MAGAZINES – AUSTRALIA

Australians spending more time online than working

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Jul-18

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey shows that Australians aged 14+ spent a total of just over 21.9 billion hours on the Internet in the year to March 2018 (whether at home, at school, while at work or elsewhere), compared to 20.5 billion hours working. Some 4.6 billion of those hours online occurred at work – whether work related or not. Analysing time on the Internet more closely shows that 5.9 billion hours were spent using social media, while the balance of just under 16 billion hours was spent using the Internet for other purposes. A further 18.6 billion hours were spent watching TV and 14.6 billion hours were spent listening to radio. The 92% of Australians who watch TV in a given week average 1,004 hours each of TV viewing over the full year while the 85% who listen to radio during the week listen to an average of 851 hours per year of radio. Newspapers scored 1.8 billion hours of national attention over the year, with magazines claiming just over 820 million hours overall.

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Court tells Wilson to pay back $4.2m

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Original article by Michael Pelly
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 28-Jun-18

Victoria’s Court of Appeal has ordered Hollywood star Rebel Wilson to pay 80 per cent of the legal costs that Bauer Media incurred in its appeal against her landmark defamation payout. Wilson had initially been awarded a record $A4.7m, which Bauer paid in September 2017. This was subsequently reduced to just $A600,000 plus interest on appeal, and Wilson has been ordered to repay more than $A4.1m.

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BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, COURT OF APPEAL (VICTORIA)

Over 15 million Australians read magazines across print and online

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 11-May-18

Roy Morgan has released the Australian Magazine Readership report for the 12 months to March 2018. A total of 15,007,000 Australians aged 14+ (74.3 per cent) read magazines either in print or online via the web or an app, down 0.3 per cent from a year ago. Readership of print magazines was just under 12.6 million (62.3 per cent), virtually unchanged from a year ago. The free "Coles Magazine" remains the most widely-read print magazine, with an average readership of 4,367,000 per issue (up 15.4 per cent), while "Better Homes & Gardens", "Women’s Weekly" and "Woman’s Day" remain the top three most widely-read paid magazines. Meanwhile, seven of Australia’s 10 leading magazines ranked by cross-platform audiences retain a significantly larger readership via their print editions than their digital platforms. As more magazine publishers expand their online offerings this is slowly changing, although magazines remain significantly more reliant on print editions than their online engagement.

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15 million Australians read magazines across print & online

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Feb-18

Roy Morgan has released the Australian Magazine Readership report for the 12 months to December 2017. A total of 12,565,000 Australians aged 14+ (62.5 per cent) read print magazines – down 93,000 (0.7 per cent) from a year ago. However, the audience reach of magazines is extended to 15 million Australians 14+ when you include magazine reading online (either via the web or an app). The withdrawal of major publishers from audited circulation results for magazines just over a year ago means Roy Morgan’s readership results continue to be the only truly independent measure of magazine performance now available. "Coles Magazine" remains the most widely-read print magazine, with an average readership of 4,152,000 per issue (up 11.3 per cent). Meanwhile, seven of Australia’s 10 leading magazines ranked by cross-platform audiences retain a significantly larger readership via their print editions than their digital offerings – a clear contrast to their print newspaper cousins, although this picture is slowly changing as more magazine publishers expand and refine their online offerings.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Over 3 in 4 Australians are consuming magazines across print and online

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Nov-17

Roy Morgan Research has released the Australian Magazine Readership report for the 12 months to September 2017. A total of 12,577,000 Australians aged 14+ (62.9 per cent) read print magazines, up 2,000 from a year ago. The audience reach of magazines is extended to 15,005,000 Australians aged 14+ (77.8 per cent) when you include magazine reading online (either via the web or an app). The withdrawal of major publishers from audited circulation results for magazines in 2016 means Roy Morgan’s readership results are the only truly independent measure of magazine performance now available. "Coles Magazine" remains the most widely-read print magazine, with an average readership of 3,975,000 per issue (up 8.3 per cent). Meanwhile, nine of Australia’s 10 leading magazines ranked by cross-platform audiences retain a significantly larger readership via their print editions than their digital offerings – a clear contrast to their print newspaper cousins.

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It’s Official: Australia’s leading magazines buck conventional wisdom and grow their print readership

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 11-Aug-17

Roy Morgan Research has released the latest Australian Magazine Readership report for the 12 months to June 2017, showing that 10 of Australia’s 15 leading titles increased their print readership over the past year. A total of 12,470,000 Australians aged 14+ (62.6 per cent) now read print magazines, which is virtually unchanged from a year ago (down only 0.1%). The withdrawal of major publishers from audited circulation results for magazines last year means Roy Morgan’s readership results are the only truly independent measure of magazine performance now available. "Coles Magazine" remained the most widely-read print magazine during the period, with an average readership of 3,755,000 per issue (up 7.3 per cent). Meanwhile, nine of Australia’s leading 10 magazine ranked by cross-platform audiences retain a significantly larger readership via their print editions than their digital offerings.

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More Australians are reading magazines – they just don’t need to own a copy

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-May-17

Roy Morgan has released the latest Australian Magazine Readership results for the 12 months to March 2017, showing an overall increase in magazine readership despite recent downward trends in circulation. Some 12.6 million Australians aged 14+ (63.4 per cent) read print magazines, the latest data for the 12 months to March 2017 shows – up 2.4 per cent compared with the year before. Australians are spending more on experiences and less on physical things, and this includes magazines. For magazines, the decline in circulation declines reflects the decrease in physical ownership of issues. Readership, however, has not followed the same downward trend. Instead, magazine readership overall – as well as engagement with a number of categories – has been comparatively stable, demonstrating that although Australians are showing less of a need to own magazines, they remain highly engaged with magazine content.

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Magazine readership finishes 2016 on a high

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Feb-17

Roy Morgan Research has released the Australian Magazine Print Readership and Cross-Platform Audience results for the 12 months to December 2016. Print magazines reached 12,658,000 Australians aged 14+ in 2016, up 3.6 per cent since 2015. "Coles Magazine" remained the most widely-read print magazine during the period, with an average readership of 3,729,000 per issue (an increase of 24.5 per cent). Meanwhile, "Better Homes & Gardens" and "Australian Women’s Weekly" continue to have the highest Cross-Platform Audiences, at 2,112,000 and 1,965,000 respectively.

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Magazines continue to accumulate more readers

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Nov-16

Roy Morgan Research has released the Australian Magazine Print Readership and Cross-Platform Audience results for the year to September 2016. Print magazines reached 12,575,000 Australians aged 14+, up 2.7% compared with the 12 months to September 2015. "Coles Magazine" remained the most widely-read print magazine during the period, with an average readership of 3,672,000 per issue (an increase of 31 per cent). Meanwhile, "Better Homes & Gardens" and "Australian Women’s Weekly" have the highest Cross-Platform Audiences, at 2,125,000 and 1,975,000 respectively.

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Bauer pins its success on print

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 21 : 27-Sep-16

Germany’s Bauer Media Group has reported sales of sales of EUR2.316bn ($A3.422bn) for calendar 2015, with its operations outside its home market contributing 66 per cent of group revenue. The magazine’s publisher’s print operations had global revenue of EUR1.689bn. This is 2.5 per cent lower than previously, but global CEO Yvonne Bauer is upbeat about the print business. Bauer’s Australian division has discontinued several titles since it was bought from Nine Entertainment Company in 2012.

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BAUER MEDIA KG, BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM