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Monday (Subscribers see full item in the Radio features list)Wednesday Advertising group WPP reports final results for the year 2000.

Gaming magazines continue to suffer declining sales according to the latest audit from the ABC, with all but one title in the sector falling in a year on year analysis. Official Dreamcast Magazine from Dennis Publishing was the only title to increase its circulation over the period, adding 3% to its circulation base.The worst performing… Continue reading Gaming Titles Suffer Further Decline

Future Network is to close or sell twenty of its magazines in an attempt to streamline its portfolio and reduce the company’s debt. The group, which has issued two profits warnings in the last four months (see Future Network Issues Second Profits Warning), warned earlier this year that underperforming titles would have to go, after… Continue reading Future Network Staves Off Further Debt With 20 Magazine Closures

The overall performance of each magazine publishing group in the July – Dec 2000 ABC’s was as follows: IPC, H Bauer, Future, Dennis and Conde Nast all showed overall annual growth in their portfolios over the period, with H Bauer showing the highest growth with a massive 31.2% increase in total circulation year on year.… Continue reading Jul-Dec 2000 ABC’s – Publishers By Performance

The television listings sector rose for the six-month period to December 2000, up 3,498,423 copies (a 52.3% rise year on year) according to the latest ABC figures. This was thanks to the performances of Heat and Sky Customer Magazine. Redwood’s Sky Customer Magazine recorded the best performance of any title, with a 212.4% year on… Continue reading Heat Blazes A Trail Across TV Sector

Trinity Mirror is believed to be in discussions regarding the sale of its internet service provider, ic24. The regional publishing group is considering a sell-off of the ISP as part of an overall restructuring of the company.According to reports in the Guardian, a sell-off of its magazines and exhibitions division is also a possibility as… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Considers Sale Of ic24

This edition is a revised version of the original report.The following tables show the overall performance of each magazine publishing group in the July – Dec 2000 ABC’s, released on Friday. Attic Futura Title Jul 99 – Dec 99 Jul 00 – Dec 00 % Change All About Soap 130,111 111,099 -14.6 B 223,532 216,620… Continue reading Jul-Dec 2000 ABC’s – Publishers By Performance

Men’s lifestyle magazines took a tumble in the final six months of 2000 with established titles in the sector seeing some of the largest falls. The latest circulation data from ABC shows the market fell 0.4% overall during the six month period ending December 2000.Natmags Esquire magazine lost 39% of its circulation, despite a revamp… Continue reading Men’s Lifestyle Titles take A Tumble

Guardian Unlimited is adding a new site to its portfolio this week: Guardian Unlimited Travel. Officially going live today, it includes in-depth and cross-referenced information on travelling in over 60 countries and 80 cities and will use a competition to to win travel prizes as a launch promotion.The site is to be edited by Imogen… Continue reading Guardian And Telegraph Launch New Online Travel Sites

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