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The Netherlands has only managed four years of growth out of the last 10. A 14% decline last year should be followed by 2.7% growth this year though.

Ad Spend Share by Medium

Ad Spend Trends ($bn)

Netherlands ad spend trends
Top 10 Advertisers
Rank Advertiser
1 Unilever Nederland
2 KPN
3 Procter & Gamble Nederland
4 L'Oreal Nederland
5 Albert Heijn
6 Schuitema
7 Coca Cola Nederland
8 Lidl Nederland
9 Kruidvat Nederland
10 Beiersdorf
Source: Nielsen Global AdView Pulse Q4/2009

The Dutch magazine sector was hit in 2009, just like elsewhere in the world, but new entrants in the market are keeping a positive appearance.

3,831 No. of magazines (consumer)
34% Newstand sales
€3.95bn Ad expenditure
21% Share of adspend
Top 10 Women's Magazines
Title Publisher Frequency Circulation
Vrouw
Telegraaf Media Nederland / Landelijke Media
Weekly
761,435
Libelle
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Weekly
448,303
Margriet
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Weekly
259,603
LINDA.
Mood for Magazines
Monthly
168,905
Glamour
G + J Glamour
Monthly
152,556
Vriendin
Audax Publishing
Weekly
131,516
Cosmopolitan
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Monthly 
120,691
Flair
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Weekly
111,381
100% NL Magazine
100% NL Magazine
10 per year 
105,226
Grazia
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Weekly 93,728
FIPP World Magazine Trends 2011-2012
Top 10 Men's Magazines
Title Publisher Frequency Circulation
Panorama Sanoma Media Netherlands  Weekly  68,366
Playboy
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Monthly
54,211
FHM      Free Media Group
10 per year
47,873
Men's Health
Weekbladpers Tijdschriften
10 per year
46,988
Nieuwe REVU Sanoma Media Netherlands Weekly 43,277
BLVD–Man
Credits Media
Quarterly
40,112
Aktueel MAN Audax Publishing bv  10 per year 33,696
Esquire
Free Media Group
10 per year
24,894
Penthouse
Mediaventura
Monthly
10,413
Bright Veen Magazines 6 per year 8,881
FIPP World Magazine Trends 2011-2012
Top 10 Business/Finance/News Magazines
Title Publisher Frequency Circulation
Elsevier
Reed Business Weekly
132,806
Management Team MT MediaGroep
20 per year 118,482
Ondernemen!
Scope Business Media
10 per year
105,842
Sprout
MT MediaGroep
9 per year
96,905
Management Scope
Scope Business media 11 per year
52,641
Quote
Hearst Magazines Netherlands
Monthly
51,896
Vrij Nederland
Weekbladpers Tijdschriften
Weekly
50,792
HP/de Tijd
Audax Publishing
Weekly
27,903
De Groene Amsterdammer
De Groene Amsterdammer
Weekly
18,783
Beleggers Belangen Reed Business Weekly 13,810
FIPP World Magazine Trends 2011-2012
Top 10 General Interest Magazines
Title Publisher Frequency Circulation
Kampioen
ANWB Media
Monthly
3,560,899
Nestor
Unie KBO
10 per year
284,801
Plus Magazine
Senior Publications 11 per year
282,484
Quest
G + J Uitgevers
Monthly
198,270
Privé
Telegraaf Media Nederland
Weekly
194,838
Weekend
Audax Publishing
Weekly
168,960
Story
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Weekly
129,186
National Geographic G + J Uitgevers Monthly 119,427
Reader's Digest/Het Beste
Uitgeversmij. The Reader's Digest
Monthly
110,495
ZIN
Sanoma Media Netherlands
Monthly
95,693

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A shuffling of the pack in 2008 and the relative strength of the sector, meant the fall in TV spend in 2009 was only 8%, compared to the overall market drop of 14%.

7.38m No. of TV households
78.9% Daily reach
191 mins Daily viewing
$4.43bn Ad expenditure

56.54% Share of adspend

Top TV Channels
Channel  
Audience share (%) Share of Ad revenue (%)
Nederland 1
21.5 11.2
RTL 4
14.4 26.5
SBS 6
10.0 14.4
Nederland 2
6.8 2.5
Nederland 3
6.5 4.0
RTL 7
4.6 5.8
RTL 5 4.0 8.4
NET 5
3.5 9.9
Veronica
3.1 6.8
RTL 8
1.7 2.8

Source: IP Network/TV Key Facts 2011

Top International Channels
Channel  
Viewers (000) Reach (%)
Discovery 671 40.3
National Geographic
601 36.1
Eurosport
511 30.7
MTV 465 27.9
CNN International
404 24.3
Source: EMS 2010

Hit by the recession, the Dutch newpaper scene saw both changes in ownership and closures in 2009, for PCM in particular.

Top Daily Newspapers
Title Readership
Circulation
Wegener Dagbladen
2,407,000
744,000
NRp Dagbladen 1,965,000 615,000
De Telegraaf
2,130,000 587,000
Metro
1,705,000 485,000
AD 1,532,000
400,000
Sp!ts
1,582,000 382,000
Dagblad De Pers
717,000 244,000
De Volkskrant 791,000 235,000
NRC Handelsblad
532,000 185,000
Trouw
304,000 94,000
ZenithOptimedia 2011

Growth in online advertising slowed to almost a standstill in 2009, but online TV is popular and the print sector is also busy adapting to the digital age.

5 (out of 70) Digital economy ranking (EIU)
88.6% Online penetration
11.9m Total monthly unique visitors
24.06m Total monthly minutes
17.7% Share of adspend
Top Websites
Website Monthly unique visitors
Google Sites 11,585
Microsoft Sites
10,998
Facebook.com 8,454
Sanoma Group
6,870
eBay
6,571
Hyves
6,422
Wikimedia Foundation Sites
6,006
Publieke Omroep
5,259
Vevo
4,531
ING Group
4,185

Source: Comscore, November 2011

Top Social Networks
Website Monthly unique visitors
Facebook.com 8,454
Hyves
6,422
Twitter 3,769
Linkedin
3,703
Windows Live Profile
2,484
Badoo
675
Myspace
612
Deviantart
549
Schoolbank
524
Tumblr
487
Source: Comscore, November 2011


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