WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers

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CROSS MEDIA OWNERSHIP
Owners Regional TV National TV Regional Newspapers National Newspapers Radio
Regional TV Up to 25%
Licensees Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
capital
National TV Up to 25%
Licensees Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
capital
Regional Up to 25%
Newspaper Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
Owners
capital
National Up to 25%
Newspaper Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
Owners
capital
Satellite TV Up to 25%
Broadcasters Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
capital
Local Radio Up to 25%
Licensees Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
capital
National Radio Up to 25%
Licensees Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
capital
Foreign Up to 25%
Investors Yes Yes Yes Yes of share
capital
ADVERTISING EXPENDITURE & ECONOMIC DATA
Main economic indicators 1995-2001
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
1 US$= 1.12 Euro at 2001 rate
Gross Domestic Product (Euro million)
at current prices 13,349 13,969 15,483 16,254 18,500 20,600 21,811
% change 8.0 4.6 10.8 5.0 13.8 11.4 5.9
at 2001 prices 14,684 15,154 16,567 17,225 19,418 20,962 21,811
% change 7.8 3.2 9.3 4.0 12.7 8.0 4.0
Gross Domestic Product per capita (Euro 000)
at current prices 32.6 33.3 36.9 37.8 43.0 46.8 49.5
at 2001 prices 35.8 36.1 39.4 40.1 45.2 47.6 49.5
Population
Millions 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Consumer Price Index
2001=100 90.9 92.2 93.5 94.4 95.3 98.3 100.0
% change 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 3.1 1.8
Ad.spend as % of GDP
0.42 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.38
Advertising Expenditure Growth (%)
1.0 6.2 7.0 4.0 12.6 9.2 3.0
Sources: Publinvest, Statec
Advertising expenditure
(Euro mill, current prices)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Newspapers 41.1 42.7 47.9 52.7 48.9 73.9
Magazines 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.3 7.5 12.2
Television 6.1 6.4 7.7 7.9 8.8 8.3
Radio 9.9 10.3 11.0 12.1 14.2 16.1
Cinema 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.1 -
Others 1.3 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 8.1
Total 62.8 65.3 73.6 80.3 82.7 118.6
Source: Publinvest Display
Notes: Others include bill posting
excludes below-the-line, based on ratecards.
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