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Neil Robinson, IPC Media’s digital director, has been appointed to the publisher’s main board and will now lead the company’s strategic development across its entire portfolio.Robinson will work closely with each of the divisional managing directors and digital development directors at IPC, reporting directly to chief executive Sylvia Auton.“Digital media is core to IPC’s growth… Continue reading IPC Appointment Boosts Digital Strategy

Emap could launch a free men’s magazine in an attempt to reinvigorate its consumer magazines portfolio, according to reports in the trade press.The company has seen its men’s magazines suffer significant declines in circulation in recent times (see ABC Results Jul-Dec 2006:Large Declines For Men’s Mags), and the success of independent free title Sport is… Continue reading Emap Considering Launch Of Free Men’s Mag

Westminster Council has told Associated Newspapers and News International that it will ban their afternoon freepapers, the London Lite and thelondonpaper if the companies cannot reach an agreement on the cost of recycling.The council says that free newspapers generate three to four tonnes of waste every day and it wants the publishers to contribute to… Continue reading Council Could Ban Freesheets

The Audit Bureau of Circulations has announced that it has begun a review of the various rule sets for regional newspapers.At the moment there are two rule sets through which regional newspapers can report; Regional Newspapers Paid, and Verified Free Distribution (VFD).Both of these rule sets detail how copies must be counted and reported; and… Continue reading ABC Begins Review Of Regional Newspaper Rule Sets

New research from NAdbase shows that 36% of all US internet users visited a newspaper website in November 2006, and page views for newspaper websites increased 27% year on year during the second half of 2006. The report also shows that during the second half of the year, unique visitors to newspaper websites averaged 57.3… Continue reading 36% Of US Internet Users Visit Newspaper Websites

Daily Newspaper MarketThe nation’s Daily newspapers suffered further declines in circulation in March, with the overall market down 3.3% year on year.Most Daily titles saw their circulations slide, with the exception of the Financial Times, which bolstered its figure by 3.4%.The largest actual loss of the Dailies was felt by the Daily Mirror, while the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2007

thelondonpaper stayed ahead of its competitor, the London Lite, in March, recording a period on period circulation increase of more than 8,000 or 1.6%.The London Lite, meanwhile, recorded a very slight period on period decrease of 0.1%, giving it a total circulation figure of over 400,200. thelondonpaper‘s circulation rests at around 502,000.The Evening Standard‘s circulation… Continue reading thelondonpaper Remains Ahead Of London Lite

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national Daily newspapers suffered a 1.5% year on year downturn in their overall readership for the six months to February, with a relatively mixed picture across the sectors.The Quality Dailies didn’t fare too badly, with only the Times shedding readers. The title lost 10% of its readership year on year for the… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2007

The Audit Bureau of Circulations is conducting a review of current reporting frequencies across both national and regional newspapers and consumer magazines.As part of an ongoing review process, Douglas McArthur, former CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, and owner of strategic planning consultancy, Planning For Results, has been tasked to conduct a review of the… Continue reading ABC Conducts Review Of Reporting Schedule

Just days after its launch, the glossy weekly magazine launched by former Mail On Sunday journalist Christena Appleyard, So London, has folded after just two issues.A statement from the company reads: “There is no long term future for the title in the current marketplace.”Reports have suggested that the inexperience of the magazine’s publisher was largely… Continue reading New Glossy Weekly Shuts After Two Issues