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It was a hard six months for the teen magazine sector, although some titles managed to weather the storm better than others.Hachette Filipacchi’s Sugar was top of the sector with a total circulation of over 153,500 copies.However, it was down year on year by around 2.5% and period on period by around 3% according to… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2008:Tough times for teen magazines

Free men’s weekly Shortlist had the highest circulation in the men’s lifestyle sector, at around 506,000 copies.The magazine was up by 5.1% period on period – as it only launched in September 2007 it is not possible to make a year on year comparison, although an October to December 2007 figure is available which shows… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2008:Shortlist shows staying power in men’s lifestyle sector

ABC consumer magazine figures for July to December 2008 show that Shortlist remains on top of the men’s lifestyle sector, while Glamour and Take A Break have the highest circulations in the women’s monthly and weekly sectors respectively.Shortlist, the men’s free weekly title, increased its circulation by around 5% period on period to around 506,000… Continue reading ABC consumer magazine headlines Jul-Dec 2008

Perhaps with the financial downturn forcing more people to spend time indoors it should be no surprise that some gaming magazines enjoyed growing circulation figures in the July to December ABC release.Uncooked Media’s 360 Gamer grew almost 30% year on year, taking its circulation to 18,000 copies, while Future Publishing’s Playstation Official was up by… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2008:Big circulation increases in gaming sector

Only three titles in the music magazine sector reported year on year rises in the latest ABC release, for July to December 2008 – RWD, Metal Hammer and Classic Rock.RWD has seen phenomenal success this year, up by more than 131% and gaining almost 44,000 copies, taking its total to over 77,000.Future Publishing’s Metal Hammer… Continue reading ABC Results July-Dec 2008: RWD bucks the downward trend in the music market

H Bauer’s Take a Break remains on top of the women’s weekly market, with a total circulation of more than 943,000 copies.The title was down both year on year and period on period, however, by around 6% and 4% respectively.Closer‘s circulation now stands at around 540,000 copies after a period on period upturn of 2.4%,… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2008:Take a Break takes women’s weeklies top spot again

News International warned staff yesterday that it plans cut 65 editorial jobs across its four national newspaper titles as part of an efficiency drive.The Sunday Times is set to lose 20 journalist, while the Times, the Sun and the News of the World will each lose 15 editorial staff as a result of the cuts.However,… Continue reading News International to cut 65 jobs

Although the overall trend in the home interest sector was of declining circulations, a couple of titles did manage to show some growth.National Magazine Company’s Coast was up an impressive 14.7% year on year according to the ABC figures for July to December, taking its circulation to more than 42,000 copies.Country Homes & Interiors, published… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2008:Coast makes waves in the home interest sector

All of the titles in the TV Listing Magazines sector have seen year on year circulation declines in the latest ABC release for July to December 2008.However, three of the titles enjoyed period on period rises, including BBC Worldwide’s Radio Times (1.4%), H Bauer’s Total TV Guide (1%) and IPCs TV Times (1.9%).TV Choice remains… Continue reading ABC Results July-Dec 2008:All TV listing titles see circulation declines again this period

Ahead of the much-anticipated ABC Consumer Magazines data release tomorrow, NewsLine wonders what the future holds for consumer magazines.In the last few months alone, we’ve seen Dennis launch one magazine but close another (see Dennis launches new poker magazine), Exchange & Mart migrate to a digital-only format amid falling circulation figures (see Exchange & Mart… Continue reading The future of consumer magazines