North American mag launches outpace closures in 2015

While there were relatively fewer launches of Canadian and U.S. magazines during 2015 (a net gain of 78, compared to 91 in 2014) there were also fewer closures, according to figures tracked by MediaFinder. 

There were fewer launches, but also fewer closures -- only 35, compared with 99 in 2014. 13 new b2b magazines were launched, down from 47 last year, but only 7 titles were closed, compared with 27 in 2014. The margin between launches and closures has reached its narrowest point since 2010, however. 

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