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Reach - Comparables to get easier in H2

June 2023

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  • Epic Code:
  • RCH
  • Price:
  • 78p
Reach has issued an update with trading in line with expectations in the first four months. Circulation revenues were a bit better than expected (+2.1%) as cover prices fed through, print advertising (now much reduced in contribution) fell 3.6%, while digital was down 14.5%. The latter saw continued outperformance of data driven products, offset by ongoing softness in open market yields while a further decline in page views because of reduced referral traffic from Facebook - the latter’s de-prioritising of news is affecting all news publishers - is another headwind. More positively, the US development is moving ahead with almost 100 full time roles filled and it expects to launch US domain websites for both the Express and ...

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