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This afternoon sees the release of ABC magazine circulation data for the six months to June, shedding light for the first time on the performance of several new magazines, including Emap’s high-profile women’s weekly Grazia.The industry will be keen to see the revelations of ABC’s latest statistics, which will also give an update on the… Continue reading ABCs To Shed Light On New Titles Today

Outdoor advertising group, Maiden, has issued an update on the six months ended 30 June 2005, revealing trading conditions over the summer to be showing signs of improvement over last year, with Group billings marginally up in the first six months.The expected continued challenging conditions in the advertising market is shown to have adversely affected… Continue reading Maiden Reveals Improved Summer Trading

Britain’s men’s magazines continued to see a fierce battle for supremacy in the six months to June, with the latest ABC figures providing year on year analysis of the market’s newest entrants, weekly titles Nuts and Zoo.The new statistics show IPC’s Nuts retaining its lead over Emap’s Zoo, with a total circulation of 304,751. However,… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Mens Weeklies See Strong Increases

European regulations surrounding the unbundling of local looped telephone networks is hampering the development of next-generation broadband networks, according to the Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) Council of Europe.The FTTH claims that recent uncertainty over Euro-regulations has discouraged investment in high-speed networks, although representatives from telecoms regulatory bodies in the EC, UK, France and the Netherlands claimed last… Continue reading Euro Regulations Stifle Broadband Growth

The women’s weekly market saw several downturns year on year during the six months to June, with only a handful of titles fending off negative percentage growth.Worst hit was Lady magazine, shedding 10.5% of its circulation year on year to total 34,582. However, several high profile titles were also impacted by the downturn, as IPC’s… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:New Launches Boost Women’s Weeklies

The notoriously fickle teenage market saw a large number of titles suffering negative circulation growth in the six months to June, with only Emap’s Bliss managing to buck the trend for decline.The title added a respectable 7.4% to its circulation year on year, which now totals 276,253. The title, which underwent a revamp in the… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2005:Bliss Looks Hopeful In Struggling Teen Sector

The online newspaper industry is predicted to enjoy strong gains over the next three years, with new research from US analyst, eMarketer, forecasting revenues to increase to $2.26 billion in 2008, up from $1.03 billion in 2004. The Online Publishing: Focus on Newspapers report claims that consumption of online news is rising, due to increasing… Continue reading Online Newspaper Industry Forecast To Enjoy Strong Gains

European regulations surrounding the unbundling of local looped telephone networks is hampering the development of next-generation broadband networks, according to the Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) Council of Europe. The FTTH claims that recent uncertainty over Euro-regulations has discouraged investment in high-speed networks, although representatives from telecoms regulatory bodies in the EC, UK, France and the Netherlands claimed… Continue reading Euro Regulations Could Restrict Broadband Growth

Publishing group, United Business Media (UBM), has bought three online and events companies for $56.5 million, adding on to its existing industry businesses. The company has acquired online publishing, live events and research/analysis group, Light Reading Inc for $24 million, US chemicals events business Informex for $24 million and online electronics business media platform TechOnLine… Continue reading UBM Buys Extends Online And Events Reach

Outdoor advertising group, Maiden, has issued an update on the six months ended 30 June 2005, revealing trading conditions over the summer to be showing signs of improvement over last year, with Group billings marginally up in the first six months. The expected continued challenging conditions in the advertising market is shown to have adversely… Continue reading Maiden Reveals Improved Summer Trading