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Editor

Robert Thomson

Newsstand price

Monday - Friday 50p, Saturday: £1
CONTENTS
  • Editor
  • Newsstand price
  • Circulation
  • Readership
  • Demographic Profile
  • Sections and supplements
  • Ownership
  • Contacts
  • Rate card guide
  • Features diary
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Circulation

    Circulation refers to the number of sold, reduced price and free copies of a title distributed on an average day over the stated period of time.

    29 Nov 04 - 02 Jan 05: 652,442 (Source: ABC)

    Access the ABC summary report

    Readership

    Readership refers to the number of people reading a title on an average day over the stated time period.

    Apr 04 - Sep 04: 1,695,000 (Source: NRS)

    Demographic Profile

    Source: NRS Apr 04 - Sep 04Readership
    000s
    Cover %Profile %
    All Adults16953.6100
    Men9604.257
    Women7353.043
    Age
    15-242403.314
    25-342162.813
    35-443233.619
    45-543014.018
    55-643304.920
    65+2853.117
    Social Class
    AB Adults10669.063
    ABC1 Adults14655.786
    ABC1C2 Adults16034.595
    C1 Adults4002.924
    C2 Adults1381.48
    DE Adults920.85
     
    AB Men5769.434
    ABC1 Men8056.548
    ABC1C2 Men9005.153
    C1 Men2293.614
    C2 Men941.86
    DE Men611.24
     
    AB Women4908.529
    ABC1 Women6605.039
    ABC1C2 Women7034.042
    C1 Women1712.310
    C2 Women430.92
    DE Women310.52
    ITV Region
    Anglia1663.510
    Border101.61
    London7386.144
    Central2993.218
    Wales & West1502.89
    Grampian292.62
    Yorkshire1712.910
    West Country824.45
    Meridian3125.718
    Granada1542.49
    Tyne Tees421.62
    Central Scotland421.32

    Sections and supplements

    Main News, Business, Sport & T2 (Mon-Fri) feature in The Times everyday. Listed below are the additional supplements.

    Monday
    The Game: Football tabloid supplement

    Tuesday

    Law
    Public Agenda: Public sector focus, health, education and careers

    Wednesday
    Creme

    Thursday
    Screen: Previews, Interviews and Debate
    Career: Jobs, Appointments and Advice

    Friday
    Bricks and Mortar: Tabloid property section focusing largely on London & South East

    Saturday
    Money: Supplement covering major annual financial planning issues, investment, money MOT, letters, consumer affairs, savings, share of the month, mortgages and databank.
    Travel: Supplement covering luxury travel, holiday features, classified travel advertising, late bookings and best offers.
    Weekend Review: Supplement covering arts, gardening, country life, shopping, lifestyle, games and crossword
    .
    Body and Soul: Supplement covering medical, health, fitness, health policy news and analysis
    .
    The Eye: Magazine covering home entertainment, DVD reviews, film and TV features, TV & Radio guide
    .
    The Magazine: Glossy lifestyle magazine including fashion, style and beauty, food and drink, interiors and design
    .
    The Knowledge (M25 only): Seven day London listings guide covering cinema, music, theatre, club, comedy, museums, shopping, days out and kids.

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    Ownership

    Times Newspapers Limited is owned by News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation.

    Contacts

    The Times
    1 Virginia Street
    London
    E98 1PL

    Advertising

    London: 020 782 7000

    Manchester:
    111 Piccadilly
    Manchester
    M60 4BP
    0161 228 0210

    Glasgow:
    124 Portman Street
    Glasgow
    G41 1EG
    0140 420 5100

    Production - Display Ad Co-ordination

    London:
    0207 782 2394

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    General Manager, Times Newspapers, Paul Hayes,
    paul.hayes@newsint.co.uk

    Commercial Director, Times Newspapers, Mike Gordon,
    mike.gordon@newsint.co.uk

    Deputy Advertising Director, Times Newspapers, Mathew Watkins,
    mathew.watkins@newsint.co.uk

    Marketing Director, Times Newspapers, Andrew Mullins,
    andrew.mullins@newsint.co.uk

    Rate card guide

    Download: Changes to 'Gatekeeper' charges (pdf)

    All rates shown are exclusive of colour reproduction charges and VAT and apply to UK editions only.  Additional costs:  AB copy or N/S splits (subject to availabilty) £5,000 or £10,000 (depending on pagination and position within issue).

    Main News & Business News
    (firm day)
    Colour Mono
    Full page £25,900 £15,850
    First page £29,500 £17,000
    SCC fractional £117 £71
    DPS £40,000 £26,500
    First DPS £47,500 £29,000
    Sport Colour Mono
    SCC £102 £60
    OBC strip £7,500 -
    Times 2 Colour Mono
    SCC £97 £64
    OBC strip £5,500 -
    - Special Positions Colour Mono
    Main news page 3 20x2/8x6 £9,000 -
    Main news page 5 25x4 £15,000 -
    Centre spread - Business News 20x2/8x6 £5,800 -
    Business News - need to know mono SCC - £85
    Business News page - first full page £26,000 -
    Unit Trust Price page 9x2 £3,100 -
    Share Price page 9x2 £3,100 -
    First night SCC £120 -
    Focus reports SCC £108 -
    Sport front page solus £8,000 -
    Bricks and Mortar Colour Mono
    SCC £97 £64
    London/South East Colour Mono
    SCC £70 £40
    Saturday Sections    
    Money Colour Mono
    SCC £117 £71
    Page 3 solus 17x6 £14,000 -
    First mono 25x4 +10% -
    Back page solus £24,750 -
    Travel Colour Mono
    SCC £117 £71
    Page 3 solus 10x6 £9,000 -
    Back page solus £24,750 -
    Weekend Review/Body and Soul Colour Mono
    SCC £97 £64
    Knowledge Colour Mono
    SCC £97 £64
    OBC £8,000 -
    IFC £7,000 -
    Page £5,200 -
    The Eye Colour Mono
    SCC £105 -
    Page colour £12,000 -
    Critics choice £1,000 -
    Outside back cover £16,000 -
    Inside front cover £14,000 -
    Inside back cover £14,000 -
    The Times Magazine Colour
    DPS £29,000
    Full page (run of magazine) £15,750
    Half page £9,500
    - Special Positions  
    Inside front DPS £38,500
    Outside back cover/Inside front cover £22,500
    First page facing all matter £21,000
    First DPS £35,250
    DPS in/out matter £32,500
    Page facing all matter £18,500
    Page facing matter £17,900
    Half pages - next to/under matter £12,500
    First right hand page facing all matter £21,500
    Inside back cover £20,000
    Front half +10%
    All other positions +10%
    Bleed +10%


