Magazine ABCs, first half of 2010: the report card
Bauer Media
Total average circulation per issue: 2,814,745, down 5.8% year on year
Star performers: Classic Cars up 5.2%, Kerrang up 1.8% (both year on year)
Disappointments: Zoo down 27.9%, FHM down 18.1%, Today's Golfer down 12.4% (all year on year)
They say: "Bauer Media's portfolio of influential brands continue to deliver compelling content that connects and engages with audiences wherever they are," said the Bauer Media chief executive, Paul Keenan. "Our commitment to understanding our audiences, investment in editorial excellence, innovation, differentiation and evolution underpins many of these market-leading, market-beating ABC performances."
MediaGuardian.co.uk verdict: Only three year-on-year risers out of 21 titles, and six double-digit drops. You know it's not been a good six months when a 1.8% rise marks you out as a star performer.
BBC Worldwide
Total average circulation per issue: 2,952,806, up 3.1% year on year
Star performers: Lonely Planet magazine up 34.4%, BBC Countryfile magazine up 22%, CBeebies Art up 19% (all year on year)
Disappointments: In the Night Garden down 25.2%, Top of the Pops down 12.6%, BBC Good Food down 5.4%, Top Gear magazine down 5.2% (all year on year)
They say: "I am delighted with BBC Magazines' strong ABC performance in this period, once again we have bucked the trend with increased sales across our portfolio, becoming the UK publisher with the highest number of subscriptions and with 99% of our magazines 'actively purchased' by readers," said the BBC Magazines managing director, Peter Phippen. "This is thanks to our long-term investment in market-leading titles which readers love for their quality content, great journalism and immensely strong brands. I'm particularly proud of the success of Lonely Planet Magazine, which, in addition to winning several prestigious awards since its launch 18 months ago, has grown its circulation by an impressive 34% year on year."
MediaGuardian.co.uk verdict: Total circulation boosted by four new launches that did not report 12 months ago. Mixture of big gains and big losses. Lonely Planet's world is its oyster, but Top Gear has lost some revs.
Conde Nast
Total average circulation per issue: 1,539,661, up 2.8% year on year
Star performers: Tatler up 1.6%, Vanity Fair up 0.7% (both year on year)
Disappointments: Easy Living down 5.5%, Conde Nast Traveller down 0.6% (both year on year)
More on Conde Nast, Dennis, Egmount, H Bauer, Hachette Filipacchi, IPC and others ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/16/magazine-abcs-report-card


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