Mediagazer: UK mag Private Eye hit highest circulation in 55-year history in second half of 2016, up 9% YoY; its Christmas issue also had biggest sales ever at 287K copies (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)

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UK mag Private Eye hit highest circulation in 55-year history in second half of 2016, up 9% YoY; its Christmas issue also had biggest sales ever at 287K copies — Private Eye hit its biggest ever print circulation in the second half of 2016 - up 9 per cent year on year, according to ABC.

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