ABC Consumer Jan-June 2013: TV Listings
Overall TV Listings magazines were down -6.3% year on year (YoY) and -5.8% period on period (PoP)
H Bauer Publishing’s TV Choice remained in poll position, up 4.2% PoP and 0.3% YoY, selling almost 1.3 million copies.
What’s on TV kept its place in second position but saw a hefty PoP decline of -11.4% (-10.9% YoY) and was down 132,411 copies on the same period last year.
The Radio Times followed in third, suffering a -9.1% PoP dip and was down -6.1% YoY (-53,019 copies).
Only TV Choice and Soaplife saw any PoP gains as the rest of the sector experienced declines.
TV Easy was hit hardest, down -17.9%, both PoP and YoY, as the TV Times saw a -10% drop PoP and shed -17,654 copies on the same period last year.
| Title | Publisher | Jan-Jun 12 | Jan-Jun 13 | Actual Change | YoY % Ch | Jul-Dec 12 | PoP % Ch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,380,782 | 4,104,700 | 276,082 | -6.3 | 4,355,701 | -5.8 | |
| TV Choice | H Bauer Publishing | 1,277,850 | 1,282,276 | 4,426 | 0.3 | 1,230,076 | 4.2 |
| What’s On TV | IPC Media Ltd | 1,215,609 | 1,083,198 | -132,411 | -10.9 | 1,222,242 | -11.4 |
| Radio Times | Immediate Media Company | 865,562 | 812,543 | -53,019 | -6.1 | 893,512 | -9.1 |
| TV Times | IPC Media Ltd | 265,550 | 247,896 | -17,654 | -6.6 | 275,526 | -10.0 |
| TV & Satellite Week | IPC Media Ltd | 168,630 | 159,665 | -8,965 | -5.3 | 165,735 | -3.7 |
| Inside Soap | Hearst Magazines UK | 154,657 | 142,682 | -11,975 | -7.7 | 150,765 | -5.4 |
| TV Easy | IPC Media Ltd | 148,664 | 122,116 | -26,548 | -17.9 | 148,759 | -17.9 |
| Total TV Guide | H Bauer Publishing | 121,052 | 110,304 | -10,748 | -8.9 | 121,169 | -9.0 |
| Soaplife | IPC Media Ltd | 84,964 | 75,533 | -9,431 | -11.1 | 73,841 | 2.3 |
| All About Soap | Hearst Magazines UK | 78,244 | 68,487 | -9,757 | -12.5 | 74,076 | -7.5 |
Source: ABC