An industry set for change
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Changes are due in Britain's newspaper publishing industry in order to ensure long-term profits. The industry has a price to earnings ratio of 15.1, and 87 percent of the national daily newspapers are owned by four publishers in Britain. There has been little real growth in the national newspaper industry and, at the present, competition and acquisitions offer the main avenues for growth. The circulation of paid provincial newspapers has been declining slowly, whereas the number of free newspapers has been increasing. It is likely that the circulation of free newspapers will continue to outpace that of paid newspapers. 'Freesheet' publishers have been a commercial success and have introduced elements of change in an industry that has been slow to change.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 1986
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Uncertainty in computer industry
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Most of Great Britain's computer industry peaked during 1984. Case studies of some of Britain's computer companies' economic problems include analyses of the financial situations of Acorn Computer, Sinclair Research and Commodore.Market share statistics are also included for the major players in the industry; for example, shares of the personal microcomputer market in Britain are divided as follows: 31 percent to IBM, 21 percent to ACT, 10 percent to Apple, 8 percent to Olivetti, and 4 percent to Commodore.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 1986
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