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Not a day goes by at present when there isn’t some mention of the dotcom boom fall-out or the advertising slowdown that have plagued media companies so far this year. Revenues at ITV have been particularly hard hit as recent figures from Granada and Carlton have shown. Shares tumble; brokers downgrade; media-land sulks. It is… Continue reading Insight Analysis: National Papers’ Display Pages Hold Strong

US magazine advertising volumes were down by 17% in May and 9.4% in April, according to new figures released by the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). In the year to date magazine revenue is down by 1.5% on volumes which declined by 9.4%, according to an analysis of the PIB data by ABN Amro. It is… Continue reading US Magazines Volumes Drop 17% In May, As Tech Sector Worsens

A quick flick through recent news from the consumer magazine industry could well lead an impartial reader to the conclusion that many of the markets are simply full-up. Saturated with a broad range of established and popular titles, both the women’s glossies and the men’s lifestyle sectors seem unable to sustain any new entrants. It’s… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Has The Consumer Magazine Industry Reached Saturation Point?

Month on MonthNational newspaper circulation data for May 2001 has now been released. The figures reveal a continuing decrease in circulation across all titles in a month on month analysis, falling 1.8% or just over 450,000.The greatest loss in terms of percentage change in circulation was at the Sunday Express, which lost 10.8% of its… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – May 2001

Readership of national newspapers dropped by well over a million in total, or 2.1% year on year for the period November-April 2001, according to the latest figures from the NRS.Worst hit was the Daily Express, which dropped nearly half a million to just over 2m, a fall of 19.3% compared to the same period last… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – April 2001

One of the key political battlegrounds in the approach to the 7 June general election has been the extent to which the UK should be in (and indeed out of) Europe. Whilst a number of committed EU nations are saying goodbye to their old coins and notes and beginning to embrace the Euro, the UK… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Top UK Readers Lead Euro Media Survey

Month on MonthNational newspaper circulation data for April 2001 has now been released. The figures reveal that the loss sustained in circulation across all titles has not been too severe in a month on month analysis, falling just 0.5% or just over 120,000.The greatest loss in terms of percentage change in circulation was at the… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – April 2001

According the first National Internet Study by Scarborough Research, 23% of online consumers said that they watch less television now than they did before they started using the internet. Although 50% of internet users reported that a tv was on in the room where the internet was used most often and 91% said that they… Continue reading TV Viewing In Decline As Net Popularity Increases

Readership of national newspapers showed a year on year decline of 3.3%, according to NRS figures released for March 2001.Among only four titles which managed a year on year increase for the six month period were tabloids the Sun and the Mirror. The Sun still leads the field, with a readership which grew 1.8% to… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – March 2001

Total US magazine advertising revenue for October totalled $1,629,475,871, according to the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB) representing a 9.6% decrease on October 2000 and total advertising pages for October were 23,237, down 16.8% on last year. Year-to-date advertising revenue decreased by 3.4%, $13,349,187,089 for the period January to October 2001, and ad pages for the… Continue reading US Magazine Advertising Suffers Further Declines