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National Newspapers reporting standards changes – December 2009

  • Pre-paid non-postal subscriptions and Paid Postal Subscriptions: Treatment of subscription offers such as 'Buy 12 issues for the price of 10' and 'Subscribe to 10 issues and get 2 free' has been clarified.
  • Multiple copy sales: The requirements in relation to airline multiple copy sales (now including airside and international rail services) have been revised and clarified, effective from the January 2010 reporting period.

National Newspapers reporting standards change – March 2009

  • Pre-paid non-postal subscriptions: amendment allowing the inclusion of pre-paid non-postal subscription sales purchased by someone other than the recipient of the newspaper (‘gift subscriptions’)

National Newspapers reporting standards change – June 2008

  • Pre-paid non-postal subscription sales: change allowing for situation where sales in this category are paid by direct debit or continuous credit card billing resulting in copies being paid for slightly in arrears

National Newspapers rule change – October 2007

  • Multiple copy sales: clarification regarding requirements for multiple copy sales on sale or return

National Newspapers rule change - June 2007

  • Exclusions: official national public holidays for Scottish newspapers

National Newspapers rule clarification – February 2007

  • Exclusions - official national public holidays

National Newspapers rule change - December 2006

  • Corporate subscriptions - category adopted on a permanent basis
  • Digital editions - registration to commence auditing

National Newspapers rule change - December 2005

  • Corporate subscriptions

National Newspapers rule change - September 2005

  • Pre-paid non-postal subscriptions

National Newspapers rule change – February 2005

  • Changed format editions

ABC Byelaw change - December 2004

  • Issue of first certificate

National Newspapers rule change - June 2004

  • Multiple copy sales: analysis by audience type
  • Omission of cover price
  • Digital editions

National Newspapers rule change - December 2003

  • Advertisements/sponsorship messages
  • Multiple copy sales: airline copies

National Newspapers rule change - February 2003

  • Newstrade/single copy sales: minimum price for non-traditional outlets
  • ABC inspection procedure

National Newspapers rule change - December 2002

  • Method of counting sales in Scotland

National Newspapers rule change - June 2002

  • Editions: masthead
  • Editions: method of calculating common advertising

National Newspapers rule change - February 2002

  • Reporting separate sales for Scotland