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Total advertising expenditures at US newspaper companies were $11.3 billion for the second quarter of 2007, an 8.6% decrease from the same period a year earlier, according to new figures from the Newspaper Advertising Association (NAA). Spending for print ads in newspapers totaled $10.5 billion, down 10.2% versus the same period a year earlier. Advertising… Continue reading US Newspaper Adspend Declines

The latest regional ABC figures, for January – June 2007, show that all of the top ten paid regional newspaper titles suffered declining circulations for the period.The largest real term decline in the top ten was felt by the Manchester Evening News & The Pink, down more than 30,200 copies year on year.Within the paid… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2007

New research from the Newspaper Society (NS) reveals that the number of regional press websites, radio stations and niche publications grew by between 21% and 25% in 2006.The NS Annual Regional Press Survey, published today, shows the number of websites grew from 828 to 1102. The number of core regional newspaper titles went up slightly… Continue reading Regional Press Websites Increase

Associated Newspapers’ morning freesheet Metro is to have its circulation increased by 250,000 copies.The title’s London circulation will grow by 205,000 copies to over 750,000, whilst eight other city regions will have 45,000 copies between them.The freesheet will also be distributed to 250 new stations in and around London and the south-east commuter belt.The increase… Continue reading Metro To Get Circulation Increase

thelondonpaper and London Lite have reached an agreement with Westminster council over clearing up discarded copies, with the two titles each buying and managing recycling bins in the West End of London.In addition to the council’s regular street sweeping, the newspapers will also conduct regular litter collections.News International, publisher of thelondonpaper, will look after recycling… Continue reading Freesheets Reach Recycling Agreement

A new forecast from OPera Media predicts that continued strong increases from the online search and classified sectors will see UK total advertising spend increase by 3.3% this year, adding that the television, press and radio markets will continue to lose share of advertising spend in 2007. OPera also says that television revenues will remain… Continue reading UK Adspend To Increase By 3.3% In 2007

Q Magazine remained king of the music titles, despite an almost 18% year on year drop in circulation, according to yesterday’s ABC consumer magazine concurrent release for the first six months of 2007.The Emap title shed almost 29,000 copies in real terms year on year to take its total to just under 130,200, well above… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Q Magazine Tops Music Sector Despite 18% Year On Year Circulation Drop

The biggest real term increase in the gaming and computer sector was enjoyed by Official Nintendo Magazine, which grew by almost 12,500 copies year on year, a percentage increase of nearly 35%, taking its total to more than 47,900.There was also a healthy rise for Future Publishing’s Xbox publications. Xbox World 360 went up by… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007:Official Nintendo Magazine Records Largest Increase in Gaming Sector

It was a poor six months for the men’s magazine market, with both FHM and Loaded recording big circulation declines in the latest ABC release.Emap’s FHM was the hardest hit in the sector, down by almost 110,000 copies year on year, a percentage decline of around 26%, leaving it with a total figure of almost… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007:Big Declines In Men’s Sector

The women’s weekly sector experienced sizeable declines in circulation, with few exceptions, according to the latest January to June 2007 consumer magazine ABC data.Top weekly Take A Break saw its circulation fall to just over one million following a year on year drop of more than 63,500 issues, whilst Bella shed a sizeable chunk of… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Take A Break Stays Top Of Women’s Weeklies Amidst Sizeable Declines