Newsline has collected the very best expert analysis – including views from MediaCom, Vizeum, Carat UK and Havas Media – on the latest Consumer ABC figures.

Today’s ABC release, for the July to December 2012 period, charts the continuing downward trend for the consumer magazine print market, with just a few exceptions.

The Women’s Weekly sector, which is down -13% on last year, has seen almost no positive gains for the period.

Free title John Lewis Edition remains at the top of the Women’s Lifestyle sector, recording growth of 3.3% over the previous period and up 2.3% Year on Year (YoY).

The Domestic News and Affairs market has largely seen little change after it completely bucked the downward consumer magazine trend in the last period, ending the year with 8.9% overall growth.

The Financial Times celebrates 125 years as one of the world’s leading business news organisations today by launching a range of initiatives around the globe, including an anniversary feature in print and online, a new marketing campaign and subscription offer, and a series of global events.

American Express card holders can now sync their cards and tweet special #hashtags to buy gift cards and products from Amazon, Sony, Urban Zen and Xbox 360.

The deal with Channel 4 includes multi-platform broadcast rights within the UK and will see the broadcaster build on its acclaimed coverage of London 2012 which broke UK viewing records for Paralympic sport.

The enormous potential of next-generation in-car audio systems, networked home audio systems, smart TVs and tablets, combined with faster Internet and 4G networks, will catapult consumer take-up of digital music services to even greater heights, confirms a new report published today by recording industry trade body the BPI.

News Corporation last night reported $9.43 billion of total revenue for the three months ending December 31, 2012, a $450 million or 5% increase over the $8.98 billion of revenue reported in the prior year quarter.