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Beeld,
Daily Sun,
City Press,
Die Burger,
DRUM,
FAIRLADY,
FHM,
HUISgenoot/YOU,
KICKOFF,
Move!,
ON THE DOT,
Paarl Print,
All Sports and
Vejá |
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PRINT MEDIA
Brazil
The group has a 30% interest in Abril, the leading
magazine publisher in Brazil.
Abril had a good year, achieving turnover and
profit growth.
In the year under review, circulation market
share increased to approximately 45% with
growth of single-copy sales. Abril’s share of
the magazine advertising market in Brazil is
61%. Generally, magazines seem not as
impacted by the migration to the internet as
newspapers. Abril expanded its distribution
business with the acquisition of Fernanda
Chinaglia, which was merged with its own Dinape
operation. Its printing business delivered a stable
contribution.
Abril’s school text book publisher, Atica &
Scipione, had a satisfactory year and increased
its market share of non-government school
text books from 22% to 28%.
China
MIH now owns a 37% interest in Xin’an Media
Corporation, a newspaper publisher in the
fast-growing city, Hefei, in Anhui province.
MIH also owns a 37% stake in the leading sports
publisher in China, Titan Media, which benefitted
from the Olympic Games.
Beijing Media Corporation Limited, in which
the group has a 9,9% interest and which
operates a leading Beijing newspaper, the
Beijing Youth Daily, had a satisfactory year,
despite tough advertising markets.
South Africa
Media24 experienced difficult trading conditions. Emerging market products, like Move!, DRUM, Sunday Sun and Son continued to show strong circulation growth. Generally, the circulation of our magazines and newspapers remained resilient. As a matter of fact, when people are affected by a recession, they typically spend more time at home and use media more.
However, advertising revenue grew by single digits, while input costs like paper, ink and fuel increased more. Management acted decisively to reduce the cost base, which included staff reductions and the closing of unprofitable titles.
Newspapers
The past year saw a number of changes at
Media24 Newspapers, including several key
editorial appointments. Media24 Newspapers
sought closer cooperation between
community newspapers and daily titles,
and refocused to accommodate a shift in
advertising buying patterns.
Daily Sun remains the continent’s largest
daily newspaper, with a circulation
of more than 500 000. Sunday Sun’s circulation grew to 214 357. The tabloid
publication Son grew circulation
to 107 899. |
