Article: MAGAZINE AD GAINS SOLID IN '98, BUT THEY WERE NO '97: AD PAGES UP 2.6%, CONSIDERED GOOD IN LIGHT OF MARKET GYRATIONS.

The magazine industry ended 1998 up 2.6% in ad pages, according to figures released by the Publishers Information Bureau. That's not nearly as dramatic as the previous year's 5.2%, but then 1998 had a lot to live up to, given that 1997 was one of publishing's best.

With last year's stock market jitters, many publishers ended up breathing a sigh of relief with the final numbers.

Magazine ad pages were affected by TV spending hikes caused by Food & Drug Administration rule changes regarding direct-to-consumer ads of Rx drugs. Medicines and proprietary remedies ad page counts were off 2.2% from the previous year, to 9,270.68. During '97, the category saw a ...

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