Below are statements about their ABC results from: Bauer Media, H Bauer Publishing, BBC Worldwide, Centaur Media, Condé Nast, Dennis Publishing, Egmont Publishing, Haymarket Media Group, Hearst Magazines UK, Immediate Media, Rock Sound, ShortList Media, Slimming World, Square Up Media, TeamRock and Time Inc UK.
Bauer Media
Bauer Media’s media brands have delivered strong ABC performances this period, engaging growing and influential audiences through multiple-platforms to offer increasingly relevant and effective environments for advertisers. The Bauer portfolio, which encompasses the UK’s best-known magazine brands, delivers entertaining, engaging and inspirational content wherever, whenever and however they want it.
Commenting on the figures, Chief Executive, Paul Keenan said: “Our powerful, influential brands are growing their reach and interactions to deliver engaged and valuable audiences at scale. This ABC release reveals that our magazine media deliver significant reach in print. This reach is massively extended and deepened when all of the platforms on which our brands live are included. Bauer Media's brands now reach 22 million adults across the UK.
In print, stand out performances this period include Grazia (10 years young this month), which continues to inspire 353,000 women every week, remains stable -0.81% on last period and continues to attract commercial partners eager to harness the brand’s unique access to 25-35 ABC1 women.
Yours records another market-beating performance and continued stability -0.85% (pop) and 0.37% (yoy). Cultural icons MOJO and Q have both enjoyed a period of growth, recording pop increases of 0.04% and 3.74% respectively. The reinvention of Classic Cars increased its circulation up +1.91% yoy, while the gardening sector continues to thrive with Garden News delivering a yoy uplift of +4.73% and sister title Garden Answers up +8.90% yoy.”
CELEBRITY WEEKLIES
heat (w) – 204, 917 (print + digital)
heat magazine maintains its market share and continues to demonstrate its cheeky personality through innovative editorial campaigns such as Weird Crush, the heat Rich List and annual Twitter Awards. The heat brand now has more than 7 million consumer touchpoints across its multiple platforms – magazine, radio, online, TV and heat extra. heatworld.com has seen record traffic levels with 2.25m average global monthly users in the period July – Dec ‘14 and heat radio celebrated another great RAJAR result last week, the station now attracts 941,000 listeners a week (+32% year on year).
Closer (w) – 298,760 (print + digital)
Closer continues to be the highest selling full price standalone title in the celebrity weekly market achieved by its combination of celebrity, real life and lifestyle content, underpinned by a unique emotional filter.
WOMEN’S LIFESTYLE
Grazia (w) – 154,036 (print + digital)
Grazia outperforms the market and has a higher proportion of AB readers than any other women’s weekly magazine at 45% (NRS Oct 13-Sep 14). As it celebrates its tenth birthday the magazine continues to demonstrate its unique influence with ground-breaking initiatives such as its Mind The Pay Gap campaign for equal pay legislation which went to Parliament in December 2014. Delivering innovative and compelling content, Grazia demonstrates an innate understanding of its audience across the magazine, iPad edition and on the award-winning graziadaily.co.uk.
WOMEN’S SPECIALIST
Yours (f) – 270,010 (print only)
Yours records another market-beating performance and continued stability -0.85% (pop) and -0.37% (yoy). Crucial to its success is a deep emotional connection with its 50+ readers every fortnight. This connection has enabled the Yours brand to continue to expand into every aspect of its readers’ lives from yours.co.uk and live events to retirement services, shopping and dating.
LandScape (m) – 41,064 (print only)
LandScape continues to thrive, providing uncompromising, top quality photography and editorial to readers who enjoy learning about a range of countryside subjects from gardening to traditional crafts, history and heritage. It has delivered an exceptionally strong performance, with sales up +7.80% (yoy). Its pages are filled with long reads that celebrate everything that is positive and good about the British countryside and traditions. These informative, in-depth features have struck a chord with its educated, articulate and inquisitive readers.
GARDENING
Garden News (w) – 35,281 (print only)
Garden News continues to deliver outstanding results week-on-week, providing topical up-to-date gardening news, practical information, tips and ideas in a down to earth and friendly style. The brand has delivered significant yoy growth with sales up +4.73% (yoy) retaining the number one spot in the highly competitive weekly gardening market.
Garden Answers (m) – 19,392 (print only)
Garden Answers, the magazine for gardening enthusiasts who want creative design ideas, planting inspiration and friendly expert advice, has also performed strongly registering an impressive figure +8.90% (yoy).
MOTORING
Classic Cars (m) - 36,553 (print + digital)
Classic Cars has attracted new readers at newsstand up 1.91% yoy, the catalyst for this is the magazine’s editorial reinvention and unique monthly package of engaging content about driving, owning and enjoying classics. The title recently celebrated its 500th edition with a premium, collectable issue.
FILM
Empire (m) – 142,402 (print + digital)
Empire dominates the film market outselling the nearest competitor by over two to one and is the number two in the wider men’s market. A truly cross-platform brand with multiple touchpoints. In November the title published an exclusive The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies issue with five collectable covers, guest-edited the film’s legendary director, Peter Jackson.
MEN’S
ZOO (w) – 32,449 (print + digital)
ZOO is Britain's only men’s weekly lifestyle magazine and has seen a pop growth of +8.25% and +9.92% yoy. Digitally the brand goes from strength to strength; passing 2.5 million likes on Facebook and 301,000 Twitter followers. The website, Zootoday.com, averaged a huge 68 million page views a month in the Jul-Dec 14 period from over 2.7 million monthly UUs.
MUSIC
MOJO (m) – 70,693 (print only)
MOJO is the biggest title in the music market both in the UK and overseas, engaging its upscale loyal audience with a quality, immersive music experience. The magazine which records a +0.04% increase this period, continues to deliver world-beating exclusive interviews with legendary artists such as David Bowie and Katie Bush reinforcing the founding MOJO principle of producing content which simply celebrates the very best in music.
Q (m) – 50, 161 (print + digital)
Q continues to be the authority on mainstream music delivering compelling and exclusive content and revealing the stories behind the music that matters. The title, which announced Phil Alexander as editor-in-chief in May 2014, records an impressive pop increase of +3.74%, including its digital edition. Q has developed and capitalised on a powerful relationship with Bauer’s Absolute Radio, a combination which together reaches 2.5 million ardent music fans.
