The end of last week saw the release of the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) latest set of figures. Major magazine publisher Emap saw a mixed set of results, including a good performance from Elle magazine despite a fall overall in the women’s monthly sector (see Women’s Monthly Titles Take Another Tumble), but in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Campaign Media Business.The Independent Television Commission (ITC) releases a quarterly report on television audience shares.Six-monthly reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) for the gaming magazine sector and for performance by publisher will appear on Newsline.Tuesday Scottish Media Group, which recently underwent… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Circulation figures of home interest titles suffered a 4.5% decline in a year on year analysis, according to the latest ABC report. Some titles in particular suffered rather miserable figures, and leading the way are Feng Shui For Modern Living which took a 27.5% drop in sales, closely followed by Homes & Ideas, which fell… Continue reading IPC Retains Its Hold On Home Interest Market
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The film magazine sector rose significantly for the six-month period to June 2000, up 567,028 copies (a 207.2% rise year on year) according to the latest ABC figures. Emap’s Empire has recorded the best performance of any title, with a 15% year on year rise in total average net sales.The next best performance came from… Continue reading Emap’s Empire Rises But IN2FILM Conquers All
The overall trend within the teenage magazine market was one of decline, with a 1.4% fall in sales across the sector, according to the latest ABC figures. DC Thompson’s Shout was the worst hit, with a 17.1% drop, closely followed by Emap’s J17 which tumbled 16.1%.However, there was good news for Smash Hits, Girl Talk… Continue reading Emap’s Hold On Teenage Market Slips
A Manchester company is planning to launch what it believes will be the first global live TV channel to set up on the internet in competition with terrestrial TV. Madcowtv.com will begin broadcasting in Autumn, aiming to attract “internet friendly professionals in the 20-35 age group.”Scheduling is to include a mix of news, sport, celebrity… Continue reading World’s First 24 Hour Global Internet TV Plans Launch
The latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) show a little improvement for consumer music magazines. Year on year the sector fell only 0.5%, an improvement from the 9.8% drop in the previous report. However, the main publishing companies yet again showed drops in circulation with Emap’s Sky the greatest casualty, falling 46.3%… Continue reading Dance Titles Keep Music Sector’s Head Above Water
Women’s weeklies took a dive in the ABC report for the period Jan – June 2000. The market appears to have slumped with the majority of titles seeing a drop in sales in a year on year comparison.Nothing much has changed with the leader board. Bauer’s Take A Break is down on last year’s figure… Continue reading Take A Break Retains Huge Lead In Women’s Weekly Market
Rumours of a demise in the men’s lifestyle sector have been exaggerated judging from the latest circulation figures released by ABC. Speculation was rife that sales had peaked following the spectacular upsurge in the mid-nineties. However, it would appear that millennium man is not quite ready to give up his glossies.FHM continues to account for… Continue reading Men’s Lifestyle Market Makes A Comeback
