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As a result of better than expected advertising revenue at Johnston Press, Merrill Lynch has revised upwards its advertising growth forecast for the regional newspaper publisher to 5.3% this year and 4% in 2005. In light of Johnston Press posting impressive profit growth of 16%, to £77.3 million from January to June 2004, Merrill Lynch… Continue reading Latest Johnston Press Forecasts From Merrill Lynch

Associated Newspapers has announced the appointment of Kevin Beatty as its new managing director, replacing Murdoch MacLennan, who is leaving the company to become chief executive of the rival Telegraph Group.Beatty, who is currently managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers Group, is a widely respected newspaper executive with a significant amount of industry experience. As well… Continue reading Associated Appoints Beatty As New Managing Director

US advertising spending rose by 6.4% in the first half of this year, fuelled by a spending increase in political and traditional advertising, according to preliminary figures released from Nielsen Monitor-Plus.Advertising dollars were up across all 10 of the reported media, said the advertising intelligence service division of Nielsen Media Research, with the largest single… Continue reading US Ad Spending Grows By 6.4% In First Half Of 2004

The Independent‘s decision to drop its broadsheet format in favour of the new commuter friendly compact helped the title see readership increase by an impressive 15.8% year on year during May to just below the 700,000 mark.However, the latest NRS national newspaper figures reveal a slightly less impressive performance for the Times, which suffered a… Continue reading NRS national Mewspaper Round-Up – May 2004

The Guardian continued to perform poorly last month with circulation declining by 4.5% to 371,129 as competition in the rapidly evolving broadsheet market intensified, according to the latest national newspaper ABC results for June.However, the title is working to reverse its fortunes and recently announced its intention to reduce its size, adopting the Berliner format… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – July 2004

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 August 2004. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see NewsLine.The following… Continue reading ABC Jan-Jun 2004: Performance By Publisher

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 August 2004. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see NewsLine.The celebrity… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2004: Gossip Titles Still Hot

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 August 2004. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see NewsLine.The National… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2004: House Beautiful Comes Out Top

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 August 2004. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see NewsLine.The latest… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2004: Computing Titles Continue To Crash

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 12 August 2004. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see NewsLine.The multimillion… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2004: Men’s Weeklies Make Their Mark