H Bauer Publishing
David Goodchild, CEO, H Bauer Publishing commenting on the figures said: “H Bauer is the power house behind some of the UK’s best loved magazine brands; we place over 2.5 million copies a week into the hands of our readers. Thanks to a continuous programme of investment our magazines remain entertaining, compelling, thought provoking and trusted. The fact that many of our titles remain at the top of their market is proof that H Bauer has the ability to build and motivate communities with engaging magazine content.”
TV LISTINGS
TV Listings Market performance: 3,613,004
YOY -7.4%, POP -2.5%* NB TV Easy closed in Sept
TV Choice
“INVESTMENT IN EDITORIAL PUTS TV CHOICE STREETS AHEAD IN THE LISTINGS SECTOR”
TV Choice ABC: 1,266,242 YOY -7.9%, POP -2.8%
H Bauer’s TV Choice is streets ahead in the TV listings sector with sales well in excess of 1.2 million and over 200,000 copies a week ahead of its nearest rival; it remains Britain’s best loved paid for magazine. With the effects of the 2013 price war over, the continuing relative success of TV Choice at a sustainable price point is proof that engaging content, delivered in an accessible and user friendly format drives sales. Liz Watkinson Publishing Director puts TV Choice’s successful performance down to a continued focus on editorial quality; “TV Choice is constantly evolving to ensure it remains ahead of the game. Our editorial teams are obsessed with television and committed to delivering first class entertainment to our readers. We know what makes our readers tick and we respond quickly to new trends in TV watching. In this period we have invested heavily in content, moving from six to eight pages of listings per day and completely modernising and redesigning the editorial to improve the reader experience. Our readers are looking for the best TV listings available at the best value price, TV Choice continues to deliver.”
Total TV Guide
“SALES ARE ON THE INCREASE FOR BAUER’S PREMIUM LISTINGS MAGAZINE”
Total TV Guide ABC: 112,615, YOY +2.6%, POP +4.5%
Total TV Guide, H Bauer’s premium listings magazine has seen a healthy circulation increase both year on year and period on period. This sees Total TVGuide return to the pattern of steady growth enjoyed by the magazine since listings market figures were obfuscated by the launch and subsequent closure of TV Pick. Total TV Guide enjoys a very loyal relationship with its readers who are prepared to pay more for the most comprehensive listings package in the market across the wider digital platforms. Liz Watkinson, Publishing Director says much of Total TV Guide’s sales success comes from ensuring the magazine delivers editorial that its readers appreciate, embracing great features and ensuring focus remains on delivering coverage of programmes they will enjoy that week.
WOMEN’S WEEKLIES – CLASSICS
Classic Market performance: 867,371
YOY-3.9%, POP-1.7%
Bella
“BELLA – SHARE GROWTH IN TOTAL SALES AND NUMBER ONE FOR FULL PRICE SALES”
Bella ABC: 198,832
YOY -7.6%, POP+1.9%
H Bauer’s Bella has put in a strong performance in the Classic sector and is the only title to have shown growth in total copy sales period on period. This increase drives Bella’s share of the sector up to 23.1% and moves Bella up to number three in its sector in total volume sales. Bella has also increased its stronghold at the top of the market for fully paid for UK newsstand sales, an achievement reached on the strength of its editorial coverage and ability to provide real entertainment for everyday women who share an interest in household celebrities who stimulate debate on those topics close to women’s’ hearts.
WOMEN’S WEEKLIES – TRUE LIFE
True Life Market performance: 1,645,319
YOY -8 %, POP -0.7%
Take A Break
“CELEBRATES 47TH CONSECUTIVE PERIOD AS BRITAIN’S TOP-SELLING WOMEN’S MAGAZINE”
Take a Break ABC: 645,884 YOY -7.3%, POP -1.7%
In the season of awards, H Bauer's Take a Break undoubtedly deserves an accolade for celebrating a phenomenal 22 years as the UK’s top-selling women’s weekly magazine. Despite many attempts by competitors to rival Take a Break’s success, no other magazine in the sector comes even close to driving the volume of sales Take a Break delivers on a weekly basis; it outstrips its nearest rival in the true life sector by almost two to one. Editor Rebecca Fleming says the secret of Take a Break’s success has been in creating a passionate community of like-minded readers who feel empowered to share the views and experiences that form the lifeblood of the magazine.
That’s Life!
“STRONG PERFORMANCE INCREASES BAUER’S DOMINANCE OF THE TRUE LIFE SECTOR”
that’s Life! ABC: 260,933
YOY-6.4%, POP+3.2%
Meanwhile, with an ABC of 260,959, H Bauer’s that’s life! has put in a market- beating performance both year on year and period on period. With signs of growth in its period on period ABC figure, that’s life! proves that there is a thirst at the younger end of the market for its captivating mix of gritty stories and fearless editorial.
This success has increased H Bauer’s stronghold over the true life sector; together Take a Break and that’s life! have seen their share of the true life sector grow to an impressive 56%.
COOKERY
Eat In
“BAUER’S AFFORDABLE HOME COOKING MAGAZINE PUTS IN A MARKET BEATING PERFORMANCE”
Eat In ABC: 17,028
YOY -16.1% POP 3.9%
After a difficult first half to 2014, there are signs of recovery in the cookery sector and Eat In, Bauer’s affordable home cooking magazine is showing signs of growth with an above average market performance in total copy sales. Eat In will continue to focus on putting the fun into cooking, providing an entertaining mix of simple, easy-to-follow recipes using readily available ingredients with tips, competitions and celebrity sound bites aimed at home cooking enthusiasts.
SPIRITUAL
Spirit & Destiny
“GROWTH IN SHARE FOR BRITAIN’S NUMBER ONE SPIRITUAL LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE”
Spirit & Destiny ABC: 39,679
YOY-8.9%, POP -0.4%
With an ABC of 39,386, H Bauer’s Spirit & Destiny has increased its stronghold over the spiritual lifestyle sector, growing share to 72%. Spirit & Destiny is the destination magazine for feel good articles on all things spiritual, empowering readers with inspirational stories, features and insights to help make informed decisions about alternative solutions to all matters affecting the mind, body and spirit.
BBC Worldwide
BBC FOOD GROUP
* BBC Worldwide food magazines all post period on period growth.
* In its 25th year BBC Good Food Magazine outperforms the market. With an overall market share of 45.3%, it sells more than twice as many copies as Delicious and olive combined. In the vital Christmas market BBC Good Food magazine dramatically outperformed the market. On the newsstand it was -2% versus the market -13%. Overall it sold 317,911 copies for its vital Christmas issue.
