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
Daily Newspaper MarketThe nation’s Daily newspapers suffered a 2.3% overall year on year downturn in readership for the six months to January 2007, according to the latest figures from the NRS.The Quality titles, with the exception of the Times, recorded an increase in readership year on year, with the Daily Telegraph seeing the largest actual… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2007
Up to a fifth of Emap Consumer Media’s editorial staff are said to have been made redundant in the run up to the group’s trading results release next week, according to reports in the trade press.The job losses are a surprise addition to the 30 publishing roles that were scrapped last month, and continue a… Continue reading Huge Job Cuts At Emap Ahead Of Group Results
A new glossy weekly magazine has been launched in London by former Mail On Sunday journalist Christena Appleyard.So London, which has an initial print run of 75,000 copies, is described by its editor as being significantly property focused.The former editor of the Mail On Sunday‘s Night & Day magazine wrote in the publication’s first issue:… Continue reading New Weekly Glossy Hits Capital’s Streets
Daily Newspaper MarketThe latest NRS figures show that Britain’s national newspapers suffered a year on year decline in readership in the six-month period to December 2006, with Daily titles falling by 4.2% overall.In the Daily market, the Daily Telegraph, Guardian and Daily Record were the only papers to record increases in readership for the period,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: December 2006
Daily Newspaper MarketIt was a relatively dismal picture for the nation’s daily newspapers once again for February, with the market recording a 3.6% year on year slump.The latest ABC data has revealed that the only daily title to record an increase in its circulation was the Financial Times, which saw a marginal rise in its… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2007
thelondonpaper has once again nudged ahead of its fellow freesheet, the London Lite, with the title recording a circulation increase of more than 13% month on month.The News International paper now boasts an ABC of a little under 495,000, compared to last month’s figure of just over 436,000. The title’s rival has actually seen a… Continue reading thelondonpaper Widens Gap On Freesheet Rival
The latest ABC figures, for July – December 2006, show that the regional press has suffered quite badly, with the majority of titles recording declining circulation figures.The West Midlands Express And Star recorded the largest circulation figure, whilst the Liverpool Echo had the second highest.Of the top ten free regional newspaper groups, only one group… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jul-Dec 2006
