In a sector which sees three new additions this period only two titles would appear to be making any headway, namely the club magazines Manchester United Official Magazine and Liverpool FC Official Magazine, the former with a year on year increase in circulation of 36%, the latter with an increase of 30%. The Manchester title… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Football Sector
Titles in the Home Interest Sector have recorded widely differing circulation changes. Inspirations For Your Home continues to build it’s circulation with the highest year on year percentage increase from 86,749 to 111,928 – a leap of 29.03%. The title with the highest recorded increase in actual terms was BBC Homes & Antiques which added… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Home Interest Sector
This was a positive circulation period for the Men’s sector with the majority of the titles seeing an augmentation in their sales. Of the Men’s Lifestyle sector, Emap Metro’s FHM once again achieved a massive circulation increase resulting in a year on year increase of 323,378 copies or 178%. This title has seen a steady… Continue reading January To June1997 ABCs – Men’s Lifestyle Sector
The figures have been released for the Bauer titles showing that all the titles have had a drop in circulation year on year.That’s Life had the smallest decrease in circulation obtaining a figure of 475, 030 which has fallen from the 480,448 figure achieved for January-June 1996. Title Jan-Jun 1996 Jan-Jun 1997 Actual Change %… Continue reading January To June 1997 Bauer Figures
The Guardian Group has been approached by a number of companies regarding the sale of its stake in GMTV.According to the Independent today, other GMTV shareholders are particularly keen to take over media group’s 15% share. Guardian Media Group will be announcing the appointment of a new chief executive shortly and it is rumoured that… Continue reading Guardian Approached Over GMTV Stake
Looks Magazine reported a 32.31% year on year drop in circulation following the falling trend set with its July to December 1996 ABC’s. Fortunately for Emap all their other Womens Monthlies have reported year on year increases, the most noteable being Period Living which produced the highest percentage change for the entire sector, from 64,614… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Womens Monthlies Sector
Telewest has handed over its Cable Adnet advertising sales operation to the Mirror Group’s Mirror Television arm.Mirror TV will now disband Cable Adnet and set up a new outfit called City Television Network, to be headed by Jon Waters who joins from Classic FM. The sales house will handle business for L!ve TV, the cable-only… Continue reading Telewest Ad Division Goes To Mirror Group
Most of the magazines in this sector showed good year on year increases, with Future’s Official Playstation Magazine performing the best. The title saw a growth of over 185% to 146,972 while the next best performer was EMAP’s Sega Saturn Magazine with an increase of 72% to 38,492. Title Jan 96 – Jun 96 Jan… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Computer Sector
The magazine with the greatest circulation increase in the TV Listings sector is yet again the Cable Guide, which saw an impressive increase of 76% (476,232 copies). This has the 4th largest circulation within the group but has seen a steady increase in circulation since its first ABC audit in 1994. Sky TV Guide which… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – TV Listings Sector
The Department of Trade and Industry has decided against referring the planned takeover of Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television by Granada to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. It is also understood that Mercury Asset Management has agreed to sell its 5% stake in YTTV to Granada.DTI: 0171 215 5972