* BBC Good Food has nearly five times more subscribers than its nearest competitor, demonstrating strong reader loyalty.
* Its brand extensions have continued to perform well with BBC Good Food Home Cooking Series the only title posting year on year growth and BBC Easy Cook up in double digits period on period.
* According to NRS PADD research BBC Good Food has become the magazine brand with the largest reach in the country with 6.1 million readers ahead of Time Out, Cosmopolitan, Radio Times and OK.
* The BBC Good Food brand story is stronger than ever, at Christmas traffic to the bbcgoodfood.com website peaked at 18 million unique users in July, up from 10 million a year ago.
Lorna East, publisher of BBC Good Food, BBC Easy Cook and the BBC GoodFood Home Cooking Series: “In this period we have celebrated BBC Good Food’s 25th year and the brand is in rude health following its most exciting year to date. What is really exciting is the brand’s expanding footprint as we have become the magazine brand with the largest reach according to NRS. We rebranded the magazine to work cross- platform and we responded to reader feedback by moving to real time publishing. Consumers have voted with their wallets as we have grown market share against our rivals with Good Food and its brand extensions all up period on period. This is a brand that never sits still and we are always looking forward to ensure we remain the ‘Go to’ brand for food fans, wherever they are.”
BBC Top Gear Magazine
* Remains number one UK motoring title, significantly outperforming the market and selling twice as many copies as closest rival ‘What Car’. TopGear's market share has grown – we now enjoy 47% of the UK motoring monthly market, our highest-ever percentage.
* BBC Top Gear outsells FHM and GQ, and is second only to Men’s Health in the UK men’s market.
* Appetite for the Show remains huge. In the UK, Top Gear Series 22 premiered to 6.4 million viewers and a 21.5% share. Following consolidation, the debut was up compared to the audience and share of the Series 21 premiere (6.1 million/19.8%) by 5% and 8% respectively.
* Digital edition continues to grow, now accounting for nearly 10% of combined circulation figures. It sells more than all other UK monthly motoring digital titles combined.
* There are 29 different versions of the magazine across the world, BBC Top Gear is the world’s number one motoring monthly.
* The TopGear.com audience has grown to 7 million monthly unique users, generating 60 million page views per month. Last year, the TopGear.com audience viewed over 600m pages.
* TopGear's Facebook groups have a combined reach of over 24 million fans, making it the largest motoring brand on the platform. Meanwhile TopGear also continues to grow across all social media: we have in excess of 1.6 million Twitter followers, 3.8 million members of our Google Plus community and 4 million subscribers to our YouTube channel.
Simon Carrington, Publisher of BBC Top Gear Magazine: “The Top Gear brand has a greater reach than ever and the magazine has a key role in extending interest in this media icon. With a series of exclusive scoops, such as the ‘holy trinity’ of supercars and our key awards issue performing really well the magazine remains streets ahead of its rivals. Meanwhile the appetite for the brand remains stronger than ever. In its 22nd series The Show is adding viewers while the reach across the internet and social media rivals that of a mid- sized country. Our interactive edition continues to lead the way on iPad and we will continue to offer car fans the Top Gear content they want in whatever format they want.”
Centaur Media
Centaur Media’s Home Interest portfolio has seen a year-on-year increase (Jan to Dec 2014) of nine per cent overall for Homebuilding & Renovating magazine according to the latest figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). In the same period, the market grew by six per cent indicating that this publication outgrew the market by three per cent and print format is still appealing to UK readers.
The statistics also demonstrate that 99 per cent of copies are actively purchased and paid subscriber numbers are up 15 per cent year-on-year to 12,095.
The company's strategy to create a dedicated website on www.homebuilding.co.uk bringing together content on all aspects of home building has also been successful with 30 per cent more monthly unique visitors year-on year.
In addition, the live platform has also delivered a 10 per cent increase in visitor numbers to the 2014 series of the Homebuilding & Renovating Shows.
Peter Harris, founder and publisher of Homebuilding & Renovating magazine says: “This is positive news for Centaur’s market leading title, particularly against a challenging background of average circulation declines. The print magazine, together with its digital and live platforms, is avidly read by the serious self-builder and renovator as it provides them with important tips and information to guide them through their project from financial and planning permission advice to interior, sustainability and plot finding tips.”
Nick Noble, joint MD adds: “We’re genuinely able to deliver an active audience of ‘People with Projects’ who are spending large sums of money on all aspects of their homes from bricks and mortar to soft furnishings. The Homebuilding & Renovating brand delivers its audience with high quality cross platform touchpoints which put the product or service right in front of its audience at the right time."
Condé Nast
Condé Nast announces resilient ABC figures, combining print and digital sales, for the period July to December 2014.
Nicholas Coleridge, Managing Director of Condé Nast, comments “With ninety percent of our titles posting UK ABC growth, luxury magazines continue to defy gravity. Reassuringly resilient!”
Vogue
The fashion bible Vogue posts a new ABC of 200,141, a 1% increase period on period in UK actively purchased copies. Vogue.co.uk has 2,217,678 unique users, with 2.3 million followers on Twitter and 2.5 million Facebook fans. Ways to engage with the brand are further increased with the bi-annual supplement Miss Vogue, and the annual Vogue Festival. Vogue will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2016.
House & Garden
Announcing a new ABC of 116,012, up 0.6% period on period in UK actively purchased copies, its digital iteration House has 732,121 unique users less than a year after launch. The annual Spirit of Summer and Spirit of Christmas Fairs attract a combined audience approaching 100,000. House & Garden is the pre-eminent quality media brand for design and decoration.
Brides
The UK’s number one bridal magazine, Brides posts an ABC of 45,483, maintaining a healthy lead over its closest competitor.
Tatler
Tatler, the original Social Media, announces a new ABC of 84,218, a 1.2% increase, with UK actively purchased up by 3.3% year on year. UK subscriptions have risen by 2.2% and total subscriptions up by 2.9%.
The World of Interiors
Announcing a new ABC of 58,044, this is an increase of 4.4% in UK actively purchased copies year on year, and UK subs have grown 7.9%. The World of Interiors remains the go-to source for design professionals.
GQ
GQ posts an ABC of 125,090, an increase of 5.9% period on period and 2.7% year on year in UK actively purchased copies. The recipient of 56 major awards, sales of digital editions for mobile, iPad and other tablet devices are buoyant, accounting for just over 10% of total circulation, and have been recognised for their best-in-class design. GQ remains the definitive voice for male achievement, and is the number one upmarket men’s lifestyle media brand in the UK.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair reaches an influential and important audience totalling 90,034, up 0.02% year on year. From print to the big screen, tablet to iPhone, Vanity Fair is the pre-eminent arbiter of our era.
