LONDON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Month of January 2003
The business information technology market as a whole decreased by 17.9%
in advertising page volumes in the month of January compared to January 2002.
CMP Media's continuing technology publications recorded a 17.5% decrease
against January 2002.
CMP Media maintained its market share compared to 2002 -- its continuing
titles held a share of 30.1% in January 2003 up from 29.9% in January 2002.
Rolling twelve months to January 2003
The business information technology market as a whole decreased by 29.2%
in advertising page volumes in the twelve months ended January 2003 compared
to the twelve months ended January 2002. CMP Media's continuing High Tech
publications recorded a 19.1% decrease in the same period.
MARKET SEGMENT - ADVERTISING PAGE VOLUMES
MONTH OF January 2003
2003 2002
Change Market Market
2003 2002 03 vs 02 Share Share
Pages Pages % % %
CMP Media
Continuing 1,446 1,753 -17.5% 30.1% 29.9%
Discontinued 0 60 0.0% 1.0%
CMP Media Total 1,446 1,813 -20.2% 30.1% 30.9%
Whole Market
Continuing 4,813 5,579 -13.7% 100.0% 95.1%
B2B Tech
Publications 4,363 5,052 -13.7% 90.6% 86.1%
General Business
/New Economy 450 527 -14.6% 9.4% 9.0%
Discontinued 0 285 0.0% 4.9%
Total Market 4,813 5,864 -17.9% 100.0% 100.0%
TWELVE MONTHS to Date
2003 2002
2003 2002 Change Market Market
Pages Pages % Share % Share %
CMP Media
Continuing 22,808 28,206 -19.1% 28.2% 24.7%
Discontinued 105 2,837 0.1% 2.5%
CMP Media
Total 22,913 31,043 -26.2% 28.3% 27.2%
Whole Market
Continuing 78,936 103,433 -23.7% 97.6% 90.5%
B2B Tech
Publications 71,137 91,036 -21.9% 88.0% 79.6%
General Business
/New Economy 7,799 12,397 -37.1% 9.6% 10.9%
Discontinued 1,939 10,822 2.4% 9.5%
Total Market 80,875 114,255 -29.2% 100.0% 100.0%
MAJOR CMP TITLES
January 2003
+ Pages % Change
Information Week -23.6 -12.5
EE Times -106.8 -28.3
Dr Dobb's -34.1 -43.2
Network Computing +0.3 +0.4
ebn -42.2 -33.2
Network Magazine -13.2 -25.6
CRN +1.5 +1.0
VAR Business -6.0 -8.1
Source - IMS: Auditor
Notes:
CMP MEDIA LLC
CMP Media LLC (http://www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company
providing essential information and marketing services to the entire
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology
worldwide. Capitalising on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned
to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet
their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers,
magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education
and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.
BASIS OF COMPILATION OF STATISTICS
The statistics, which are the main subject of today's release, are
independently compiled by IMS/Auditor. The basis of compilation includes:
- pages are hand counted and verified by the publishers
- regional ads are counted if in over 50% of circulation
- house ads are not counted
- inserts are counted if bound in publication
- the database will continually be updated as more accurate information
arrives
All CMP High Tech publications are tracked. CMP determines the competitive
set of publishing titles which are measured on its behalf by IMS Auditor and
periodically adjusts the population to ensure that it is properly
representative of the changing US business technology advertising market in
which CMP competes: such an adjustment was made for this January 2003 release,
and all comparative numbers have been adjusted to reflect the new population
set.
Note: that these statistics represent only total advertising page volumes
as counted above, they do not represent paid advertising page volumes nor do
they show the revenue yields which the operators in these market segments have
achieved.
This January press release includes statements which are not historical
facts and are considered "forward-looking" within the meaning of Section 27 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These forward-looking statements
reflect UBM's current views about future events, business and growth strategy
and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are identified by
their use of terms and phrases such as "believe," "expect," "plan,"
"anticipate," "on target" and similar expressions identifying forward-looking
statements. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because
they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from UBM's expectations. UBM
expressly does not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements.
Management does not attempt to update forecasts unless conditions materially
change.
SOURCE United Business Media
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CONTACT:
Media - Nigel Main, United Business Media
+020-7579-4060, Colin Browne, The Maitland Consultancy,
+020-7379-5151; Analysts - Michael Waring, United Business Media,
+020-7921-5031
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