Mirror sales up after News of The World closure

TRINITY MIRROR says it does not yet know the impact of an editorial review implemented after a phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World but said its sales had benefited from the closure of the rival tabloid.

The British newspaper publisher said group circulation revenues were up 2% in July with national titles up 4%, after a 5.4% decline in group circulation revenues in the first half.

“Following the closure of the News of the World we undertook a range of publishing and marketing activities to maximise our share of the Sunday newspaper market,” the company said.