The latest figures on national newspaper circulation, released by ABC, show that overall the market did not see a great change in the number of copies sold, showing that the timing of World Cup matches in June did not work in newspapers’ favours. More titles lost ground than gained it during June compared to May.The… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – June 2002
The latest figures from the NRS show that the readership of national newspapers for the period December-May 2002 was up 0.5% year on year.The main beneficiaries of the rise in readership were at GMG. The Guardian saw an impressive 33.8% year on year increase in readership, pushing its total up 343,000 to 1.36 million. A… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2002
The latest figures from ABC reveal that month on month, overall circulation of national newspapers fell during May by 0.7%. The worst loss in percentage terms was at Sport First, which dropped 10,000 or 15.9% from its total month on month. Among the larger selling titles, the Mail on Sunday had a difficult month, dropping… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2002
NRS figures for National Newspapers in the six month period ending in April 2002 show that over readership has declined 0.75% year on year to 66.18 million. Year on year analysis shows that the broadsheets saw the largest fluctuations in readership.The best performer both in terms of percentage and actual numbers was the Guardian, which… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – April 2002
The latest ABC figures for National Newspapers show that if the many Queen Mother commemorative issues at the start of the month had any effect on circulation, it was minimal. Overall circulation for national titles was up just 0.6% compared with the previous month.The best performers in this analysis were titles seen as failing in… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – April 2002
NRS figures for National Newspapers in the period October 2001 to March 2002 shows that year on year overall readership has inched up 0.2% to 66.39 million. The largest fluctuations in readership, in a year on year analysis, were seen among the broadsheets.The best performer in both percentage and actual numbers terms was the Guardian,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2002
According to analysis of March circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), the overall circulation for national newspapers fell 0.9% compared to February.The heaviest loss in percentage terms was at the Daily Express, which saw a 4.9% decrease compared to the previous month. In numbers terms, the biggest fall was at leading daily… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2002
The National Readership Survey (NRS) has released readership figures for February 2002. Overall the national newspaper market has seen a minor decline, of 0.4% year on year, although some dramatic performances, both positive and negative, were seen in the broadsheet and tabloid markets.The largest year on year increase in readership was seen at the Guardian,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – February 2002
The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that during February the national newspaper market as a whole saw a 1.1% decline in circulation, representing an actual month on month change of a fraction under 300,000.Worst hit in numbers terms was the normally quite buoyant Daily Mail, whose circulation was down by… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – February 2002
NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – January 2002The latest national newspaper readership figures released by the NRS show that for the period August 2001 to January 2002, the readership of national newspaper titles grew by 0.2% to just below 66 million. As in recent months, significant movement in both directions was seen in the broadsheet market.The… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – January 2002