Condé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller announces an ABC of 78,060, up 1.6% in UK actively purchased copies and up 2.7% in total actively purchased copies year on year. The title is the leading luxury British travel publication, and the world’s most discerning travel media brand.
Glamour
Remaining the sector leader for the 26th consecutive period, Glamour posts a new ABC of 405,053, up 1% in UK actively purchased copies. Sales of digital editions continue to grow, up 2.7% period on period.
Wired
Digital Magazine of the Year 2014 and Technology and Gadget magazine in the DMA Awards, Wired has a new ABC of 54,024, with digital edition sales up 2.2% period on period and 1.2% year on year. The Wired.co.uk online audience of 1,507,518 unique users, together with Wired Events and the Consulting business, influences a significant and hard-to-reach demographic.
GQ Style and Love
The Spring/Summer 15 issue of bi-annual LOVE, the 508-page compendium of style inspiration, has just been published, redefining the edgy high end sector. GQ STYLE will publish its Spring/Summer 15 issue in March, and is Britain’s essential men’s style bible.
Dennis Publishing
Dennis Publishing, one of the UK’s leading media companies, can report circulation increases across its specialist motoring brands and its flagship current affairs title, The Week.
James Tye, Chief Executive of Dennis Publishing, said: “I’m delighted to see The Week growing on all fronts. It’s a testament to our continuing commitment to provide excellent content on whatever platforms are important to our readers: print, tablet or mobile. Perhaps more importantly it shows The Week is also still very much loved by a growing number of readers.
“The same can be said of our motoring brands. By delivering innovative, mutli-platform versions and compelling content, we have shown that it is possible to grow circulation in even the most challenging of markets.”
The Week – growing 0.9% YOY and 0.3% POP to 200,096
The Week magazine celebrates its 33rd consecutive ABC increase reaching 200,096, growing 0.9% YOY and 0.3% POP. Digitally the brand reports its second Digital Publication Certificate, increasing its paid-for digital magazine circulation to 27,627.
Kerin O’Connor, Chief Executive of The Week, said: “I’m thrilled that in its 20th year of publishing, The Week is reporting another outstanding ABC result, reaching over 200,000 circulation. The brilliant editorial and consistently high marketing investment has insured that The Week remains ahead of the pack.”
Dennis Motoring
evo up 5.2% POP and 0.3% YOY to 47,469
Octane up 1.7% POP and 5.0% YOY to 38,117
Land Rover Monthly up 0.1% POP and 2.9% YOY to 21,314
Dennis Publishing’s motoring portfolio reports a positive increase for its specialist car titles. Classic car magazine Octane reached its highest circulation since its launch in 2003 with 38,117, up an impressive 5% since last year. Performance car title evo continues its steady circulation increase up 5.3% since the last ABC period, whilst LandRover Monthly magazine reports an increase of 2.9% YOY to 21,314.
Cyclist magazine
First ABC report for Cyclist with impressive 25,707
Newly launched Cyclist (September 2012), the print magazine dedicated to road cycling, celebrates its first ABC with 25,707 as its inaugural report.
Egmont Publishing
* Disney Princess up 8.7% year on year
* Fireman Sam up 4.8% year on year
* Thomas Express up 2.7% year on year
* Hello Kitty up 4.1% period on period
* Toxic up 4% period on period
* Thomas and Friends up 3.8% per on period
* Dora the Explorer up 0.9% period on period
Egmont Publishing’s magazines division enjoyed a strong set of ABC results for the period July–December 2014, with year on year increases for Egmont’s evergreen character magazines; Disney Princess, Thomas Express and Fireman Sam. Disney Princess continues to be the best selling Primary Girls title in the UK, with its average monthly sale being over 25% higher than its closest rival.
Also within the pre-school market, Hello Kitty, Thomas and Friends and Dora the Explorer have each returned significant period on period uplifts.
In addition, Toxic, Egmont’s own-brand title for pre-teen boys celebrates a 4% period on period increase, and the magazine is also celebrating its 250th issue!
Gillian Laskier, Managing Director of Magazines, Egmont Publishing said: “The children’s market is highly competitive and dominated by strong brands. It is great that our classic and newer character titles continue to thrive and grow in this challenging and vibrant sector of the magazine market. Parents recognise that magazines are a great way to encourage their children to read and that magazines represent an ideal route to reading for pleasure.”
Haymarket Media Group
Haymarket Media Group today announces highlights from the latest ABC results for print and digital editions in the period January - December 2014, with its powerful consumer brands delivering market-leading performances in the sports, tech and automotive sectors.
Forever Sports continues its incredible success story, claiming the title of second biggest-selling actively-purchased men’s print title, with a circulation of 90,093, a staggering 44.66% increase period on period. The award-winning magazine, published under contract by Haymarket Network, launched 11 months ago with an initial circulation of 62,277 after four months. This exponential growth since its debut into the market makes Forever Sports the most successful actively-purchased men’s title launch in the last decade.
The 196-page premium product, targeted at 18-30 year old men, aims to challenge publishing convention by offering exclusive interviews with the world’s coolest sports stars and the best style and fitness advice for a cover price of only £2.00.
Stuff retains its position as the market-leading title in the tech sector with a combined print and digital circulation of 70,325. During the last six months the magazine has experienced growth following its decision to drop models from its cover, with newsstand sales increasing by 17.84% in the period July - December 2014. As a brand, Stuff continues to grow in size and audience, with Stuff.tv extending its online reach to over 3 million users a month - a 129% increase year on year.
In the wake of England's poor World Cup, FourFourTwo experienced a small decline in sales of print and digital editions (- 5.02%) but the brand continues to grow its digital footprint, with a 120% increase in visits to FourFourTwo.com, 31% more users of FourFourTwo Performance and 27% growth in downloads of its multi-award-winning Stats Zone app.
Haymarket’s market-leading automotive brands - including What Car?, Autocar and Classic & Sports Car - continue to dominate their markets, despite recording a decline in sales of print editions. As well as a loyal subscriber base of more than 55,000 car-buyers, Haymarket’s automotive portfolio attracts a staggering 9 million monthly uniques across its websites.
