LONDON, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Summary
Month of June 2004
The business information market serving the technology industry, measured
in terms of advertising page volumes, decreased by 9.7% in the month of June
compared to June 2003. CMP Media's continuing technology publications
recorded an 8.2% decrease against June 2003.
CMP Media's market share, compared to 2003, increased - its continuing
titles held a share of 27.3% in June 2004 up from 26.8% in June 2003.
Calendar Year to June
The market decreased by 5.9% compared to the year to June 2003. CMP's
continuing titles, in the year to June 2004, recorded a 2.5% decrease in
advertising page volumes against the year to June 2003.
Market share of CMP Media's continuing titles year to date was 27.4% up
from 26.5% in the prior year period.
Rolling twelve months to June 2004
The market decreased by 9.0% in advertising page volumes in the twelve
months ended June 2004 compared to the twelve months ended June 2003. CMP
Media's continuing High Tech publications recorded a 3.9% decrease in the
same period.
MARKET SEGMENT - ADVERTISING PAGE VOLUMES
MONTH OF June 2004
2004 2003
Change Market Market
2004 2003 04 vs 03 Share Share
Pages Pages % % %
CMP Media
Continuing 1,577 1,717 -8.2% 27.3% 26.8%
Discontinued 0 152 0.0% 2.4%
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CMP Media Total 1,577 1,869 -15.6% 27.3% 29.2%
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Whole Market
Continuing 5,784 6,227 -7.1% 100.0% 97.2%
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B2B Tech
Publications 5,246 5,563 -5.7% 90.7% 86.8%
General Business 538 664 -18.9% 9.3% 10.4%
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Discontinued 0 182 0.0% 2.8%
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Total Market 5,784 6,409 -9.7% 100.0% 100.0%
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MAJOR CMP TITLES
June 2004 YTD June 2004
+ Pages % Change + Pages % Change
Information Week +4.1 +1.8 +101.1 +8.1
EE Times -92.5 -27.6 -91.4 -5.8
Dr Dobb's -36.9 -43.1 -85.0 -25.6
Network Computing +10.3 +8.7 -11.1 -1.5
Network Magazine +1.8 +5.7 -20.6 -8.2
CRN -65.6 -27.1 -55.9 -4.5
VAR Business -11.8 -7.5 +6.2 +0.8
CALENDAR YEAR TO June 2004
2004 2003
Change Market Market
2004 2003 04 vs 03 Share Share
Pages Pages % % %
CMP Media
Continuing 8,876 9,103 -2.5% 27.4% 26.5%
Discontinued 0 875 0.0% 2.5%
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CMP Media Total 8,876 9,978 -11.0% 27.4% 29.0%
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Whole Market
Continuing 32,385 33,219 -2.5% 100.0% 96.6%
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B2B Tech
Publications 29,262 29,908 -2.2% 90.4% 87.0%
General Business 3,123 3,311 -5.7% 9.6% 9.6%
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Discontinued 0 1,179 0.0% 3.4%
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Total Market 32,385 34,398 -5.9% 100.0% 100.0%
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TWELVE MONTHS to Date
2004 2003
2004 2003 Change Market Market
Pages Pages % Share % Share %
CMP Media
Continuing 18,503 19,251 -3.9% 27.1% 25.7%
Discontinued 723 2,068 1.1% 2.8%
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CMP Media Total 19,226 21,319 -9.8% 28.2% 28.5%
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Whole Market
Continuing 67,539 71,356 -5.3% 98.9% 95.1%
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B2B Tech Publications 60,697 64,112 -5.3% 88.9% 85.4%
General Business 6,842 7,244 -5.5% 10.0% 9.7%
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Discontinued 739 3,688 1.1% 4.9%
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Total Market 68,278 75,044 -9.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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Notes to Editors:
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
- supplement 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.
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 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 Plc
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CONTACT:
For further information, please contact:
Michael Waring, United Business Media, +44-(0)20-7921-5031; Colin
Browne, The Maitland Consultancy, +44-(0)20-7379-5151; Nick
Molden, United Business Media, +44-(0)20-7921-5097
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