The second half of 2000 saw a further decline in the sales of consumer music titles, according to the latest circulation figures released by ABC. The market as a whole saw a downturn of 5% with the leading teen titles, Smash Hits and Top of the Pops being among the major casualties with losses of… Continue reading Music Mags Continue Downward Slide In Latest ABC Figures
Month on MonthFigures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for January 2001 show that national newspaper circulation has grown by 2.6% month on month. Only four titles saw circulation losses during the period, while two showed neither loss nor gain.The worst performers were the Express titles, under new owner Richard Desmond. Desmond is currently… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – January 2001
Year on year the NRS figures show that the six months to December 2000 did not represent a good period for national newspaper readership. With a drop of 5.2% across the whole sector, losses were suffered in all but three titles. These were the Guardian, which managed to add 18,000 readers, or 1.6%, to reach… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – December 2000
According to The Media Audit, a syndicated survey of both online and traditional media in more than 80 US markets, the web sites of America’s newspapers are building a commanding lead over other local media web sites. Television and radio are lagging in a market which sees newspapers attracting to their web sites, an audience… Continue reading US Newspapers Winning The Battle For Web Audiences
Month On MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show national newspaper circulation decreasing by 1.5% during December 2000. All but seven titles slipped in a month on month analysis.The Independent and Independent on Sunday saw the sharpest falls across the period, the Independent falling 7.3% to 223,000 while its sister title… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – December 2000
NRS figures for the six month period ending November 2000 show newspaper readership continuing its decline. National titles lost 3m readers, or 4.6% of their readership, in an overall year on year analysis.The Times took the greatest tumble, losing 18.2% of its readership, or 330,000 readers, as it continued its downward spiral. Telegraph titles also… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round Up – November 2000
Month On MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show an overall increase of 1.9% in national newspaper circulation during the month of November. However, most titles recorded a drop in sales across the period.The greatest gains came from Sport First, which added 4.7% – almost 4,000 readers – to its circulation… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – November 2000
News International’s stable of newspapers has begun to tighten its belt as fears over a slowdown in advertising revenue mount. According to reports in the Financial Times, executives at the Times, the Sunday Times, the Sun and the News of the World have set out a budgeting programme which includes a freeze on new hirings.… Continue reading Ad Slowdown Fears Hit Newspaper Publishers
According to the latest data from the NRS, the national newspaper sector has declined by 6% year on year, with all but one title – the Financial Times showing an annual decline in readership.The FT‘s performance amounted to the addition of 27,000 readers – a 4.4% increase. This number of readers is small change compared… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – October 2000
Month on MonthThe latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) show that sales of national newspapers fell by 1.2% during the month of October, effectively cancelling out the gain in overall circulation which occurred during September.The biggest losses in month on month analysis were seen at high ranking popular title the Sun, where… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – October 2000