Kevin Costello, CEO, Haymarket Media Group said: “It’s fantastic to see the phenomenal success of Forever Sports, a newly-launched print brand, as Haymarket’s wider portfolio of consumer brands continues to grow across a variety of different platforms, including print, digital, video, TV and live events. Our resolute focus as a group is on expanding the overall reach of our powerful, market-leading brands and exploring new ways of serving our highly-engaged specialist audiences, across platforms, in the UK and internationally.”
Hearst Magazines UK
Hearst Magazines UK has today released its latest set of ABC figures (July –Dec 2014) which shows 11 of 18 audited titles delivering either period-on-period or year-on-year growth. Good Housekeeping continues to hold its market leading position with a combined print and digital figure of 419,575, up 1.2% year on year.
Hearst-owned titles Prima, Harper’s Bazaar, House Beautiful, Runner’s World and Women’s Health also all posted year on year rises.
Prima grew 2.7% year on year, recording a combined print and digital ABC of 267,779. Women’s Health is up 5% year on year, its fifth consecutive increase since launch, with a combined print and digital ABC of 118,118. House Beautiful combined print and digital at 122,924 ABC grew 3.9% year on year, while Harper’s Bazaar rose 0.6% year on year at 111,691 combined print and digital and Runner’s World secured a 1% uplift to 80,773 combined print and digital ABC.
Anna Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Magazines UK, says: “We are very pleased with this set of results. We are committed to offering our consumers the content they love however they want it and it is great to see such a strong print performance at the same time as we continue to grow our overall audience digitally and to further develop our other brand touch points. We will continue to build on our trusted brands, as we have during this year with the development of the Good Housekeeping Institute, so it’s great to see another stellar performance from Good Housekeeping magazine”.
ABC July - December 2014 results:
MONTHLIES
Cosmopolitan: Total Combined ABC of 257,725, -9.9% YOY and -10.8% POP
Print ABC: 252,231/ Digital ABC: 5,494
Award winning Cosmopolitan continues to expand its authoritative reach to a growing millennial audience. Investment in digital continues to pay dividends with audience figures up in all areas confirming its increasing relevance in Cosmo reader’s lives. Since the re-launch of the Cosmo site to include a mobile platform, unique users are up 278% to 11.1m and sessions are up 223% to 13.7m. Web Editor, Kate Lucey, won the prestigious 2014 AOP (Association of Online Publishers) Digital Editorial Individual in recognition of this success. This year the brand has been recognised for its campaigning journalism and was awarded BSME Editor of the Year for Women’s monthly titles. The launch of Cosmo Body TV show has added another touch point to the brand equity complementing the strategy of remaining at the centre of 5m reader’s lives whilst also offering a new and exciting channel to commercial partners.
Country Living: Total combined ABC of 182,622, -3.9% YOY and +2.1% POP
Print ABC: 180,135/ Digital ABC:2,487
Country Living Magazine continues to dominate the upmarket interiors sector by talking to an ever growing, affluent audience. With the launch of digital properties countryliving.co.uk and shop.countryliving.co.uk, plus sub-brands Modern Rustic and Kitchen Table Talent in 2014, alongside significant growth in visitors to the Country Living Fairs, advertising clients can now achieve greater reach through multi-channel communications and customer experiences. The Country Living brand is further extended by its range of home interiors licensed products that have seen double-digit growth over the last 12 months.
ELLE: Total combined print and digital ABC of 163,498, -5% YOY and +5.3% POP
Print ABC: 159,292/ Digital ABC: 4,206
Engaging with a fashion and style obsessed audience ELLE has seen all its touch points/media channels grow in the last ABC period, posting magazine growth of 5.3% period-on-period and online reach has increased by 83% with an average 1.2 million unique users a month. With a combined social media reach of over six million, ELLE is the UK’s biggest women’s magazine brand on Facebook with almost five million fans, Twitter followers have increased by 37% to 838k over the last period and Instagram reaches 449k. ELLE’s circulation success has been driven by its audience’s continued love of fashion and editorial initiatives such as ELLE’s feminism campaign and the trial of new distribution routes for the magazine.
ELLE Decoration: Total combined ABC of 70,009, -1.9% YOY and -2.1% POP
Print ABC: 65,059 / Digital ABC: 4,950
The British edition of ELLE Decoration, the world’s leading homes magazine, maintains its total combined ABC of 70,009. The engagement with this luxury brand has increased across all touch points with the re-launch of ELLEDecoration.co.uk and a combined social media reach of over 1.25 million. ELLE Decoration published its 5th edition of the interiors bible for luxury country living, ELLE Decoration Country, in November with e-commerce plans in development for 2015.
Esquire: Total combined ABC of 58,576, -2.3% YOY and + 0.1% POP
Print ABC: 52,918 / Digital ABC: 5,658
Esquire continues to increase its audience of up-market and affluent men with continued innovation both in print and on digital platforms. Esquire magazine and style Bi-Annual The Big Black Book provide the ultimate luxury environment in which its stylish and influential audience engage with the brand and plans are in place to launch more products in print from Esquire in 2015 to further grow this footprint. The digital reach of Esquire continues to increase at pace on all platforms with esquire.co.uk growing fast and Esquire Weekly transitioning into a free weekly e-newsletter with impressive growth in audience size.
Esquire in 2015 is succeeding in delivering the best content with unrivalled engagement to the most influential British men.
Good Housekeeping: Total Combined ABC of 419,575, +1.2% YOY and 3.1% POP
Print ABC: 416,413 / Digital ABC: 3,162
Good Housekeeping – already Britain's biggest-selling lifestyle magazine demonstrates seemingly unstoppable growth – again dominating the women's magazine market with another increase that further enhances its unrivalled position. The title's unique command, reach and authority are built on unmatched levels of loyalty and trust amongst its readership. While the print brand continues to outshine the market, this truly multi-platform brand continues to expand with the opening of a new testing facility of the Good Housekeeping Institute and Cookery School, serving a rapidly growing website and a digital subscription service
Harper’s Bazaar: Total combined ABC of 111,691, +0.6% YOY and +3% POP
Print ABC: 109,178 /Digital ABC: 2,513
Harper's Bazaar continues to demonstrate its appeal to its target ABC1 female audience with period on period growth of 3%. The brand's digital footprint also continues apace with the mobile-responsive redesign of the website resulting in its best ever traffic, with more than 390,000 monthly unique users, 40% year on year growth. Harper’s Bazaar has gone from strength to strength across its multiplatform curated content with the art and heart of fashion and beauty at its foundation. Increased demand from the brand’s fashion audience has led to key partnerships and a strong series of events with cultural institutions. The business-focused Bazaar at Work continues to enhance the brand’s unique offering of fashion, beauty, art, culture, travel, and design for the intelligent woman.
