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After a rocky start to the year, February saw further circulation declines in the newspaper market, according to the latest ABC figures.

January saw commercial broadcasters pick up speed again with just one channel reporting a decline in revenue.

Continuing its unrivalled dominance, the Daily Mail leads with a combined print and digital readership of almost 23.5 million, with a fairly even split across print, PC and mobile.

The latest findings from NRS PADD continue to paint a healthy picture for magazines, with mobile and tablet – including both websites and apps – increasing readership by an average of 20.7% across all titles.

As the Christmas and New Year holiday period drew to a close there was still time for BBC One to offer up a gem for viewers dreading the return to work, with the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.

All ABC-audited national newspaper websites enjoyed an impressive rise in users over January, with dominant newsbrand MailOnline enjoying the most remarkable increase, month on month.

There was no change in the ranking for the top three titles in the Women’s Lifestyle sector, which saw John Lewis Edition firmly in the lead – and breaking through the 500,000 circulation barrier.

A fairly flat period for News and Current Affairs saw Private Eye, The Week and BBC History Magazine maintain the top three spots, with the Ian Hislop-edited satirical mag leading the way.

There was little change to the TV Listings sector in terms of rankings, however, there were some significant period and yearly declines in circulation across the 10 titles.

WI Life magazine, from the Women’s Institute, was back in the top spot as Hearst UK’s House Beautiful was up more than 10% to record a circulation of 122,926.