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The Times Moves to Compact Format Monday Through to Saturday

London (ots/PRNewswire)

The Times has today announced that from
Monday November 1 2004 it will be compact-only six days a week.
Robert Thomson, Editor, The Times, commented: "This is a
significant moment in the 216-year history of The Times. The launch
of the compact has transformed the fortunes of the newspaper and made
The Times even more influential as Britain's journal of record. Our
talented and committed team of journalists is determined to produce a
newspaper that is bringing quality reporting to an ever larger
audience and to uphold the traditional virtues and values that have
made The Times respected around the world."
Paul Hayes, General Manager, Times Newspaper Limited, added: " We
are delighted with the sales over the past eleven months. There are
circulation winners and losers in the British quality newspaper
market: The Times is a winner, and our strong growth is due to the
popularity of the compact. We tested the market and our sales in
Northern Ireland, Scotland and the West Country rose significantly
when we became a compact-only newspaper in those areas. The move is a
response to clear reader demand and we look forward to a compact
future."
Notes to Editors:
- The Times's September ABC was up 4.5% year-on-year, the seventh
consecutive month of year-on-year increases. The year-on-year
performance for full rate sales is even stronger with a 7.2% increase
in September.
Times   Yr on Yr   DTL   Yr on Yr   GUA   Yr on Yr
    Mar 04   658,637   0.48%   923,042  -0.37%  376,287  -8.74%
    April 04 654,762   1.89%   923,449  -0.79%  381,421  -4.35%
    May 04   652,264   2.28%   908,265  -1.92%  389,400  -1.79%
    June 04  661,330   4.70%   906,098  -1.00%  388,584  0.36%
    July 04  650,448   2.75%   904,981  -1.82%  371,129  -3.77%
    Aug 04   648,091   2.90%   912,334  -1.80%  364,504  -4.21%
    Sept 04  660,906   4.53%   900,702  -3.60%  376,314  -4.80%
Source: ABC

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