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Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market in the UK saw a decline in sales overall during February, with a dip of 2.98% year on year indicating a continued slump in the sector’s fortunes.Worst hit was the popular sector, which saw a downturn in sales across the board. The Daily Star bore the brunt of the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2006

Today sees the Audit Bureau of Circulations release data for the nation’s regional newspapers covering the period from July to December 2005.The new figures reveal mixed results for the UK’s regional press, with the majority of paid for newspaper groups seeing a decline overall, with only one of the top ten exhibiting any growth in… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jul-Dec 2005

ITV1 had a very bad start to the year, with revenues for January falling by 10.1%, down to £116.6 million, according to estimates collated from media agencies. Reports in the national press anticipate that, across the first quarter, ITV will be facing its worst financial results for 10 years, with revenue forecast to suffer a… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2006

The total number of internet users accelerated at a higher rate throughout the last quarter of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004 according to figures released by BMRB, with the internet’s growth showing no signs of slowing.The total number of people using the internet is now estimated to be 26.6 million, a 12.8%… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up: 2005 Sees Internet Users Multiplying

All terrestrial broadcasters, other than Channel 4, lost viewing share during January 2006, with ITV1 faring worst, whilst multichannel viewing increased year on year.In digital homes, however, Channel 4 grew its audience by 1.2% points, whilst ITV fell slightly on January 2005.All ViewingITV1 had a bad start to the year, as it saw its viewing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – January 2006

The home interest magazine market looked decidedly downbeat in the latest round of ABC results, with the figures for the six months to December 2006 revealing declines in many titles across the sector.Worst hit was Emap’s Period Living & Traditional Homes, with a decline of 23.3% year on year leaving the magazine’s circulation at 48,792.Elsewhere… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Home Interest Downbeat As 2005 Draws To A Close

The latest ABC results for the TV Listings magazine sector, reveal a depressed market, with just two publications managing to increase sales.IPC Media’s Whats on TV managed to retain its position as market leader, despite incurring the largest actual loss in circulation, dipping by 84,601, to 1,502,977.TV Choice from H Bauer Publishing, enjoyed the largest… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:TV Listings Suffer Decline, While Soap Sees Mixed Results

The music magazine market enjoyed a good performance in the latest set of ABC’s, with just two publications dragging the sector down during July to December.Emap’s flagship music magazine, Q retained its crown as the market leader, pushing its circulation up by 3.7% year on year, commanding a circulation of 168,547.Mojo continued to do well… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Music Magazines Hit Right Note For Readers

The women’s weekly magazines market continues to thrive, with the latest set of ABC figures for July to December showing sizeable gains across the market, indicating the nation’s thirst for celebrity news.Natmags Reveal enjoyed the largest percentage increase, pushing its circulation up by 44% year on year, with the title now commanding a circulation of… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Women’s Weeklies Market Fuelled By Gossip

The latest ABC results for the six months to December 2005 show women’s weekly gossip titles OK, Closer and Reveal with impressive sales increases year on year, proving the public’s continuing appetite for celebrity news.Reveal saw the largest percentage increase in the women’s weekly sector, adding a sizeable 44% year on year. The title, which… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Gossip Sees Growth As Weeklies Widen Appeal