The National Readership Survey (NRS) has today released its latest figures combining both print and online readership – showing mixed fortunes for UK newsbrands.
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The latest NRS national newspaper figures once again chart a steady decline in print, with no titles recording any growth in readership at all for the period April 2013 to March 2014.
Only four daily titles managed to record any growth in the latest ABC results showing circulation figures for the national newspapers as the London Free Press sees good yearly growth.
Following an increase in its print run earlier this year, the London Evening Standard is the only title to record any yearly growth in circulation, according to March’s ABC figures.
The latest ABC regional newspaper results reveal an relatively stable picture for most of the top performing groups and titles, but a -35.7% decrease for Newsquest Midlands South lost the group an average of 103,500 copies.
The Guardian and the ‘i‘ record small year-on-year increases in the latest ABC figures, as the Sun’s monthly figures slide -7.4%.
Readership figures for print and online show how the Daily Mail continues to dominate, as the Daily Express and the Guardian see strong growth; but bad news for the Financial Times which was down almost 30% on the previous period.
The latest NRS national newspaper figures once again paint a sorry picture for print, with no titles recording any growth in readership at all for the period January to December 2013.
The majority of national newspaper titles were up in January with the Sun and Sun on Sunday looking strong – and after extending its reach into Zone 6, the London Evening Standard recorded double-digit growth for the month.
To reflect the true reach of a magazine brand’s reach, for the first time ABC has issued combined digital and print data. Find out which brands came out on top.