House Beautiful: Total combined ABC of 122,924, +3.9% YOY and +10.1% POP
Print ABC: 121,850 /Digital ABC: 1,076
Strong growth from House Beautiful reflects its engaging content within the core magazine. Together with the regular House Beautiful supplements, the launch of housebeautiful.co.uk and its growing licensing business is the result of continued confidence and investment in the brand.
Men’s Health: Total combined ABC of 200,156, -6.2% YOY and -3.4% POP
Print ABC: 190,666 / Digital ABC: 9,490
Men’s Health continues to dominate the male lifestyle sector with its 12th consecutive period as the UK’s best-selling men’s title. The Men’s Health digital edition is also one of the largest in the UK. The Men’s Health audience grew to unprecedented levels during the July-December 2014 period, with monthly unique browsers peaking at 2.5M on its market-leading website www.menshealth.co.uk, and its combined social media reach expanding to nearly 800K followers. The new website launch in spring of this year is aiming to drive these audience numbers even higher.
Prima: Total combined ABC of 267,780, +2.7% YOY and +1.5% POP
Print ABC: 267,085 / Digital ABC : 695
Prima magazine has seen a third consecutive period of growth. Together with the recent launch of prima.co.uk, and with further new print and digital brand extensions planned for 2015, Prima provides advertisers with a powerful and highly targeted way to engage with a growing and highly influential market of 35+ women.
RED: Total combined ABC of 192,437 -5.4% YOY and +0.2% POP
Print ABC: 188,611 / Digital ABC : 3,826
RED has carved out a unique position in the UK women’s magazine market, a British luxury lifestyle brand serving an audience of intellectual, affluent, upmarket women. RED blends sumptuous visuals with thought provoking and talked about feature content, a compelling combination that draws in a younger audience. RED speaks to one of the highest AB demographics in the women’s magazine market. Women who are digitally perceptive, influential and talented communicators, with tremendous purchasing power.
RED has a stable period on period ABC, and with a brand new look and feel for Redonline, and a growing mobile audience, it offers huge commercial appeal.
Runner’s World: Total combined ABC of 80,773, +1% YOY
Print ABC: 78,186 / Digital ABC: 2,587
Runner’s World, the UK’s biggest running title and one of the nation’s best-selling sports magazines has once again bucked market trends by posting ABC growth of 1.0% year-on-year for the Jan-Dec 2014 period. Runner’s World has one of the UK’s most affluent, high-achieving audiences, with over 50% AB readership, amplified by an online and social media following well in excess of one million.
Women’s Health: Total combined ABC of 118,118, +5% YOY and +2.3% POP
Print ABC: 112,949 / Digital ABC: 5,169
Women’s Health has continued to build upon its success story with yet another record ABC – the fifth consecutive increase since the brand’s launch in February 2012. Combined sales have grown 2.3% period-on-period and a resounding 5.0% year-on-year. This exponential growth since its debut into the market makes Women’s Health the most successful glossy monthly launch of the last decade.
WEEKLIES
All About Soap: Total combined ABC of 51,779, -19.6% YOY and -3.7% POP
Print ABC: 51,341 / Digital ABC: 439
Delivering on its ‘2 weeks revealed!’ promise All About Soap conjures up a fortnightly fix of soap gossip to a loyal readership of soap fanatics.
Best: Total combined ABC of 195,427, -6.4% YOY and -4.9% POP
Print ABC: 195,204 / Digital ABC: 223
Best’s weekly dose of TV + Style + Straight Talk continues to appeal to readers while bestdaily.co.uk attracts more than 400K unique visitors per month. Best’s popular diet and seasonal specials series sell more than 46K copies every other month.
Inside Soap: Total combined ABC of 133,128, -9.6% YOY and -2.2% POP
Print ABC: 131,145 / Digital ABC: 1,982
The UK’s No1 soap title for over 20 years, Inside Soap, continues to dominate the TV soap market.
Real People: Total combined ABC of 175,159, -5.9% YOY and +3% POP
Print ABC: 174,827 / Digital ABC: 332
Real People posts a period on period increase of +3.0%. Real People also has a quarterly spin off, Crime Confidential.
Reveal: Total combined ABC of 160,910, -9.8% YOY and -3.7% POP
Print ABC: 159,777 / Digital ABC: 1,133
Reveal delivers an unbeatable mix of celebs, style and real life for 99p. Meanwhile, reveal.co.uk has carved out a niche as the destination of choice for reality drama news and gossip, attracting an audience of more than 1.1 million unique visitors every month.
(Town & Country was not audited this period)
Immediate Media
Immediate Media Co, the special interest content and platform company, has posted a combined print and digital circulation of 2,613,306 for reporting titles, up 36.2% period-on-period and down only 2.7% year-on-year.
* Immediate’s audited print circulation is: 2,563,449, up 35.1% period-on-period, down 2.9% year-on-year, with 99% of its circulation actively purchased.
* Immediate audited digital circulation is: 49,857, up 142.5% period-on-period and also up 11.4% year-on-year.
* With a total audience of 1.1 million subscribers, the company remains the leading magazine publishing company for subscriptions.
Tom Bureau, CEO of Immediate Media Co, says: “Immediate continues to grow, underpinned by the strength of our print business. As these results show, we’ve seen strong organic growth in key areas as well as the benefit of acquisitions – notably in our Craft and Sport division. We’re growing market share, subscriptions revenues and newstrade RSV as our consumers continue to love our brands in print.”
“Beyond print, our market leading brands continue to get stronger – reaching more consumers across more diverse platforms than ever before. With our profitability at record levels and a thriving portfolio of special interest brands we remain focused on delighting our passionate and engaged communities, delivering the content and products they want.”
Highlights for the ABC period July–December 2014:
* Radio Times remains the UK’s biggest-selling quality magazine, with a weekly print ABC of 783,042, retaining its position as the most valuable title on the UK newsstand, growing readers in the past 6 months and outperforming the market. Radio Times is also the UK’s biggest weekly subscription title, with 243,965 subscribers, +5.1% year-on-year. Its digital growth has been remarkable. There have been record numbers of monthly unique visitors to the website of 7.1 million with a total brand reach of 3.9 million per week.
