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News Market Size and Share Rankings: 2006 Results

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Authors: Ken Doctor, Affiliate Analyst; Leigh Watson Healy, Chief Analyst; Pooneh Fooladi, Director & Market Analyst

The News Providers & Publishers segment grew only 0.5% in 2006, the information industry laggard. The irreversible news-reading trend from print to digital and the movement of advertisers to more measurable (and usually internet-based) advertising are important challenges for News companies. This report provides:

- Outsell’s final 2006 size, growth, and market share estimates for the top 25 companies in the News segment;
- Our final 2006 size and growth estimates for the News segment and for the information industry as a whole;
- Analysis of trends and challenges facing the News industry;
- Recommended actions for News providers and publishers.


Pub Date: May 25, 2007
Type: Market AnalyAsis
Segment: NEWS
Keywords: Market Analysis, Market Statistics
Pages: 13
Format: PDF Application_pdf

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Table of Contents

  • Market Overview – News Market
    1. The News Market Grew 0.5% in 2006, the Information Industry Laggard
  • Market Share Leaders
    1. Gannett Still Leads the Splintered News Market
  • Market Dynamics
    1. Industry Sees the Writing on the Digital Wall
  • Implications
  • Total Information Industry Market Size
    1. Information Industry Grew a Moderate 6% in 2006
  • Related Research
  • Methodology and Definitions

    • Tables & Figures

  • Figure 1. News Market Size and Growth
  • Table 1. Top 25 Companies – News: 2006 Est. Worldwide Revenues
  • Table 2. Information Industry Revenue by Segment
  • Figure 2. Share of Total Information Industry Revenue

    • Companies Mentioned

  • Gannett Co., Inc.
  • The Asahi Shimbun Company
  • News Corporation, Ltd
  • The Tribune Company
  • The Yomiuri Shimbun
  • New York Times Company
  • Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  • Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
  • Trinity Mirror plc
  • Axel Springer AG
  • Independent News & Media, plc
  • The McClatchy Company
  • Dow Jones & Company
  • The Hearst Corporation
  • Cox Newspapers, Inc.
  • Washington Post Company
  • John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.
  • Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh
  • Lee Enterprises, Inc.
  • CanWest Global Communications Corp.
  • Johnston Press plc
  • Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso S.P.A.
  • Torstar Corporation
  • Freedom Communications, Inc.
  • Time, Inc.

Companies Mentioned

  1. Axel Springer AG
  2. CanWest Global Communications Corp.
  3. Cox Newspapers, Inc.
  4. Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  5. Dow Jones & Company
  6. Freedom Communications, Inc.
  7. Gannett Co., Inc.
  8. Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.P.A.
  9. Independent News & Media, plc
  10. John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.
  11. Johnston Press plc
  12. Lee Enterprises, Inc.
  13. New York Times Company
  14. News Corporation, Ltd
  15. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
  16. The Asahi Shimbun Company
  17. The Hearst Corporation
  18. The McClatchy Company
  19. The Tribune Company
  20. The Yomiuri Shimbun
  21. Time, Inc.
  22. Torstar Corporation
  23. Trinity Mirror plc
  24. Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh
  25. Washington Post Company