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Tuesday, November 10 - 2009

First Saudi title to be audited reports circulation data

  • Saudi Arabia: Thursday, September 18 - 2008 at 15:33
  • PRESS RELEASE

The first publication in Saudi Arabia to sign up for a circulation audit with BPA Worldwide, the global auditor of media, has reported its figures for the first time.

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The BPA audit showed that Rotana Magazine, which is published weekly, had an average qualified circulation of 21,661 copies, of which 19,379 were single copy sales and 820 were paid subscription copies. The title circulated most copies in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates but also sold in excess of 2000 weekly copies in Egypt, Tunisia and Syria, and 1800 in Morocco respectively.

The magazine, which focuses on subjects of interest to modern Arab youth and women in the Middle East and beyond, including beauty, fashion and family life, is published by the Rotana Group, which also has interests in music, television, film and radio, and which is owned by Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abd Al Aziz Al Saud.

"We want to thank BPA for acting as a partner to help us and other titles give the reality of levels of circulation, sales & subscriptions which will continue to help in the development of the publishing world in the Middle East,"


said Ziad Maassarani from Rotana.

"We congratulate Rotana on embracing the transparency, best practice and accountability that goes with independent circulation auditing," comments Stuart Wilkinson, BPA

Worldwide's Director for Europe, Middle East & Africa. "This is a landmark moment for the media industry in Saudi Arabia; it's coming of age. We have seen how this commitment to transparency amongst print media publishers in the GCC is helping to build advertiser confidence and will now see Saudi titles benefiting from that same degree of transparency."
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About BPA Worldwide
BPA Worldwide is the only global auditor of media. It is the world's largest independent, not-for-profit auditor of business to business media offering uniformly applied standards around the world. Now in its 76th year, BPA Worldwide has more than 2600 advertisers and media buyers within its worldwide membership. It audits more than 2500 media properties across 25 countries, including more than 2000 business to business publications.

BPA audits enable media owners to compete successfully for advertising spend by providing media buyers and advertisers with independently audited data. Media buyers and advertisers, in turn, demand such independent metrics as a way of informing their buying decisions and protecting their interests. Third party audits represent the buyer's only reliable assurance against misleading, exaggerated or even fraudulent claims.

BPA specialises in multimedia audit, including consumer press, newspapers, expos, website, email newsletters, database and other media containing advertising. This includes media circulation on an international or global basis by a publisher in another territory. This ensures comparability for advertisers and media buyers of media across national boundaries.

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