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The Audit Bureau of Circulations is to provide monthly sales figures for UK consumer magazines in its biannual audit for the first time.The figures will make their first appearance in the ABC biannual audit for the first half of 2008.The changes come following a request from the Periodical Publishers Association board “to allow publishers to… Continue reading ABC To Provide Monthly Consumer Magazine Figures

With the first live edition of The X Factor pushed back a week by the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2007, BBC One waltzed away with the early evening viewers on Saturday.The second week of the ballroom dancing competition attracted a healthy average adult rating of 7.3 million viewers, easily defeating ITV1’s golden couple… Continue reading While The X Factor Cat’s Away …Come Dancing Plays With 7m Viewers

It was an emotional, hard-fought victory, but in the end the script only allowed for one winner, with England drawing on all their reserves of courage and indefatigability to defeat the French in their own back-yard.In a match that gave new meaning to the word tense, England emerged triumphant at the end of 80 minutes,… Continue reading 3.5 Million ABC1 Men Watch England Triumph

The number of US paying users of online video sites has grown significantly between 2006 and 2007, according to new research from Parks Associates. Broadband Video: A Market Update finds that the number of broadband households in the US paying for online video content now stands at nearly 12 million, up from a little more… Continue reading Number Of US Paying Users Of Online Video Sites Increases

The big news in the City last week concerned Emap, with the company completing the first round of its break-up auction.At the start of the week it was reported that Hearst, owner of the UK’s third largest magazine publisher The National Magazine Company, had made a £700 million indicative offer for Emap’s consumer magazine division… Continue reading Media In The City: Emap Auction Moves To Second Round

Marketing spend is predicted to record its strongest growth ever this year, with online marketing now accounting for 6% of all spending, according to the IPA’s Q3 2007 Bellwether Report. However, there is a note of caution going forward, with speculation that spend could start to be trimmed due to the turmoil in the financial… Continue reading Bellwether Q3 2007: Marketing Spend To Record Strongest Ever Growth

BBC One won the all-important 9pm ratings battle last night, as Who Do You Think You Are? picked up a peak of 6.6 million adults (a 33.9% share of the audience).The show, which revealed some hitherto unknown parts of Graham Norton, had an average audience of 6.3 million adults for its hour long running time.Over… Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Gets 6.6m Adult Viewers

Daily Newspaper MarketLatest ABC figures for the main national daily newspapers show that circulation declined overall by 1.5% for September, with titles affected across the sectors.All Quality daily titles, with the exception of the Financial Times, which pushed its circulation up by more than 2%, experienced a year on year downturn for the month.Both Mid-Market… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2007

MediaTel Group is set to host an important seminar on the ‘Future of Agencies’, looking at the myriad of issues surrounding the hub of the advertising industry.Andrew Walmsley, co-founder of i-level, will join the likes of Greg Grimmer, managing director of Zed Media, on the panel, discussing everything from whether agencies are doing enough to… Continue reading Agencies Under The Spotlight At Forthcoming Seminar

September saw thelondonpaper stay ahead of the London Lite, with both titles suffering small month on month decreases in circulation, of around 1%.thelondonpaper‘s circulation now stands at around 491,700, whilst the London Lite has a total of more than 401,800.Paid-for title the Evening Standard enjoyed a month on month increase in its circulation, up around… Continue reading thelondonpaper Stays Ahead Of London Lite