Q magazine remained top of the music mags despite a decline of almost 9,000 copies year on year for July to December 2007, according to the latest ABC data.The title, which was recently acquired by Bauer Consumer Media, now reports a figure of 131,300, which was actually up just under 1% period on period.IPC’s NME… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2007: Q Magazine Stays Top Of Declining Music Market

It was a relatively stable and optimistic outlook for the home interest sector, with many titles recording upturns in circulation for the six months to December 2007, according to the latest ABC data.In-store magazine, Homebase Ideas, is the most widely circulated title in the sector at 423,300, following a lift of 1.2% year on year… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2007:Home Interest Sector Reports Overall Optimistic Outlook

BSkyB’s customer magazine continued to be the most widely circulated consumer magazine in Britain, with an ABC of over 7.2 million for July to December 2007.This represented an upturn from just over seven million copies for January to June 2007 for the title, which is mailed out to Sky subscribers.Today’s ABC release for the second… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2007: Men’s And Women’s Magazines Record Significant Declines

It was a generally gloomy picture in the women’s weekly market, with sizeable declines for several titles and few exceptions to the trend.Take A Break remained top with a circulation of a little over a million for July to December 2007, despite a decline of over 26,000 copies year on year.Celebrity focused title, Heat, reported… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2007: Women’s Weeklies See Sizeable Declines With Few Bucking The Trend

TV Choice ignored the overall downward trend for TV listings magazines, bolstering its circulation year on year for July to December 2007 and scooping top spot.The title now reports a total ABC of over 1.4 million, following a rise of around 51,500 issues year on year.What’s On TV moves to second place in the featured… Continue reading ABC Results Jul-Dec 2007:TV Choice Scoops Top Spot Of TV Listings Mags Following Circulation Upturn

Agencies are not demanding an online currency, and cost could prove a significant barrier to the development of one, according to Richard Firminger, the outgoing regional sales director, northern Europe, at Yahoo!, who was speaking on the panel at yesterday’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar.“The agencies should speak up [if they do want an… Continue reading No Huge Demand From Agencies For An Online Currency

Social networking is here to stay, but the dramatic growth the sites have experienced over the past few years will settle, and marketers and advertisers will have to discover the best ways to capitalise on the format, according to panellists at yesterday’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar.“I think the socialisation of media absolutely is… Continue reading Social Networking Growth To Settle

This year will be an interesting year for mobile internet, but it won’t be as groundbreaking for the format as some commentators have predicted, according to panellists at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar.Richard Firminger, outgoing regional sales director, northern Europe, at Yahoo!, said that mobile adspend forecasts were going to be a lot… Continue reading Mobile Internet Not Quite Ready For Breakthrough

Former Radio 1 and 6 Music chief, Ric Blaxill, has joined Bauer Radio as a launch consultant, as the group plans further expansion of its portfolio of digital radio services.Following the launch of the new Heat Radio last September and with work underway on the launch of Closer Radio, the group says it is now… Continue reading Bauer Hires Blaxill For Digital Radio Push

GCap Media has unveiled a “radical but realistic” set of measures to boost profits and maintain long term growth for the company, which deal a significant blow to DAB digital radio.The new chief executive, Fru Hazlitt, confirmed the closure of digital stations theJazz and Planet Rock and the intended sale of the group’s majority stake… Continue reading DAB Dealt A Blow As Gcap Unveils Radical Measures