An overview of performances by publisher, focusing on some of the triumphs and disappointments of the leading consumer magazine publishers over the January to June 2011 ABC period.

The post-recession market is still having a huge impact on the Women’s Weekly sector, which is down 8.0% on last year (and 5.4% PoP).

The TV Listings sector had a fairly poor period, with just one title posting a PoP increase between January and June 2011 (What’s On TV).

Home Interest is one of the few sectors to benefit from the current economic climate – with a number of titles enjoying circulation increases, including Country Living, which leads the market.

The Men’s Lifestyle sector is continuing to struggle – down 4.4% overall on this time last year.

Condé Nast’s Glamour still tops the Women’s Lifestyle sector following a positive 5.9% PoP increase in sales. Overall, the market is up 1.1% YoY and 1.5% PoP.

The UKs online population fell by 816,000 people in July as users continued to turn away from their computers during the summer months.

July was an interesting month for the national newspaper market, with the hackgate scandal dominating headlines and the closure of News International’s long-running Sunday tabloid News of the World.

The UK’s national newspaper websites suffered a drop in usage in June, with almost all audited sites recording a small drop in both daily and monthly figures.

The total UK online universe declined in June – down 730,000 users month on month to 39.5 million. Although total users had been rising steadily in the last few months, June’s figure shows the first drop in general online take up since February of this year.