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It was a difficult year for the Press industry in 2006, with ever-declining circulation and readership figures, a freesheet war on the streets of London and new media platforms forcing titles to close.The year began with three of the nation’s daily titles cutting their cover price. The Daily Express lopped 10p from its cover price,… Continue reading End Of Year Round Up: Press

The introduction of the new London freesheets was the most important media event of 2006, according to MediaTel NewsLine’s first End of Year Poll.The battle between the new free titles in the summer (see Lunchtime News War Starts Today), proved to be the most significant media event of the year according to NewsLine readers, taking… Continue reading London Freesheet Battle Was Most Significant Media Event Of 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketReadership figures for national daily newspapers in Britain have fallen year on year for the six-month period to October, slipping by more than 5%.All titles in the Mid-Market and Popular sectors were down, with just the Daily Telegraph and the Independent in the Quality sector boosting their readerships.The Sun remained the most read… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: October 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketNational daily newspapers saw their readership figures fall year on year for the six months to September, sliding 5.2% overall, with the Popular and Mid-Market titles all suffering declines.The Daily Star saw the largest percentage decrease in readership, losing almost 17%, or almost 300,000 readers, whilst the majority of the Quality titles actually… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2006

The Evening Standard continues to feel the effects of the London freesheets, dropping 3.4% of its circulation from October to November.The paper once again saw a fall in its total figure month on month, down almost 9,500 copies to leave it with a circulation of almost 272,500.Thelondonpaper appears to be winning the battle on the… Continue reading Evening Standard’s Circulation Slips As Freesheets Add Issues

London Titles         Jan-07 Feb-07 Actual Change (Jan-Feb) % Change (Jan-Feb) Morning Papers                 City AM         82,672 95,053 12,381 15.0 Metro         548,007 542,844 -5,163 -0.9 Evening Papers                 Evening Standard… Continue reading thelondonpaper Pulls Away From London Lite

Daily Newspaper MarketDaily newspapers in the UK saw an almost 4% decline in circulation year on year for November, with all but one of the titles across the board seeing circulation figures fall.In the Quality sector, the Times felt a year on year slide of more than 37,500 copies, whilst the Daily Mail in the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: November 2006

The ownership of the Daily Mirror newspaper has been thrown into question after reports that millionaire businessman Marcus Evans is ready to make another bid for the title. The Times has said that Evans, who two years ago offered between £700 million and £800 million, could offer between £550 million and £600 million this time.… Continue reading Daily Mirror Could Be Sold To Millionaire Businessman

Daily Newspaper MarketMost titles in the daily newspaper market saw a dip in their circulation year on year for October, with the market overall seeing a 3% decline.The Financial Times was the only daily newspaper to boost its distribution, up almost 5% year on year for the month, whilst the Daily Mail remained fairly static,… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: October 2006

The Evening Standard newspaper has once again felt a circulation loss after the introduction of the two new free newspapers onto the London market, dropping 2.4% month on month to 281,915 copies in October’s ABCs.The paper, which increased its cover price from 40p to 50p in August (see Standard Raises Price As London Lite Launches),… Continue reading Evening Standard’s October Circulation Drops