Central Newspapers, Inc. reports revenues for four weeks ended April 28, 1996.INDIANAPOLIS Indianapolis (ĭn'dēənă`pəlĭs), city (1990 pop. 731,327), state capital and seat of Marion co., central Ind., on the White River; selected 1820 as the site of the state capital (which was moved there in 1825), inc. 1847. , Ind IND Investigational new drug Therapeutics A status assigned by the FDA to a drug before allowing its use in humans, exempting it from premarketing approval requirements so that experimental clinical trials may be conducted. See Phase 1.2, 3 studies, Sponsorship. .--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1996--Central Newspapers, Inc. today announced an increase of 5.2% in revenues for the four weeks ended April 28, 1996 compared with the four weeks ended April 23, 1995. Full run-of-press (ROP (1) (Raster Operation) An instruction that manipulates the bits of a bitmapped image in some manner. (2) (RISC Operation) An instruction in a RISC processor. ) advertising linage lin·age also line·age n. 1. The number of lines of printed or written material. 2. Payment for written work at a specified amount per line. linage Noun 1. for the fiscal month was down 3.5% compared with the prior year. As a result of the Easter Easter [A.S. Eastre, name of a spring goddess], chief Christian feast, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion. In the West, Easter is celebrated on the Sunday following the full moon next after the vernal equinox (see calendar); thus, it period occurring two weeks earlier in fiscal 1996 than in 1995, the latest four week 1996 period did not include the comparable benefit from Easter advertising.
Revenue % of
(In thousands) Change
Unaudited From
1996 1995 Prior Year
Current period $ 46,426 $ 44,147 + 5.2% Year-to-date $194,323 $181,030 + 7.3%
Central Newspapers is a media company that publishes daily,
Sunday and weekly newspapers including the Arizona Republic and The
Phoenix Gazette; The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News, and
the Alexandria Daily Town Talk in Louisiana, as well as smaller
community papers in Indiana. It is the 15th largest U.S. newspaper
company in terms of circulation.
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PERIOD REVENUE AND STATISTICAL REPORT (Unaudited)
FOUR WEEKS ENDED SEVENTEEN WEEKS ENDED
April 28, April 23, % Year-to-date %
1996 1995 Change 1996 1995 Change
CONSOLIDATED REVENUES - NET: (in thousands) Advertising $35,256 $33,914 4.0% $147,761 $137,906 7.1% Circulation 10,573 10,009 5.6% 44,843 41,977 6.8% Other 597 224 166.5% 1,719 1,147 49.8% Total $46,426 $44,147 5.2% $194,323 $181,030 7.3% AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION: Phoenix: Morning 427,007 414,088 3.1% 428,297 417,332 2.6% Evening 57,326 79,596 -28.0% 62,215 78,716 -21.0% Sunday 596,202 601,282 -0.8% 615,402 625,996 -1.7% Indianapolis: Morning 228,329 223,128 2.3% 229,595 224,227 2.4% Evening 58,015 75,137 -22.8% 59,630 78,266 -23.8% Sunday 400,644 398,965 0.4% 402,548 396,541 1.5% ADVERTISING LINAGE FOR MAJOR DAILIES: (thousands of inches) Full run ROP: Retail 241.4 272.6 -11.4% 1,003.2 1,059.4 -5.3% National 30.1 25.1 19.9% 118.4 99.9 18.5% Classified 275.1 268.6 2.4% 1,163.8 1,119.0 4.0% Total 546.6 566.3 -3.5% 2,285.4 2,278.3 0.3% Part run ROP 187.9 177.9 5.6% 766.3 731.2 4.8% FULL RUN LINAGE FOR MAJOR MARKETS: Phoenix 332.5 338.7 -1.8% 1,438.9 1,407.4 2.2% Indianapolis 214.1 227.6 -5.9% 846.5 870.9 -2.8% Total 546.6 566.3 -3.5% 2,285.4 2,278.3 0.3% NUMBER OF PREPRINTS DISTRIBUTED 395 415 -4.8% 1,641 1,697 -3.3% CONTACT: Arthur Arthur, king of Britain: see Arthurian legend. Arthur king and hero of Scotland, Wales, and England. [Arthurian Legend: Parrinder, 28] See : Heroism Schmidt & Associates, Inc., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (212) 953-5555 |
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