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News and Current Affairs looked strong for the first half of the year, bucking the general trend in the declining magazine market.

While TV can do no wrong, apparently TV listings magazines can – with the latest ABC figures suggesting that the nation is growing bored of looking at what’s on.

The latest ABC release for the January – June 2015 period charts all the trends for the consumer magazine market. Here is Newsline’s complete overview.

Perhaps a sign that the nation is finally growing tiresome of seeing the human form in all its glory, Men’s Fitness and lads’ mag Zoo recorded significant declines in circulation over the period

The first half of 2015 saw almost every title record declines in combined print and digital circulations in the home interest market.

Very few titles in the women’s lifestyle market saw their combined print and digital audience increase in the first half of the year; however, declines were moderate in comparison to other markets.

The women’s weekly magazine market took a big hit during the first half of the year, with no title recording an increase in its combined print and digital audience – both over the period and the year.

July was a strong month for both the Sun and the Sun on Sunday, whilst the FT saw its circulation drop by more than 7,000, according to the latest ABC figures.

Commercial radio enjoyed strong digital growth, attracting a higher digital share than the BBC for the first time, according to the latest Rajar findings, issued today.

As Rajar publishes its second quarter results for the radio market, Newsline presents a full round-up for the national stations and networks and the digital and breakfast markets.