Amongst the daily broadsheets the Daily Telegraph remains out in front with a circulation of 1.093m for July 1997 while its sister paper, the Sunday Telegraph, showed one of the largest year on year increases in sales, which were up 23.7% to 856,598. The Independent and Independent On Sunday both suffered year on year losses.… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – July ABCs
An Internet version of Express Newspapers’ Daily Star will launch on September 1. It is believed that the site will look to attract Loaded and FHM readers interested in sport and “adult content”.http://www.megastar.co.uk/
Future Publishing is launching a new business title called Internet Works. Available from 31 October, the new title will be published monthly and cost £2.99. Internet Works aims to give readers useful advice on the benefits of the Internet to businesses as well as giving solutions to on-line computing issues.Each issue will feature a cover-bound… Continue reading Future Launch New Internet Title
Fishing titles suffered in this ABC release, with Stillwater Trout Angler showing a year on year decrease of 12% to 22,373, while Trout & Salmon fell 3% and Trout Fisherman dropped 2%. Title Jan 96 – Jun 96 Jan 97 – Jun 97 Actual Change % Change Ace (Tennis) 40,417 40,390 -27 -0.07 Cycle Sport… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – General Sport Sector
Easynet, the second largest UK Internet provider, announced yesterday that it expected to break into profit in the final quarter of this year.In its interim results released yesterday, the company reported turnover of £2.48m, up by 62% on the previous six month period, and pre-tax losses of £0.72m, which is a slight improvement on last… Continue reading Easynet Predicts Profits
The latest ABC figures show strong growth amongst the teenage pop magazines, with Top Of The Pops magazine sustaining an impressive 119% growth, an actual increase of 229,453 copies. Smash Hits follows suit, with an increase of 89% raising its circulation by 181,220.Traditional rivals NME and Melody Maker have both experienced a drop in actual… Continue reading January To June ABCs – Music Sector
Emap Radio is claiming that it has had success in increasing its reach among the young following the release of the latest Rajar figures.London station Kiss 100’s market share among 15-24 year olds rose from 11% to 15%, 96.9 Viking FM in Hull has seen listening rise by 30% and Rock FM in Preston increased… Continue reading Emap Boasts Improved Youth Listening
In a sector which sees three new additions this period only two titles would appear to be making any headway, namely the club magazines Manchester United Official Magazine and Liverpool FC Official Magazine, the former with a year on year increase in circulation of 36%, the latter with an increase of 30%. The Manchester title… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Football Sector
Titles in the Home Interest Sector have recorded widely differing circulation changes. Inspirations For Your Home continues to build it’s circulation with the highest year on year percentage increase from 86,749 to 111,928 – a leap of 29.03%. The title with the highest recorded increase in actual terms was BBC Homes & Antiques which added… Continue reading January To June 1997 ABCs – Home Interest Sector
This was a positive circulation period for the Men’s sector with the majority of the titles seeing an augmentation in their sales. Of the Men’s Lifestyle sector, Emap Metro’s FHM once again achieved a massive circulation increase resulting in a year on year increase of 323,378 copies or 178%. This title has seen a steady… Continue reading January To June1997 ABCs – Men’s Lifestyle Sector
