Total advertising expenditure in the US increased by 3% year on year in 2005, reaching $143.3 billion, with adspend in the fourth quarter of the year up by 3% compared to the same period in 2004. According to new estimates from TNS Media Intelligence, the majority of the 19 media measured by TNS MI experienced… Continue reading US Adspend Up By 3% In 2005
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The Telegraph has become the latest media owner to offer podcast content, with downloadable cricket-based programming from columnist Simon Hughes, renowned for his simplification of the sport for novices.Dubbed the ‘Analyst’, Hughes will podcast each afternoon from the three England-India test matches in March, as well as posting three times a day to the Telegraph… Continue reading Telegraph Launches Cricket Podcast Service
The home interest magazine market looked decidedly downbeat in the latest round of ABC results, with the figures for the six months to December 2006 revealing declines in many titles across the sector.Worst hit was Emap’s Period Living & Traditional Homes, with a decline of 23.3% year on year leaving the magazine’s circulation at 48,792.Elsewhere… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Home Interest Downbeat As 2005 Draws To A Close
The latest ABC results for the TV Listings magazine sector, reveal a depressed market, with just two publications managing to increase sales.IPC Media’s Whats on TV managed to retain its position as market leader, despite incurring the largest actual loss in circulation, dipping by 84,601, to 1,502,977.TV Choice from H Bauer Publishing, enjoyed the largest… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:TV Listings Suffer Decline, While Soap Sees Mixed Results
The women’s weekly magazines market continues to thrive, with the latest set of ABC figures for July to December showing sizeable gains across the market, indicating the nation’s thirst for celebrity news.Natmags Reveal enjoyed the largest percentage increase, pushing its circulation up by 44% year on year, with the title now commanding a circulation of… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Women’s Weeklies Market Fuelled By Gossip
The latest ABC results for the six months to December 2005 show women’s weekly gossip titles OK, Closer and Reveal with impressive sales increases year on year, proving the public’s continuing appetite for celebrity news.Reveal saw the largest percentage increase in the women’s weekly sector, adding a sizeable 44% year on year. The title, which… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Gossip Sees Growth As Weeklies Widen Appeal
Women’s monthlies saw a volatile last six months of 2005, with the latest set of ABC figures for July to December, seeing more declines than rises in circulation, indicating the continued competitiveness in the sector.Once again, Conde Nast’s Glamour held on to its crown as the magazine of choice, with the pocket sized publication achieving… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Women’s Monthlies Market Remains Volatile
The notoriously fickle teen sector looked glum in the six months to December, according to the latest ABC results, with all but one title seeing a downturn in circulation year on year.DC Thompson’s Shout magazine was the only title to increase sales on the same period in 2004, adding 10.3% year on year to total… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Teen Sector Down In The Mouth At End Of 2005
The US newspaper industry failed to live up to expectations in 2005, with Merrill Lynch reporting a 2% rise in advertising revenue among the 11 major newspaper holding companies, falling short of the expected 4% increase. According to the analyst, average earnings per share (EPS) dropped by 5-6% in 2006, with the downward trend accelerating… Continue reading Continued Depression For Newspaper Market
The latest ABC results for the six months to December 2005 show a mixed bag of results for the men’s magazine market, with weekly titles Nuts and Zoo continuing to perform well, while several of their highest profile monthly rivals suffer a downturn in sales.Amongst the worst casualties was Esquire magazine, shedding 23.6% from its… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2005:Weeklies Strong As Men’s Mags See Mixed Results