* BBC History Magazine delivers an astonishing 19th consecutive ABC increase, with a combined print and digital ABC of 92,755 +3.8% year-on-year: BBC History Magazine’s digital sales continue to impress, surging 35.8% year-on-year to 15,122 copies, making it the 4th largest selling UK digital edition, while subscriptions have seen impressive growth of 12.5% year-on-year.
* BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine delivers a combined ABC of 183,192 – cementing its position as the gardening market leader in the actively purchased sector, and representing almost two thirds of the entire volume of sales in the market. Digital edition sales of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine are up 39.3% year-on-year.
* Youth & Children’s – Boosted by launch activity Immediate remains the number one publisher in the overall Children’s market, +7.8% year on year. CBeebies Magazine is up a remarkable 41% with the popular title having an ABC figure of 60,199. Lego Legends of Chima has rocketed by 25.2% to an ABC of 53,759. Match of the Day Magazine has dramatically increased its youth football market share against Match to remain the UK’s largest selling sports title with an ABC of 43,568.
* Cycling Plus – recently acquired by Immediate posts 48,695 to remain the number one cycling title in the UK. It is the best performing cycling title in the market, outselling its nearest monthly rival, Cycling Active, by significantly more than 2:1.
Rock Sound
Rock Sound magazine is delighted to announce its second successive ABC annual increase with a figure of 13,516 for its combined print & digital editions for the January-December 2014 period, a year-on-year increase of 2.23%. Rock Sound has again seen its market share grow considerably as other titles in its sector have seen significant declines.
Publisher Patrick Napier comments: “Rock Sound is aimed at the millennial age group that aren’t supposed to buy magazines any more. It’s certainly not easy but this second annual ABC increase shows that with a strong editorial package combined with an active online presence it’s possible to succeed. We’ve picked up increased supermarket listings on the back of our recent performance so we’re optimistic that next year we’ll be announcing yet another increase.”
As well as its print title Rock Sound also has a revamped website and social media channels bringing the total brand reach of Rock Sound up to nearly 1.5 million.
ShortList Media
ShortList announces a new ABC of 500,449 for the period July-December 2014. This compares to a figure of 534,692 for the same period in 2013. Stylist reports a July-December figure of 400,303, versus 435,975 for the same period in 2013. These ABC reductions reflect the company’s strategy to scale back the availability of copies in tune with advertiser needs. The one-off adjustment, which Shortlist Media announced in early December, does not reflect any falling away of consumer demand for the titles which remain as strong as ever.
Shrinking print sales in the paid-for magazine market mean that both titles remain number one in their sectors, with ShortList capturing 40.6% of the men’s market and Stylist achieving 22.9% of the women’s fashion and lifestyle market. Comparing print editions, Stylist's audited weekly ABC remains fractionally ahead of the figure Glamour magazine achieves across a month.
Shortlist Media CEO Mike Soutar says: “The new ABC results mean that our magazines remain, once again, the most powerful ways of reaching affluent, urban men and women in print every week. The reach of our brands across platforms means that we are able to offer advertisers powerful access to this valuable audience.”
Slimming World
Slimming World magazine is the UK’s fastest-growing paid-for title by volume, according to latest ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) figures released today (Thursday 12th February, 2015).
The magazine achieved a combined print and digital circulation of 497,707 for July to December 2014. The new figure means the title has increased circulation by 20,966 since the previous period (+4.4%) and 39,190 year on year (+8.5%).
Editor and publisher Elise Wells attributes the impressive increase to the way in which the title reflects its varied readership and provides valuable content to anyone with an interest in weight loss. It also mirrors the rising popularity and ongoing growth of Slimming World’s programme both in community-based groups and online.
She says: “Our readership is very diverse, and we work really hard to showcase success stories that will inspire people of different ages and life stages, including older role models. In addition, our October 2014 issue featured the first edition of ‘M’, our new section designed to champion male slimmers and offer realistic support to help men lose weight, and we’ve had some great feedback from readers. Lots of men have told us that they picked up their partners’ copies and were surprised to find themselves interested and inspired.
“Today nearly two thirds of people – men and women, young and old – are overweight and need help and support to lose weight and improve their health. We want all of our content, including our real-life successes, recipes and motivational features, to appeal to and be useful for as many slimmers as possible.”
And this approach is certainly working. On top of widening the gap between itself and its competitors – Slimming World magazine now sells more than three times as many copies as WeightWatchers magazine – it also retains 5th place position in the actively purchased magazine charts, the highest ever spot held by a slimming title.
The magazine has increased its circulation by 62.6% over the past five years. This is in stark contrast to other magazines in the women’s slimming and health sectors. Recent years have seen competitors forced to cease publication: Rosemary Conley Food and Fitness Magazine went into administration in 2014 and Hearst’s Zest magazine was last published in December 2013.
Circulation figures for Slimming World magazine’s digital edition are on the rise, too, and these latest ABCs show it now has the 11th highest digital edition circulation. It’s also the top women’s digital title with a circulation of 11,653.
Elise adds: “In addition to new and exciting developments within the printed magazine, this week we’re launching an enhanced custom-built digital version of the magazine, so slimmers can choose how they want to access our content. We recognise that some readers like to curl up with a paper copy of the magazine and a cuppa, while others want to access inspiration and support to help them along their weight-loss journey on the go via their smartphone or tablet. We’re determined to put our readers in control and provide both of these experiences.”
The title offers additional support and inspiration to members of Slimming World’s 12,000 weekly slimming groups, as well as introducing new people to the club via the newsstand and is published seven times a year. It features real-life success stories sourced from group members, a delicious food section, practical and emotional features, and shopping and fashion pages.
The magazine’s increase in circulation is in line with growth in Slimming World group membership, which has risen from 350,000 in 2010 to 700,000 in 2015. The number of Slimming World groups has also increased significantly, from 7,300 in 2010 to 12,000 over the past year.
Square Up Media
Foodism magazine receives its first ABC figure of 108,950 this morning, establishing it as London’s largest independent food and drink magazine.
The latest publication from London publishing house Square Up Media originally began as a digital brand in 2013. Due to demand, and a newsletter subscriber base of nearly 80,000, it was then launched as a print magazine in December 2014. The glossy publication sits in the ‘freemium’ category with the bulk of its circulation carried out through monitored distribution at Zones 1 and 2 Tube stations.
Tim Slee, founder of Square Up Media: “We are in a unique situation where, for the first time in our history, we’ve had the opposite progression with a brand. While most publishers are evolving their print titles to become a digital offering, Foodism went the other way. Receiving an ABC figure like this tells us two things, we made the right call and print is not dead.”
