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>The Times ended its 219-year history as a broadsheet,
fully converting to a compact format in November
2004. The change was a great success and by the end
of fiscal 2005 the paper had enjoyed 16 consecutive
months of year-on-year growth.
>Timesonline.co.uk, encompassing The Times and
The Sunday Times, grew advertising and audience,
becoming profitable in fiscal 2005.
>The Sun, the U.K.’s biggest-selling daily newspaper, increased
its share of daily tabloid market sales to just under 36 percent,
reaching 8.39 million readers every day — more than its three “red-top”
rivals combined.
>Advertising revenues at The Sun and News of the World increased
by 3.3 percent in fiscal 2005 – twice the rate of growth of their
fastest growing competitors.
Newspapers
>Competition among U.K. national newspapers remained intense
during the year, but News International’s titles continued to
lead the market.
Newspapers are the bedrock of News Corporation. The segment
consists of four national newspapers in the U.K., more than 110
national, capital city and suburban newspapers in Australia, and
the New York Post in the U.S.
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