IMPORTANT NOTE: This report was compiled using the figures issued by the ABC at the time. Since then, due to a routine inspection of multiple copy sales, the August-January figure for the Guardian has been amended to 410,038, giving it a 3.13% increase year on year, while the August-January figure for the Observer has been… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – January 2002
The national press market had a better year in 2001 than the year before, in that falls in readership and circulation were less pronounced- down 1.2% in the former and 0.8% in the latter. Falls were seen in circulation for the mid and more especially the popular market titles, but the broadsheets had a better… Continue reading National Press Market Round-Up – 2001
A quiet December in the UK magazine industry saw the annual number of new launches fall slightly year on year in 2001. According to the February release of data from Seymour, total launches fell by 8.0% from 427. The quiet December, with only 28 regular frequency launches, dragged the overall growth for 2001 into the… Continue reading Quiet December Pushes Number Of 2001 UK Mags Launches Below 2000
Total US magazine advertising revenue for the month of January closed at $799.9 million, a 9.6% decrease from last year, according to the latest data from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Advertising pages for January were 11,842, down 15.9% from last year. However, four of the major advertising categories showed positive dollar growth last month,… Continue reading US Magazine Ad Revenue Drops 9.6% In January
NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – December 2001NRS figures released for National newspapers for the period July-December 2001 showed that, year on year, the market as a whole saw an increase in readership of 0.6% to over 66 million. The largest movement in either direction, in a year on year analysis of the six month period,… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – December 2001
The very tough trading conditions in the US hi-tech advertising market continue, according to figures for United Business Media’s (UBM) CMP Media, released this morning. The group says that advertising page volumes at CMP declined by 38.3% in December 2001; in November volumes fell by 39.8%. This suggests that the decline is stabilising, but in… Continue reading US Hi-Tech Ad Market Remains Weak, According To CMP Figures
US newspaper advertising has remained soft since 11 September and looks weak going into 2002, according to analysts at ABN Amro. The broker warns that whilst there is some expectation that an early recovery will transpire, it is likely that there there will be a retraction by advertisers as it becomes clear that a late… Continue reading US Newspaper Revenues Remain Weak In Early 2002
Worldwide spending on magazines is set to rise by over 27% by 2005 according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, says the PPA. The report forecasts that magazine advertising, highly sensitive to changes in the economy, tends to grow faster than other media during times of economic expansion. PWC forecasts that the magazine market will… Continue reading Worldwide Magazine Spending Set To Rise 27% By 2005, Says PWC
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) is predicting a moderate growth of just under 1% in advertising revenues for 2002, president and chief executive John F. Sturm, told a conference at the end of last week. “Don’t look for a bounce, but a slow crawl,” he is quoted by TechNews as telling delegates. By the… Continue reading US Newspapers To Show Modest 1% Growth In 2002, Says NAA
The UK’s regional press industry outperformed all other media in Q3 2001 and is set to finish the year as the only medium to show a positive growth, according to figures from the Advertising Association. Regional newspapers saw ad revenue rise by 1.3%, or £9 million, year on year in Q3, whilst the full year… Continue reading Regional Press Outperforms UK Media Growth
