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The mobile phone has untold potential as a media outlet and the popularity of wireless services among young people is a plus point for marketers and content providers looking to attract impressionable consumers. Speaking at this month’s World Association of Newspapers (WAN) Young Reader Conference in Helsinki, Anssi Vanjoki, the executive vice president of Nokia… Continue reading Publishers Size Up Mobile Youth Market

The latest national newspaper NRS readership figures for the six months ending July 2003 brought less than impressive news for Trinity Mirror’s flagship tabloids, The People and the Daily Mirror, which both suffered significant declines.The People experienced a 21.4% year on year fall in readership, which fell below 3 million to just over 2.4 million.… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – July 2003

Total US magazine advertising revenues rose by 8.9% year on year in August, closing at $1.2 billion, according to the latest figures from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). However, the number of advertising pages was down 2.9% at 14,295. In the year to date, advertising revenue closed at $10.9 billion, an increase of 9.6% while… Continue reading US Magazine Revenues Maintain Growth In August

Advertising pages in the US business press increased by almost 1% in June, the first such rise since November 2000, according to the latest figures from American Business Media (ABM). The data shows that ad pages were up 0.9% year on year while spending climbed 4.9%. The growing strength of the B2B market is reflected… Continue reading US B2B Ad Volumes & Spend On The Rise

The vexing question of how publishers can make money online will be the hot topic at Beyond the Printed World, a conference to be held in Rome next month. The event, organised by the media technology association Ifra, the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and the International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP), will feature… Continue reading Global Publishers To Examine New Online Strategies

Month on month analysis of the latest ABC circulation figures for August have brought good news to Daily Mirror, which saw its circulation rise above the crucial 2 million mark following its exclusive interview with Tony Martin, the farmer jailed for shooting two burglars.The title has suffered from a host of bad press following a… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – August 2003

The latest ABC regional newspaper figures for the January to June 2003 period once again paint a mixed picture for the top ten paid regional newspaper groups. The strongest performance came from Kent Messenger Weekly Newspaper Group, which saw the total circulation of its titles increase by a solid 8.6% year on year to 166,995.… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2003

The US hi-tech business publishing sector saw advertising volumes decline by 16.5% during July, according to the latest figures from United Business Media‘s CMP Media division. Within this, CMP’s volumes fell by 14.8%. In the twelve months to July, the whole technology publishing market saw ad page volumes drop by 18.0% year on year. CMP… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Publishing Ad Volumes Fall 17% In July

US newspaper advertising revenues increased by 1.6% to $11.1 billion in the second quarter of 2003, according to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). This represents the fourth consecutive quarter of growth. National advertising spending rose by 12.8% to $2.1 billion with significant gains from telecommunications, factory automotive and coupon marketing. Retail… Continue reading Big Quarter For National Advertising As Newspaper Revenues Rise Again

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as of Thursday 14 August 2003. 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 Important Notes:… Continue reading ABC Jan-Jun 2003: Emap Sneaks Into Teen Sector