Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport Minutes of Evidence


Annex 4

UK NEWSPAPER MARKET—all amounts in £ million


Note
Publisher
National
Per cent
Regional
Per cent
Total
Per cent

2
Daily Mail & General Trust
806
22.55
437
13.27
1,243
18.10
10
News International (News Corp)
1,042
29.16
0.00
1,042
15.18
1
Trinity Mirror
532
14.89
465
14.13
997
14.53
Newsquest Media Group (Gannet Inc)
715
21.73%
715
10.42%
7
Telegraph Group (Hollinger)
364
10.18
0.00
364
5.30
6
Pearson
307
8.59
0.00
307
4.47
3
Johnston Press
293
8.90
293
4.27
9
Express Newspapers (Northern & Shell)
246
6.88
0.00
246
3.58
4
Independent News and Media
171
4.78
72
2.19
243
3.54
Regional Independent Media
235
7.15
235
3.43
Others
222
6.76
222
3.24
8
Guardian Media Group
106
2.97
110
3.34
216
3.15
The Midland News Association
158
4.80
158
2.30
5
Eastern Counties Newspapers Group
119
3.61
119
1.73
12
SMG
70
2.13
70
1.02
11
Scotsman Publications
64
1.94
64
0.93
Yattendon Investment Trust
63
1.91
63
0.92
DC Thomson
61
1.85
61
0.89
Kent Messenger
54
1.64
54
0.79
CN Group
35
1.07
35
0.51
Tindle Newspapers
35
1.05
35
0.50
North Wales Newspapers
34
1.02
34
0.49
Local Sunday Newspaper Group
25
0.77
25
0.37
Clyde & Forth Press
24
0.74
24
0.35
Total
3,574
100.00
3,292
100.00
6,866
100.00


Sources:
1.  Trinity Mirror Statutory Accounts, year ended 31 December 2000.
2.  Daily Mail & General Trust Statutory Accounts, year ended 30 September 2000.
3.  Johnston Press Statutory Accounts for year ended 31 December 2000.
4.  Independent News & Media Statutory Accounts, year ended 31 December 2000—split between National and Regional is estimated.
5.  Eastern Counties Newspaper Group Statutory Accounts, year ended 31 December 2000.
6.  Estimated based on Pearson Group Statutory Accounts for year ended 31 December 2000. FT group total revenue is £844 million including Les Echoes, Recoletos and Interactive Data Corporation. Estimate of revenue of FT Newspapers based on operating profit split (39 per cent of total FT Group operating profit) is £312 million.
7.  Telegraph Group Statutory Accounts for year ended 31 December 2000.
8.  Guardian Newspapers Limited Statutory Accounts, year ended 1 April 2001—split between National and Regional is estimated.
9.  Express Newspapers Limited Statutory Accounts, year ended 31 December 2000.
10.  Newscorp Investments Statutory Accounts, year ended 30 June 2000.
11.  Scotsman Publications (Holdings) Limited Statutory Accounts, year ended 31 December 2000.
12.  SMG plc, Statutory Accounts, year ended 31 December 2000.
All other revenue data is estimated based on circulation data.

Notes:
Circulation data:
National Newspapers—6 months to 30 June 2001 (ABC).
Regional Publishers—Newspaper Society Intelligence Unit at 1 July 2001.
Market size: Advertising Association/World Association of Newspapers.
Advertising Market: World Association of Newspapers 2000 estimate—£5,019 million (split National—£2,257 million, Regional—£2,762 million).
Circulation Market: World Association of Newspapers 1999 estimate and assumed growth of 3% in 2000—£1,847 million (split National—£1,317 million, Regional £530 million)
Implied Market size (includes advertising and circulation): National 357,400.00%, Regional 329,200.00%.




 
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