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2008 Releases

October 23, 2008—ABC Completes Audits for 19 Rogers Publishing Business Magazines

October 8, 2008—ABC Members to Gather in New York City for 94th Conference and Annual Meeting

July 29, 2008—ABC Board Reduces Audit Costs, Freezes Rates, Modifies U.S. and Canadian Newspaper Rules

June 24, 2008—ABC Interactive Announces New Technology Accreditation Program

June 3, 2008—ABC to Launch Improved Media Analysis Tools

April 28, 2008—ABC to Audit 52 Rogers Publishing Titles

April 16, 2008—ABC Responds to Canadian Newspaper Resignations

April 9, 2008—ABC Releases New Multimedia Publisher’s Statements for Eight Consumer Magazines

April 1, 2008—ABC Launches Preprint Projection Center for Newspapers

March 18, 2008—ABC Board Gives Initial Approval to U.S. Newspaper Rule Changes and Implementation Timeline

March 11, 2008—Former Audit Bureau Executive Returns as Vice President in Charge of New York Office



2007 Releases

November 13, 2007—ABC Board Agrees to Amend U.S. Newspaper Qualification and Reporting Standards

November 5, 2007—ABC, Scarborough Research and NAA Launch Audience-FAX Initiative Integrating U.S. Newspaper Circulation, Readership and Online Measurements

October 4, 2007—ABC’s 93rd Conference and Annual Meeting Convenes in Chicago

September 18, 2007—Advertising and Publishing Leaders to Discuss Evolving Cross-Media Metrics During Advertising Week 2007

July 17, 2007—ABC, Scarborough Research and NAA Unveil Details of New Audience-FAX Initiative Integrating Circulation, Readership and Online Measurements

July 17, 2007—ABC Board Agrees to Integrate Newspaper Circulation, Readership and Online Audience Information, Modifies Rules Governing Verified Circulation for Magazines

June 28, 2007—Eleven More Newspapers Commit to ABC’s Insert Verification Service

June 27, 2007—ABC Interactive Adds New Clients

March 21, 2007—ABC Launches Flyer Distribution Verification Service

March 13, 2007—ABC Board Addresses Multimedia Reporting, Gives Preliminary Approval to Incorporate Audience Data in ABC Newspaper Reports

February 8, 2007—Survey: As Online Ad Budgets Increase, Expect Advertisers to Demand More Accountability

January 30, 2007—ABC Releases First Canadian Subscriber Profile Report



2006 Releases

November 14, 2006—ABC Board Approves Consolidated Media Report for Consumer Magazines, Improves Reporting for Sponsored Sales, Eliminates Nondeductible Partnerships

September 12, 2006—Industry Leaders to Discuss Evolving Media Metrics During Advertising Week 2006

August 30, 2006—ABC Announces 92nd Conference and Annual Meeting

August 22, 2006—ABC Announces Advertising Age First to Post Aggregate Audience Data in New Consolidated Media Report

July 25, 2006—ABC Board Approves Consolidated Media Report for Business Publications, Takes Steps to Improve Audit Timeliness

July 5, 2006—ABC Launches Rapid Report for Consumer Magazines

June 5, 2006—Gannett Company Inc. Enrolls 22 Newspapers in ABC’s Insert Verification Service; 50 ABC Members Now Enrolled in IVS

May 31, 2006—ABC Releases Six Inaugural Newspaper Insert Verification Reports

March 14, 2006—ABC Board Approves New Rapid Report and Agent Compliance Programs

February 21, 2006—AARP The Magazine Joins ABC’s Subscriber Profile Service

February 8, 2006—Tribune Publishing Enrolls its Metro Newspapers in ABC’s Insert Verification Service; More than 20 ABC Members Now Enrolled in IVS

January 19, 2006—‘News & Record’ First Newspaper to Enroll in ABC’s New Insert Verification Service



2005 Releases

December 12, 2005—ABC Convenes 2005 Annual Meeting, Elects Directors

November 7, 2005—ABC Board Approves Launch of Newspaper Insert Verification Service, Creates New Magazine Circulation Category, Modifies Pink Sheet

November 1, 2005—Local Market Data Important to U.S. Newspaper Readership Estimations

September 7, 2005—ABC Board Amends Effective Date for Changes to Magazine Sponsored-Sales Rules

July 19, 2005—ABC Strengthens Sponsored Sales Rules for Consumer Magazines

April 28, 2005—ABC Announces Release of 500th Reader Profile Report

April 19, 2005—ABC President Tells Publishers Circulation Accountability Critical to Brand Building

April 4, 2005—Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Announces Joint Venture with Print Measurement Bureau (PMB)

March 23, 2005Tulsa World Applies for ABC Membership

March 9, 2005—ABC Board Mandates Day-of-Week Newspaper Reporting, Censures Members

March 9, 2005—ABC Adds New Vice President, Corporate Communications



2004 Releases

November 30, 2004—ABC Releases Hoy Audit

November 16, 2004—ABC Releases NewsDay Audit

September 9, 2004—ABC Announces 90th Conference and Annual Meeting

August 12, 2004—ABC Announces The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as 1,000 Online Filer

July 19, 2004—ABC Board Rules on Reporting Requirements for Paragraph 4B, Non-Deductible Partnership Sales, Day-of-Week Reporting; Welcomes New Directors

July 12, 2004—ABC Board Acts to Reinforce Confidence in ABC Audit

July 12, 2004—ABC Board Acts to Censure The Chicago Sun-Times, Newsday, Hoy

May 18, 2004—Geoscape releases Newspaper circulation intelligence module within online system

April 30, 2004—ABC Illuminates Magazine Variance Trends

April 5, 2004—ABC Releases The New York Times and USA Today Reader Profile Reports

March 18, 2004—Primedia Embraces ABC Subscriber Profile Audit

March 17, 2004—ABC's Expanded Training Efforts Target Circulators, Buyers

March 16, 2004—ABC Board Reviews Readership and Subscriber Research Programs; Combination Sales



2003 Releases

December 9, 2003—ABC Subscriber Profile Earns Critical Industry Endorsement

November 14, 2003—ABC Board Focuses on Balanced Member Participation, Cost Control and New Magazine Liaison Committee

November 11, 2003—250th ABC Reader Profile Enrollment Indicates Increased Commitment to New Standard

November 4, 2003—Read All About It: New York Times Teams with Audit Bureau of Circulations to Deliver Verified Readership Numbers

September 30, 2003—ABC White Paper Reveals Encouraging Newspaper Findings

September 16, 2003—ABC's 89th Annual Conference to Address Global and Multi-Cultural Issues in Today's Media Market

August 5, 2003—ABC/ABCi Issue 150th IPS Report

June 18, 2003—Audit Bureau of Circulations and Tribune Publishing Team Up to Enhance Readership Verification

February 25, 2003—200th Reader Profile Report Shows Service is Gaining Momentum

February 20, 2003—ABC Announces Online Readership Study Data



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