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The latest ABC figures show that the circulation of all regional daily newspapers across England, Scotland and Wales have declined year on year for the six-month period from January-June 2006.The Liverpool Echo has overtaken the Manchester Evening News, despite a year on year circulation decline of more than 6%. The MEN and the Pink saw… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2006

Revenues from print classified advertising increased by more than 5% during 2005, a major improvement on the 12% decline recorded in 2004, according to the World Association of Newspaper’s (WAN) third annual Digital Classified Survey. The report also shows that newspapers in developed countries increased overall revenues by 4.2% in 2005 from a year earlier.… Continue reading Print Classified Ad Revenues Increased Over 5% In 2005

Media multitasking, the simultaneous consumption of different media, continues to be the norm in the US, according to the just released results of a survey carried out by BIGresearch. BIGresearch says that these multi-taskers cross all forms of media usage, both traditional and new. For example, almost 70% of internet users say they watch TV… Continue reading Media Multitasking Continues As New Media Options Gain Usage

Thelondonpaper, Rupert Murdoch’s free newspaper which is set for its first print run next month, could cost its competitor, DMGT, up to £10 million a year, according to reports in the Observer.The paper reports that analysts have predicted that the Evening Standard owner, which will launch its own freesheet, London Lite, and close Standard Lite… Continue reading Murdoch Freesheet Could Cost Competitor Up To £10 Million A Year

As with the other magazine sectors, the figures returned for the first half of the year were relatively poor, with most titles registering a decline in sales.Future Publishing, which dominates the market, saw its title Xbox World 360 record an increase of 25.5% year on year (a growth in real terms of 4,712) following the… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Poor First Half Of 2006 For Gaming Magazines

Emap’s Q Magazine remained the top selling music title of the main players, despite a minimal dip in circulation year on year, according to the latest ABC data for the six months to June 2006.The magazine’s distribution fell by just 1.3% year on year and it now commands a circulation of more than 158,000. However,… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Music Magazine Market Remains Strong Overall

The latest ABC results for the six months to June 2006 show that some of the biggest titles in the men’s magazine sector are suffering declining sales.The biggest percentage decline in the men’s market was that of Maxim, which saw sales fall 35.8% year on year, although this was not the biggest decline in real… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Men’s Magazines Suffer Declining Circulations

Take A Break remains the leading title in the Women’s Weekly magazine sector, with latest ABC figures for the six month period to June 2006 revealing the publication to have a circulation of nearly 1.1 million copies.Despite having lost sales of more than 118,340, a drop of almost 10% year on year, the H Bauer… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Mixed Results Revealed For Women’s Weekly Market

The Home Interest magazine sector has seen a mixed bag of results in the latest release of ABC figures for the six-month period to June 2006, with some titles losing sales and others boosting circulation.Quarterly title, Homebase Ideas, which is sold in-store and mailed to customers, has the largest circulation in the market at just… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Home Interest Magazines Report Mixed Bag Results

The latest ABC results for the TV listings sector show that only two titles have recorded circulation increases in the six months to June, both from H Bauer Publishing.TV Choice saw the largest increase in sales in the TV listings market, with an 11.2% rise year on year (an actual rise of 130,151), taking it… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Decline For TV Listings And Mixed Results For Soap