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News producers are shifting their budgets away from traditional media and onto the internet, with a new report finding that with the exception of cable TV, ad budgets are eroding for offline media. According to the State of the News Media 2006, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, newspaper revenue rose by between 1%… Continue reading Offline News Media Losing Out To Online

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market continued to see readership decline in the last month of 2005, with a total downturn of 1.7% year on year indicating continued difficulty for the sector.There were some success stories amongst the depression, however, with the Independent adding a staggering 29.8% to its total year on year, proving the… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: December 2005

Daily Newspaper MarketReadership decline continued to blight the national daily newspaper market in January, with the sector as a whole suffering a 2.5% downturn year on year.The decline affects every sector, and is in evidence across the board in the mid market, where both the Daily Express and Daily Mail have seen readers move elsewhere.There… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2006

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily newspaper market in the UK saw a decline in sales overall during February, with a dip of 2.98% year on year indicating a continued slump in the sector’s fortunes.Worst hit was the popular sector, which saw a downturn in sales across the board. The Daily Star bore the brunt of the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: February 2006

Today sees the Audit Bureau of Circulations release data for the nation’s regional newspapers covering the period from July to December 2005.The new figures reveal mixed results for the UK’s regional press, with the majority of paid for newspaper groups seeing a decline overall, with only one of the top ten exhibiting any growth in… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jul-Dec 2005

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

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

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 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