The company said it was mindful of the potential impact of changing consumer behavior in a volatile economic and political climate in Britain, although it added that the third-quarter underlying trends - excluding the unusual September - were broadly as anticipated.

Reach also said on Tuesday its chief financial officer Simon Fuller would step down at the end of the year by mutual agreement, and would be replaced by ITV group director of finance Darren Fisher.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)