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Is the free model the future for magazines?
Magazines are facing pressure on the traditional financial model and with a steady circulation decline across the entire magazine sector publishers...
14 February 2008 |Standing on the shoulders of giants
There are now more magazines in the UK than ever before, with the men’s market in particular doubling in size since 2004. Magazines have also begun...
13 February 2008 |Maxim takes a tumble
The circulation decline in lads’ magazines has been felt most savagely by the monthlies with Dennis Publishing’s title Maxim crashing 27.1...
14 February 2008 |H2: Period ending Dec '07 - Downloadable PDF
14 February 2008 |OK! takes celebrity top spot
Celebrity weekly title OK!has overtaken rivals Closer...
14 February 2008 |Banner Ad
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Sweet music for IPC’s Uncut
IPC Magazine’s monthly music title Uncuthas reversed its decline to post a rise in average net circulation of six per cent, according to...
14 February 2008 |OK! takes celebrity top spot
Celebrity weekly title OK!has overtaken rivals Closer and Heat to become the UK’s biggest selling weekly celebrity...
14 February 2008 |More! suffers double digit drop
Bauer Consumer Media title More! has suffered a double digit drop in today’s ABCs, following its change in frequency from fortnightly to weekly...
14 February 2008 |First relaunch fails to boost ABC
Emap’s weekly title First is expected to post only a slight 7.4 per cent increase in circulation to 115,000 for the six months to December...
15 January 2008 |Feature of the day
Is the free model the future for magazines?
Magazines are facing pressure on the traditional financial model and with a steady circulation decline across the entire magazine sector publishers...
14 February 2008 |Standing on the shoulders of giants
There are now more magazines in the UK than ever before, with the men’s market in particular doubling in size since 2004. Magazines have also begun...
13 February 2008 |The demise of teen magazines
The teen magazine sector is collapsing with NatMags’ Jellyfish and CosmoGirl!, and the BBC’s It’s Hot! all being chucked onto the...
15 August 2007 |The future of newsstand distribution
The pressure on retailers, publishers and distributors to ensure magazines get into consumers’ hands is becoming increasingly challenging.
15 August 2007 |Magazine Launches & Closures
Dennis launches Gizmo as new digital title
Dennis Publishing, the publisher of Monkey and The Week, is launching a new digital magazine called Gizmo that will focus on consumer...
12 February 2008 |Woman unveils new look ahead of ABCs
IPC Connect’s Woman magazine has unveiled a new look and format with an increased focus on celebrity after a "seven figure" investment by the...
12 February 2008 |Bauer culls two Emap magazines
Bauer Consumer Media is to shut down the former Emap titles New Woman and First.
08 February 2008 |First relaunch fails to boost ABC
Emap’s weekly title First is expected to post only a slight 7.4 per cent increase in circulation to 115,000 for the six months to December...
15 January 2008 |Advertising Campaigns
Nuts TV unveils “Man time” campaign
Nuts TV, the joint venture between IPC and Turner Broadcasting System, is launching its first national marketing campaign and introducing the new...
27 November 2007 |NatMag to launch 30-day festival
The National Magazine Company is to leverage its magazine brands with a lifestyle event next September called 30 Days of Fashion & Beauty, following...
26 November 2007 |River Island joins forces with Look
River Island has joined forces with IPC’s glossy magazine Look to launch its autumn collection with a three-month campaign in-print and in-store.
18 September 2007 |Sugar poster campaign takes on the bullies
Magazine brand Sugar has agreed a partnership with ChildLine to launch a new poster campaign aimed at tackling bullying.
26 October 2007 |Magazine Issues
Online newspapers spread the brand abroad
The announcement on Monday that Reuters is to sell advertising space on guardian.co.uk to US advertisers is further evidence of the site's growing...
14 February 2008 |Emap completes £714m sale to Bauer
Emap has completed the sale of its consumer media business, including leading magazines Grazia and FHM, to H Bauer for £714.3...
01 February 2008 |IPC offers ‘pick ‘n mix’ magazine offer
IPC Media is introducing a new subscription format offering consumers the chance to receive a mix of magazines over a 12 month period.
12 November 2007 |Locks to step down as PPA chief
The UK’s magazine industry is set to lose one of its most respected and influential ambassadors of the last two decades, following today’s...
02 November 2007 |ABC Data
H2: Period ending Dec '07 - Downloadable PDF
14 February 2008 |H1: Period ending June 2006
15 February 2007 |H2: Period Ending December 2005
15 August 2006 |H1: Period Ending June 2005
16 February 2006 |Past ABC Data
First returns after drastic surgery
Emap's struggling women's magazine First has returned to the newsstand after dramatic cosmetic surgery has removed it further from its original roots...
11 September 2007 |Relaunched Bella falls 22 per cent
H Bauer’s classic title Bella posted a dramatic 21.8 per cent drop period-on-period in the ABCs for the first half of 2007.
16 August 2007 |Music titles strike sour note
Music weekly NME’s relaunch in early July has come at the right time to revive the title’s fortunes as it posted a drop of 6.7 per cent in...
16 August 2007 |Loaded loses a quarter of circulation
The majority of men’s magazine titles have seen another sharp fall in circulation, with IPC’s Loaded taking a painful fall of nearly 26 per...
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