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Michael Hunter

Reach reports impact of the advertising ‘blackout’ following the death of the Queen

Circulations increased at a sombre time for the UK, when newspaper publishers also dropped advertising

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Reach, the publisher of national and regional newspapers, has revealed a drop in third-quarter revenue after it pulled advertising from its editions after the death of the Queen.

The so-called “blackout” brought advertising revenue down by almost a quarter. That offset a rise in circulation of about a third for the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express for the day after the announcement about her Majesty and then the state funeral.

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