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News Providers & Publishers: 2007 Market Forecast and Trends Report

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Authors: Ken Doctor, Affiliate Analyst; Leigh Watson Healy, Chief Analyst

This Market Analysis provides an unparalleled view of the News Providers & Publishers marketplace, drawing extensively from Outsell’s unique industry metrics and analytics, original research and studies of users, advertisers, and information professionals, and the deep experience of our analytical staff. It includes:

- Outsell’s 2007-2010 size and growth forecast for the information industry as a whole and for the News segment;
- Analysis of trends and challenges facing the News market;
- Outsell’s take on which companies are future market leaders and “rising stars” in the News segment;
- 2006 market size and share data for the top 50 companies in News;
- Outsell data about users of News services, including their unmet needs and criteria for purchasing information;
- Essential actions for News players.

Pub Date: October 5, 2007
Pages: 39
Format: PDF Application_pdf

Table of Contents

  • Why This Market Analysis?
  • Executive Summary
  • Market Overview
    1. Industry Forecast – Growth Hits the Wall, Falling into Negative Territory
    2. News Market Size and Historic Growth
    3. News Market Revenue Performance and Composition
  • Leading Players
    1. Global Market Share
    2. Financial Health
  • Competitive Landscape
    1. Future Market Leaders and Rising Stars
    2. Rising Stars
  • Market Dynamics and Demand Drivers
    1. Advertisers' Behavior and Spending Patterns
    2. Profile of News Consumers
  • Essential Actions
  • Related Research
  • Methodology
  • Appendix: Top 50 News Companies

    • Tables & Figures

  • Figure 1. News Providers & Publishers and Information Industry Forecast, 2007-2010
  • Table 1. Size of News Market Compared to Other Information Industry Segments
  • Figure 2. Share of Total Information Industry Revenue, 2006
  • Figure 3. News Providers & Publishers Market Size and Growth, 2002-2006
  • Table 2. Revenue Performance of Top 10 News Vendors by Size, 2004-2006
  • Table 3. Top 10 News Companies – Content Format
  • Table 4. Top 10 News Firms – Revenue Source
  • Table 5. Top 10 News Firms – Geography
  • Table 6. Top 25 News Companies
  • Figure 4. Leading 10 Public News Companies’ Quarterly Revenue Change Over Prior Year
  • Figure 5. Leading 10 Public News Companies’ Quarterly Operating Income Change Over Prior Year
  • Figure 6. 2006 News Equities Price Growth Rate Comparisons
  • Figure 7. Outsell’s News Providers & Publishers Leader Board – Mapping the Companies Positioned to Lead
  • Figure 8. Forecast Total Marketing Budget Share and Growth
  • Figure 9. Forecast Print Spending Share and Growth
  • Figure 10. Advertiser Preference for A la Carte and Integrated Media Buying
  • Table 7. Obstacles or Problems in Buying Advertising
  • Table 8. Knowledge Workers’ Use of News and Information
  • Table 9. Top 50 News Companies

    • Companies Mentioned

  • American City Business Journals, Inc.
  • Axel Springer AG
  • Belo Corporation
  • Bonnier AB
  • CanWest Global Communications Corp.
  • Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
  • Cox Newspapers, Inc.
  • Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  • Dow Jones & Company
  • Financial Times Group
  • Forbes, Inc.
  • Freedom Communications, Inc.
  • Gannett Co., Inc.
  • Getty Images, Inc.
  • Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.P.A.
  • Guardian Media Group plc
  • Independent News & Media, plc
  • John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.
  • Johnston Press plc
  • Journal Register Company
  • Koninklijke Wegener NV
  • Lee Enterprises, Inc.
  • Le Monde
  • MediaNews Group, Inc.
  • Metro International S.A.
  • Morris Communications Company LLC
  • Naspers
  • New York Times Company
  • News Corporation, Ltd
  • Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
  • PCM Uitgevers NV
  • Quebecor Inc.
  • Sanoma Corporation
  • Schibsted ASA
  • Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
  • Sun-Times Media Group, Inc.
  • Telegraph Group Limited
  • The Asahi Shimbun Company
  • The Associated Press
  • The Copley Press, Inc.
  • The E. W. Scripps Company
  • The Hearst Corporation
  • The McClatchy Company
  • The Tribune Company
  • The Yomiuri Shimbun
  • Time, Inc.
  • Torstar Corporation
  • Trinity Mirror plc
  • Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh
  • Washington Post Company

Companies Mentioned

  1. American City Business Journals, Inc.
  2. Axel Springer AG
  3. Belo Corporation
  4. Bonnier AB
  5. CanWest Global Communications Corp.
  6. Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
  7. Cox Newspapers, Inc.
  8. Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)
  9. Dow Jones & Company
  10. Forbes, Inc.
  11. Freedom Communications, Inc.
  12. Gannett Co., Inc.
  13. Getty Images, Inc.
  14. Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.P.A.
  15. Guardian Media Group plc
  16. Independent News & Media, plc
  17. John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.
  18. Johnston Press plc
  19. Journal Register Company
  20. Koninklijke Wegener NV
  21. Le Monde
  22. Lee Enterprises, Inc.
  23. MediaNews Group, Inc.
  24. Metro International S.A.
  25. Morris Communications Company LLC
  26. Naspers
  27. New York Times Company
  28. News Corporation, Ltd
  29. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)
  30. PCM Uitgevers NV
  31. Quebecor Inc.
  32. Sanoma Corporation
  33. Schibsted ASA
  34. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
  35. Sun-Times Media Group, Inc.
  36. Telegraph Media Group Limited
  37. The Asahi Shimbun Company
  38. The Associated Press
  39. The Copley Press, Inc.
  40. The E. W. Scripps Company
  41. The Financial Times Ltd.
  42. The Hearst Corporation
  43. The McClatchy Company
  44. The Tribune Company
  45. The Yomiuri Shimbun
  46. Time, Inc.
  47. Torstar Corporation
  48. Trinity Mirror plc
  49. Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck Gmbh
  50. Washington Post Company