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
The television listings sector rose for the six-month period to December 2000, 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 year rise in total average net sales.The next best… Continue reading Heat Blazes A Trail Across TV Sector
The best performer amongst media stocks last week was Reuters. Full year results released early in the week (see Collapse In Internet Value Does Not Affect Reuters Strategy, Says Chief Executive) were at the upper end of expectations and resulted in shares ending on Friday up 49p or nearly 5% week on week at £10.71.Analyst… Continue reading Sharewatch
Monday (Subscribers see full item in the Radio features list)Wednesday Advertising group WPP reports final results for the year 2000.
The overall trend for the teenage market again showed a decrease in this temperamental sector, with a 7.1% drop in circulation across all titles that was more severe than the 1.4% drop for the previous reporting period.The worst hit titles were the BBC’s Live and Kicking, with a 29.8% fall and BBC stablemate, Top of… Continue reading Teenage Market Slips Further Into Decline
BSkyB has won the right to broadcast all four instalments of the remastered Star War series. The group reportedly paid £12m to secure the rights, which will return to British television for the first time in 12 years.The deal includes the UK TV premiere of The Phantom Menace, the latest Star Wars movie, which was… Continue reading Sky Bags Rights To Star Wars Movies
The latest circulation report from ABC for home interest magazines shows a downward spiral for the sector. Overall the market lost 8.4% of its total sales, an actual loss of 229,000. These losses are nearly twice as much as the previous audit, when 4.5% of its total circulation was wiped out.Leading the market with the… Continue reading Home Interest Sector Continues Its Downward Spiral
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
Bauer’s Take A Break continues to stroll ahead in the women’s weeklies market with a massive 501,424 copies in front of its nearest rival, Woman magazine. In the latest ABC data, released today, Take A Break‘s circulation for the six-monthly period ending December 2000 was 1,137,952, which, despite its lead in the sector, marked a… Continue reading Take A Break Retains Its Lead Of Women’s Weekly Market
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
