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It is Estimated That the Total Publishing Industry Market in the UK Was Worth GBP 18.63bn in 2005, Having Increased By 7.6% Across the Review Period (2001 to 2005)

Posted on: Thursday, 29 June 2006, 09:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38906) has announced the addition of "The Publishing Industry Market Review 2006" to their offering.

This Market Review examines the UK publishing industry. Newspaper publishing accounts for the largest share of the market's total value, followed by magazine publishing, then book publishing.

Each of these three markets is dominated by around a dozen companies and very few companies are active in more than one market. Only one company, Pearson PLC, is involved in all three markets in a significant way. News Corporation, which publishes newspapers and which owns the book publisher Harper Collins, entered the magazine market early in 2006 with two titles and a third planned. However, a number of newspaper publishers are also active in the magazine market. Few book publishers are involved in magazines. One notable exception is BBC Worldwide, which has become a success in both book and magazine publishing.

The UK publishing industry is still primarily UK owned. However, in the magazine market, there are several foreign-owned companies, including the following: The Conde Nast Publications Ltd, Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd, IPC Media Ltd, The National Magazine Company Ltd, The Readers Digest Association Ltd and VNU Business Publications Ltd.

In the newspaper market, the regional newspaper groups Newsquest Media Group Ltd and Independent News and Media Ltd are owned by US and Republic of Ireland companies, respectively.

In book publishing, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Hodder Headline Ltd, Macmillan Publishers Ltd, Nelson Thornes Ltd, Octopus Books, The Orion Publishing Group Ltd and The Random House Group Ltd are all foreign owned. Reed Elsevier Group PLC is a joint UK/Netherlands company.

It is estimated that the total market was worth GBP 18.63bn in 2005, having increased by 7.6% across the review period (2001 to 2005).

Key Topics Covered Include:

-- Market Overview

-- PEST Analysis

-- Field Research

-- Competitive Structure

-- Newspaper Publishing

-- Magazine Publishing

-- Book Publishing

-- A Global Perspective

-- The Future

-- Consumer Confidence

-- Further Sources

Companies Mentioned Include:

Companies mentioned throughout this report:

-- Archant Regional Ltd

-- BBC Worldwide Ltd

-- Blackwell Publishing (Holdings) Ltd

-- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

-- Cambridge University Press

-- Centaur Holdings PLC

-- CMP Information Ltd

-- The Conde Nast Publications Ltd

-- Daily Mail & General Trust PLC

-- DC Thomson & Company Ltd

-- Dennis Publishing Ltd

-- dmg World Media (UK) Ltd

-- Egmont International

-- EMAP PLC

-- Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

-- Future PLC

-- Guardian Media Group PLC

-- Hachette Filipacchi

-- Harper Collins Publishers Ltd

-- Haymarket Magazines Ltd

-- H Bauer Publishing Ltd

-- Hurbert Burda Media UK

-- Iliffe News & Media Ltd

-- Independent News & Media PLC

-- Informa PLC

-- IPC Media Ltd

-- John Brown Publishing Group

-- Johnston Press PLC

-- Macmillan Publishers Ltd

-- The Midland News Association Ltd

-- The National Magazine Company Ltd

-- The News Corporation Ltd

-- Newsquest Media Group Ltd

-- Northern & Shell PLC

-- Oxford University Press

-- Pearson PLC

-- The Quarto Group Inc

-- The Random House Group Ltd

-- The Readers Digest Association Ltd

-- Redwood Publishing Ltd

-- Reed Elsevier Group PLC

-- Taylor & Francis Books Ltd

-- Telegraph Group Ltd

-- Thomson Corporation PLC

-- Trinity Mirror PLC

-- VNU Business Publications Ltd

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38906

Source: Business Wire

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