Dennis delivers strong set of ABC results

12.08.10

London, 12^th August 2010: Dennis Publishing’s ABC results for January to June 2010 show continued strong performance in the light of testing market conditions.

The Week – up 6.7% YOY to 176,680

The Week saw its 24^th consecutive ABC increase; rising by over 6.7% with 6,900 new readers added. It continues as the UK’s largest weekly subscription magazine of any category, with 150,768 subscribers.

Motoring - evo & Octane  – up 3.2% and 9.9% YOY

Performance car title evo and classic car title Octane rise to 64,674 and 33,393 readers respectively, with strong newsstand performances, an increase of 5.7% and 13.7% year on year in this area.

Fitness Titles show growth and a strong subscription increase

Leading men’s lifestyle magazine Men’s Fitness and newly acquired Health & Fitness both post increases and have seen significant growth in subscriptions, respectively rising 3.9% and 5.3% year on year.

James Tye, CEO of Dennis Publishing, said: “Now posting its 24^th consecutive increase, it is easy to take the relentless growth of The Week for granted. Not so at Dennis Publishing. With an ABC of 176,680 we recognize that The Week is one of the most influential and widely subscribed to print magazines in the UK.  With this latest ABC, we know there are over 9 million audited copies of The Week being read every year in the UK and another 30 million a year being read in the USA and the rest of the world.

“Elsewhere in the portfolio it is very pleasing to see both Octane and evo posting sizeable year on year increases in what remains a difficult car market. Fitness also remains an area of growth for us, with our recent acquisition Health & Fitness showing a strong, early subscription uptake."