259,550 5.4
Mother & Baby 80,876 81,024 0.2
New Woman 294,611 290,533 -1.4
Nintendo Official Magazine 51,096 50,245 -1.7
Period Living & Traditional Homes 70,562 72,836 3.2
Practical Classics and Car Restorer 69,496 65,928 -5.1
Pregnancy & Birth 46,059 47,621 3.4
Q 180,215 161,634 -10.3
Sneak 86,535 104,174 20.4
Smash Hits 145,174 114,383 -21.2
Todays Golfer Incorporating Fore! 98,084 100,078 2.0
Top Sante Health & Beauty 143,023 130,830 -8.5
Yours 380,688 403,696 6.0
Total 4,627,246 4,977,116 7.6
Future Publishing
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Classic Rock 40,271 40,347 0.2
Edge 28,126 27,318 -2.9
Digital Camera Magazine 29,046 33,221 14.4
Gamesmaster 65,231 53,902 -17.4
Metal Hammer 35,536 29,274 -17.6
Microsoft Windows XP 50,342 67,767 34.6
NGC Magazine (formerly N64) 38,539 27,058 -29.8
Official Playstation 2 Magazine 197,349 188,322 -4.6
OPM (Official Playstation Magazine) 50,185 n/a n/a
PC Gamer 76,059 64,070 -15.8
Playstation 2 Special Edition 41,804 22,677 -45.8
PS2 Gaming Max 20,249 13,175 -34.9
PSM2 70,049 43,684 -37.6
Redline 65,653 72,106 9.8
Total Film 85,977 90,580 5.4
Total 894,416 773,501 -13.5
Hachette Filipacchi
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
All About Soap* 101,420 112,127 10.6
B* 192,945 165,708 -14.1
Elle (B)** 200,398 201,309 0.5
Elle Decoration (B)** 61,850 60,045 -2.9
Inside Soap* 237,242 200,582 -15.5
Red (B)** 192,005 196,719 2.5
Sugar* 321,258 291,794 -9.2
TV Hits* 153,307 130,164 -15.1
Total 1,460,425 1,358,448 -7.0
*acquired followed purchase of Attic Futura 10/02      
**formerly part of a joint venture with Emap      
H Bauer
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Bella 427,885 429,226 0.3
Puzzle Selection 98,177 95,021 -3.2
Real 161,181 205,702 27.6
Spirit & Destiny (N) n/a 77,353 n/a
Take A Break 1,204,577 1,227,305 1.9
Take A Crossword 141,474 147,464 4.2
Take A Puzzle 100,965 105,796 4.8
Thats Life! 597,170 597,420 0.0
TV Choice 902,954 1,017,468 12.7
TV Quick 417,618 375,780 -10.0
Total 4,052,001 4,278,535 5.6
Highbury Entertainment
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jun-Dec 03 % Change
Cube 31501 32,709 3.8
Cube Solutions 13646 8,883 -34.9
Digital Photography Made Easy 25,279 20,102 -20.5
Digital Video Made Easy 16,465 15,206 -7.6
DVD Review 43,441 38,735 -10.8
Hotdog 17,132 21,431 25.1
P2 21,083 19,550 -7.3
Play 58,553 57,060 -2.5
XBM 27,163 30,036 10.6
XPERT 8,109 8,936 10.2
Total 217,225 252,648 16.3
IPC
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
19 110,884 81,800 -26.2
25 Beautiful Homes 134,511 128,829 -4.2
Amateur Gardening 56,225 56,827 1.1
Chat 552,800 604,582 9.4
Chat – Passion Series 161,327 167,807 4.0
Country Homes & Interiors 103,392 94,204 -8.9
Essentials 165,229 150,402 -9.0
Family Circle 168,363 162,178 -3.7
Golf Monthly 74,465 74,587 0.2
Homes & Gardens 157,981 162,817 3.1
Ideal Home 277,105 274,488 -0.9
InStyle (R) 175,245 187,172 6.8
Living etc 92,695 91,409 -1.4
Loaded 290,214 263,107 -9.3
Marie Claire 400,038 360,789 -9.8
Mizz 129,654 100,298 -22.6
Mizz Specials Series 136,827 50,251 -63.3
Muzik (C) 36,089 n/a n/a
New Musical Express 73,338 72,557 -1.1
Now 630,212 592,076 -6.1
Now – Style Series 120,217 148,912 23.9
Practical Parenting 46,638 46,840 0.4
Soaplife 114,965 107,765 -6.3
TV & Satellite Week 247,507 224,003 -9.5
TV Times 566,855 524,131 -7.5
Uncut 91,204 111,167 21.9
Wallpaper 110,811 107,814 -2.7
What’s On TV 1,630,850 1,654,843 1.5
Woman 638,036 565,393 -11.4
Woman & Home 271,887 295,362 8.6
Woman – Feelgood Series 132,647 102,628 -22.6
Woman’s Own 519,388 478,687 -7.8
Woman’s Own – Lifestyle Series 91,027 62,451 -31.4
Woman’s Weekly 486,149 453,153 -6.8
Woman’s Weekly – Fiction Series 99,151 91,390 -7.8
Woman’s Weekly – Home Series 148,127 135,807 -8.3
World Soccer 55,216 55,299 0.2
Total 8,995,649 8,574,369 -4.7
National Magazine Company
Title Jul-Dec 02 Jul-Dec 03 % Change
Best 416,074 420,437 1.0
Company 330,373 330,751 0.1
Cosmo Girl! 142,073 198,324 39.6
Cosmopolitan 463,058 460,655 -0.5
Country Living 164,079 174,538 6.4
Esquire 68,075 70,164 3.1
Good Housekeeping 407,032 415,730 2.1
Harpers & Queen 88,049 90,227 2.5
House Beautiful 170,019 182,025 7.1
Prima 325,042 330,128 1.6
Prima Baby 50,007 52,043 4.1
She 183,017 190,033 3.8
Zest 115,081 105,058 -8.7
Total 2,921,979 3,020,113 3.4

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