    Inserts
      Insert Pagination Bound In
      2-6 8-14 16-22 24-38 40+ 2-6 8-14 16+
    The Times                
    ('000)                
    50-300 £40 £42 £44 £46 POA - - -
    301-550 £38 £40 £42 £44 POA - - -
    551+ £34 £36 £38 £40 POA - - -
    The Times Mag                
    ('000)                
    150-300 £44 £50 £52 £54 POA £51 £58 POA
    301-550 £40 £46 £48 £50 POA £46 £53 POA
    551+ £38 £44 £46 £48 POA £44 £51 POA

     

    Key:

    SCC = Single Column Centimetre
    ROP = Run of Paper
    ROW = Run of Week
    ROA = Rate on Application

    Copy deadlines

    The Times
    • Full colour: 3 working days prior to day of publication.
    • Mono/Spot: 2 working days prior to publication.
    Cancellations (Colour or Mono)
    • Colour and special positions: 3 months prior to publication.
    • Mono: 28 days prior to publication.
    The Times Magazine
    • Display Copy Deadline 17 working days before cover date.
    • Classified Copy Deadline 11 working days before cover date.
    The Eye
    • Display Colour Monday 12 working days before publication.
    • Display Mono Thursday 9 working days before publication.
    The Knowledge
    • Display Colour Monday 12 working days before publication.
    • Display Mono Thursday 9 working days before publication.
    Magazine cancellations
    At least 18 weeks prior to publication.

    Delivery Deadlines (Inserts)

    Papers
    • Five working days
    Magazines
    • Times Magazine: Eleven calendar days prior to publication
    • Polybag: Five working days prior to publication
    Cancellation Deadlines 

    For full cancellation deadlines go to: www.newsint.co.uk/tnlads  
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    Features diary

     
    T2 runs every day Mon - Fri covering: News; Features; Fashion; Education; Lifestyle; Health; Arts & Entertainment; Puzzles; Parenting and Science.

    Monday

    The Game 

    • Sports coverage

    Tuesday

    Law

    • Legal news
    • Legal jobs
    Public Agenda
    • Public Sector
    • Health
    • Education
    • Public Sector jobs 
    Wednesday

    Creme
    • Secretarial features
    • Secretarial jobs
    • Emotional Intelligence
    • Fashion
    • Health

    Thursday

    Screen

    • Previews
    • Interviews
    • Debate

    CAREER

    • Advice
    • Appointments
    • Jobs
    Friday

    Bricks and Mortar

    • UK property
    • Overseas property
    • Features
    Saturday

    Money
    • Investment
    • Money MOT
    • Letters
    • Consumer Affairs
    • Savings
    • Share of the month
    • Mortgages
    • Databank
    Travel
    • Travel features
    • Classified travel advertising
    • Late bookings
    • Best offers
    Weekend Review
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Gardening
    • Country Life
    • Shopping
    • Encounters
    • Games
    • Crossword

    Magazine

    • Interiors
    • Fashion
    The Knowledge (M25 only)
    • London cinema
    • London music
    • London theatre
    • London days out
    • London children's activities

    The Eye

    • Home Entertainment
    • DVD Reviews
    • Film
    • TV
    • Radio

    Body & Soul

    • Medical
    • Health
    • Fitness
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    Terms and Conditions

    Space orders are accepted subject to the standard conditions of insertion set out below. By submitting your advertisement copy to NGN you agree to these conditions. In particular your attention is drawn to the following:
    • Any stipulation or condition applying to an order must be incorporated clearly in the written instructions supplied to and approved in writing by NGN.
    • Orders for insertion of any advertisement are accepted on condition that you grant NGN the right to publish the advertisement in the newspapers published by NGN and in any other publication of NGN (including reprographic and digital cuttings and page images) in any medium whatever the means or system of production delivery.
    • NGN reserves the right at its discretion to decline to publish, or to omit, suspend or change the position of the whole part of any advertisement otherwise accepted for insertion.
    • NGN limits its liability for any loss or damage resulting from errors or inaccuracies in the printing or omission of the whole or part of any advertisement.
    • Buyer warrants that the advertisement will not breach any contract or infringe any copyright, trademark or any other right of any third party or render NGN liable to any proceedings whatsoever.
    • All prices quoted are exclusive of VAT.
    For our further terms and conditions incorporating the Newspapers Publishers Association standard conditions please go to www.newsint.co.uk/tnlads.
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