The new ABC results also boast wins for Square Up Media’s other print titles. Escapism magazine, the publisher’s mass market travel title, received a new ABC figure of 94,274, up 11% since June and maintaining its position as the largest circulating independent travel magazine.
The publishers flagship brand Square Mile has reported its 8th ABC rise in four years with a new figure of 57,533. This increase of 11% comes just as the magazine is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary and 100th issue this April.
"Square Mile is going great guns at the moment. We're winning awards; the content is better than ever; and we've just smashed another ABC audit” says Editorial Director Mark Hedley. “Moving into the men's style sector was always going to be challenging – but now we're competing with the established players, and where their circulations are mostly dropping, ours is increasing.”
The full breakdown of the new ABC figures is as follows:
Square Mile magazine:
Jan - June 2014: 51,918
July - Dec 2014: 57,533
11% increase
Escapism magazine:
Jan - June 2014: 85,270
July - Dec 2014: 94,274
11% increase
Foodism magazine:
July - Dec 2014: 108,950
TeamRock
TeamRock.com, the global home for rock and metal fans, has recorded an encouraging set of results in the latest round of ABC figures for both its Classic Rock and Metal Hammer Magazines titles.
With a combined ABC figure of 53,935, Classic Rock has seen a dip of (5.6%) year on year within the January to December 2014 audit period, an excellent performance when related to its key competitors.
Metal Hammer has achieved a combined ABC of 24,552 representing a drop of (11.3%) year on year which again in comparison to key competitor Kerrang! (13.7%) year on year, is an exceptional result in a challenging market.
Chris Ingham, Managing Director, TeamRock.com said: “This year, the business has gone through many changes, including our transition from Future Publishing’s digital editions platform to Adobe, which offers greater functionality but essentially means we had to build our sales figures again from scratch. Despite this, Metal Hammer and Classic Rock still have the largest digital circulation figures amongst their key competitors.”
Time Inc UK
Time Inc. UK today unveils highlights from the latest round of ABC figures the period July to December 2014. These results see continued growth in brands for the over 40s audience in the women’s lifestyle and TV market; a fifth consecutive annual increase for Country Life; and a back-to-back period-on-period increase for InStyle, which also sees the biggest combined year-on-year increase in the women’s glossies market.
Marcus Rich, CEO, Time Inc. UK says: “This robust set of results is testament to Time Inc. UK’s ability to connect with our audiences in print. At the same time, we are engaging their passions in new ways, including through events, retail, products and of course through digital.
“This period sees the continued success of Woman, Essentials and woman&home, titles serving the 40-plus audience – or GenerationYNot! as we call them. These 40-plus women are a true multi-media audience, consuming high levels of print and digital media, and reflect the way women live and work today.
“Our depth in reaching an older audience is also demonstrated in the outstanding success of Woman’s Weekly and What’s on TV. Equally, our understanding of the upscale audience sees Country Life and InStyle delivering among the best performances in the market.
“The current reach of our 60-plus brands extends to 250 million interactions each year across all platforms. Using our strength in words and pictures we see opportunities to grow our business in video, ecommerce, eLearning and experiences. As part of Time Inc., our growth plans are already starting to come to life - only last week we announced a retail partnership between Marie Claire and Ocado and acquired UK Cycling Events.”
Time Inc. UK’s results include:
Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is enjoying its fifth consecutive annual ABC increase - a record shared by just one other weekly consumer title. With a combined ABC of 39,132, Country Life has risen by 1% compared with 2013, which included the magazine’s biggest-ever issue, the Prince of Wales guest-edited special.
Fashion and beauty bible InStyle is celebrating one of the standout performances in the women’s glossies market, with the biggest combined year-on-year increase. Delivering a combined print and digital ABC of 151,584, InStyle has grown 3% on the period and 3.5% on the year. Under new editor Charlotte Moore, InStyle reflects the growing optimism of its readers, and is dedicated to guiding them to the best style choices for every aspect of their lives. The rise is the second back-to-back period-on-period increase for the title since the arrival of new editor Charlotte Moore.
Once again, both mainstream and upmarket women’s lifestyle titles experience growth. A lead brand in the GenerationYNot! portfolio, woman&home retains its position as the third biggest-selling glossy magazine and is the second highest-selling women’s monthly on the UK newsstand, where it has increased sales by 0.5% on the year. woman&home’s combined print and digital ABC has reached 351,717, including a print increase of 1.7% on the period.
Essentials reports a combined ABC of 108,320, up 1.4% year-on-year. This is underpinned by ongoing research and editorial development to ensure the brand is absolutely relevant to modern, busy GenerationYNot! women.
In the weekly market, Woman and Woman’s Own’s combined total print lifestyle sector share is 54.5%, up 1.5% on the year. Woman retains its number one position in the women’s lifestyle market, posting another year-on-year increase, with a combined ABC of 252,627. The brand has grown its market-leading share by 1.2% year-on-year to 29.1% and continues to innovate and expand to meet the evolving needs and interests of its core GenerationYNot! audience.
Also in the weekly sector, Woman’s Weekly posts a 0.1% year-on-year print sales increase to deliver a total print ABC of 307,315 and retains its number one position in the traditional market. It increases its total UK news Retail Sales Value (RSV) share to 47.5%, up 1.9% year-on-year. Woman’s Weekly’s presence on 13 platforms, with a successful events programme, book series and five special series every month, underscores the breadth of the brand.
Time Inc. UK is once again the number one TV magazine publisher by newsstand volume and RSV, reflecting the strength of its titles and breadth of portfolio. The TV titles continue to excel across multiple platforms, influencing over 1.4 million readers across print and digital. What’s on TV retains its position as the second biggest TV title and reports steady growth up 2% period-on-period and 0.7% year-on-year, to deliver a combined ABC of 1,058,855. TV Times continues to outperform the market and reports a combined ABC of 237,835, up 4.2% on the period.
In the home interest market, Time Inc. UK boasts a market-leading portfolio that caters to every interiors enthusiast, from country to urban, modern to traditional and budget to luxury. Year-on-year, Time Inc. UK’s newstrade share of the market has grown by 2.2 percentage points to 56.4%. With a combined ABC of 187,509, Ideal Home retains its position as the biggest-selling title in the entire market and Livingetc, reporting a combined ABC of 92,224, is the highest-selling modern title by some distance.
