A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers .
13-680: UKChartsPlus is an independent weekly newsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 as ChartsPlus in order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the UK, as compiled by the Official Charts Company . It began after Hit Music , a sister publication of Music Week , ceased publication in May 2001. The new newsletter was established totally independent of Music Week , licensing
26-926: A new colour scheme. It now also features a singles index and an albums index showing each entry's chart positions across all charts featured in UKChartsPlus . The range of charts (chart provider, in parentheses, Official Charts Company unless otherwise stated): Other features: Occasional additions: As of February 2011, there are two subscription services available, the full and the express versions (downloads: only Top 50, Year So Far: only Top 75s, no UK TV Airplay Top 40, The Big Top 40, Indie Breakers, Vinyl Top 40, Index). Back issues are available, separately, or in quarterly or annual batches. Newsletter Newsletters generally contain one main topic of interest to its recipients and may be considered grey literature . E-newsletters are delivered electronically via e-mail and can be viewed as spamming if e-mail marketing
39-572: Is presumed that the issue was printed on or about that date. Some books mention the Avisa as the world's first newspaper . Before 2005 there was a dispute whether the Avisa or the Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien , which was printed in Strassburg by Johann Carolus , was first. It was believed that both started in 1609. New evidence found in 2005, however, suggests that
52-403: Is sent unsolicited. The newsletter, sometimes a periodical , is the most common form of serial publication . About two-thirds of newsletters are internal publications, aimed towards employees and volunteers, while about one-third are external publications, aimed towards advocacy or special interest groups. In ancient Rome , newsletters were exchanged between officials or friends . By
65-575: The Relation started as early as 1605. The last issue of the newspaper probably appeared on 15 December 1632. There is also a differing view, which does not regard either of these two publications as newspapers in a formal sense. Authors like Stanley Morison make a distinction between newsbooks (weekly news publications in a quarto format) and later folio-sized newspapers. [REDACTED] Media related to Avisa Relation oder Zeitung at Wikimedia Commons′ This German newspaper-related article
78-779: The Scottish Singles and Albums Top 75s are published in reference to the main UK Top 200 listings. It also published genre specific charts, for Indie , Dance , Rock and R&B . Some of these charts are exclusive to ChartsPlus and it is the only site that publish the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart positions below 75, as is the case for the Compilation Album Chart for positions below 40. In October 2008, publisher Musiqware Ltd. (formerly IQware Ltd. ) ceased production of ChartsPlus :
91-811: The German Avisa Relation oder Zeitung and the Dutch Nieuwe Tijdingen . By the end of the 17th century, several newspapers were established all across Europe, and were often translated into other languages. By the late 17th century, several governments were censoring newspapers, which harmed their development. Wars, like the Thirty Years' War , also imposed restrictions on trade, which could lead to shortage of paper in addition to censorship. Government censorship remains in effect in several countries to this day, although several countries now have laws guaranteeing freedom of
104-539: The Middle Ages, they were exchanged between merchant families . Trader's newsletters covered various topics such as the availability and pricing of goods, political news, and other events that would influence trade. These commercial newsletters were in effect, the first "serious" outlet for news publishing, from which evolved newspapers . The first full "newspaper" was Relation of Strasbourg , printed in 1609 by Johann Carolus . Many rivals soon followed, such as
117-569: The chart data directly from Official Charts Company and other chart providers. Initially, the newsletter covered: It also included a New Entries Spotlight on all new top 200 singles, and a Year to Date collection of all the current year's Top 200 albums and singles. Since then, it has expanded to include the BPI silver, gold or platinum sales awards, predictions of the success of forthcoming releases, Budget Albums Top 50, Airplay Top 100, and Downloads Top 40 . The Welsh Singles and Albums Top 75s and
130-505: The early 20th century made short-run reproduction more economical. In the 1960s, xerographic photocopying became ubiquitous. Avisa Relation oder Zeitung Avisa Relation oder Zeitung was one of the first news-periodicals in the world. It was published in Wolfenbüttel , Germany, in 1609. The printer/publisher was Lucas Schulte. The first issue states that the news had been collected from various countries by 15 January. It
143-485: The last issue published was number 371 (4 October 2008). In December 2008, ChartsPlus was relaunched by new publisher UKChartsPlus ; the first issue under new ownership was number 383 (27 December 2008). Issues 372-382 were issued retrospectively between January and March 2009. With issue no. 463 (10 July 2010) the publication was relaunched under the new title " UKChartsPlus ", featuring a new cover (with hyperlinked index), several new charts, and some expanded charts, and
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#1732775974122156-494: The late 2010s in the advent of social networking services . Due to the way the algorithms on such services work, followers may not see the updates someone posts. Many paper newsletters are letter-size pamphlets , sometimes made of side- or corner-stapled letter-size paper, sometimes of saddle-stitched (stapled) tabloid paper . Until the early 20th century, newsletters were generally produced by letterpress . The development of spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines in
169-535: The press . Modern newsletters are usually created and distributed electronically by companies, organizations or individuals. Newsletter marketing is a form of direct-to-consumer advertising . This is used by companies that want to send information directly to potential and existing customers. When received unsolicited, they can be seen as spam . Newsletters are also used by organizations to inform their members of ongoing developments. Writing and distributing personal newsletters by individuals can be observed since
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