Posted by
William Turvill
on 3 February 2012 at 11:47
Tags: Broadcast, Media Business, Radio, Television
UTV has appointed Belfast journalist Darwin Templeton as its new executive editor of news.
Templeton, who has more than 21 years of experience in journalism, will be responsible for the media company’s news output in Northern Ireland. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 3 February 2012 at 11:46
Tags: Regional Newspapers
The Burnley Express has teamed up with two local businesses to commemorate 125 years since the newspaper became a bi-weekly.
In addition to the newspaper running 12 special souvenir supplements and a dedicated 125 section of the website, a local brewery and butcher have agreed to name new products in honour of the Express.
Reporter Hannah Ramsden won an in-company competition to name a Moorhouse’s cask ale ‘Brewer’s Scoop’, which is now available across the town.
Meanwhile, butcher George Heys has named a new peppery sausage ‘Hot off the Press’ in honour of the local publication.
Editor Chris Daggett said: “We wanted to come up with something just a little bit different to mark this milestone year and having our own beer and sausages fitted the bill.”
Posted by
William Turvill
on 3 February 2012 at 11:40
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business
Bloomberg Markets has announced it will release a spin-off lifestyle magazine distributed with its March 2012 edition.
Set to be distributed to all subscribers, Bloomberg Pursuits is the company’s first luxury lifestyle publication and will be published twice a year. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 2 February 2012 at 12:17
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines, Media Business, awards
Property Week’s Nick Johnstone was awarded a double honour at the Periodicals Training Council’s 2012 New Talent Awards.
As well as picking up the new business deatures journalist of the year award, Johnstone also won the biggest prize on offer, the Grand Prix.
Shortlist.com’s Tom Cullen, was named new editor of the year, and Amy Grier, of Shortlist’s sister title Stylist, won new consumer journalist of the year. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 31 January 2012 at 10:18
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business, People
Luxury magazine publisher Aston Greenlake has appointed Scott Manson, formerly editor of Loaded magazine, as its new editor-in-chief.
Manson, who took over at British Airways title High Life after leaving Loaded, joins with a brief to launch new magazine titles in the luxury market. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 31 January 2012 at 10:15
Tags: BBC, Broadcast, People, Radio, Regional Newspapers, awards
BBC Radio Kent presenter Julia George received a double honour at this year’s Kent Media Awards.
As well as being named Journalist of the Year, George also won the Kent Broadcast Journalist of the Year award. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 30 January 2012 at 08:54
Tags: Newspapers, People, Regional Newspapers
The business secretary Vince Cable has praised regional newspapers for boosting local business development through the Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
Speaking at a Newspaper Conference lunch, the Liberal Democrat politician said that the scheme was allowing small businesses to access funds that would otherwise be unavailable. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 30 January 2012 at 08:48
Tags: Journalism Technology, New Media, Online
Social media and online marketing experts DreamGrow has published a list of the best ways to monitor social media for free. (more…)
Posted by
William Turvill
on 27 January 2012 at 10:30
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism education, Television
The University of Kent has announced that Sky News’s Alex Crawford will present this year’s Bob Friend Memorial Lecture.
The special correspondent, who has been named Journalist of the Year on three occasions by the Royal Television Society, will deliver a keynote lecture entitled ‘Alex Crawford: A Reporter’s Story”.
The lecture, set to take place on 9 February, will also see Rob Kirk, the editorial development manager at Sky News, present a first-year student with the Bob Friend Memorial Scholarship.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 27 January 2012 at 10:27
Tags: Magazines, Media Business
Good Housekeeping has launched its own iPad app to enable readers to interact with the magazine on a new platform.
Cakes and Bakes, available to buy on iTunes, was developed entirely by the magazine, and features 35 simple baking recipes.
Good Housekeeping, published by Hearst Magazines UK, has pledged to its readers that more apps will likely follow.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 26 January 2012 at 10:09
Tags: Newspapers, People
National newspaper cartoonist Adrian Teal has revealed plans to publish a new book which takes the form of an 18th century tabloid newspaper.
Teal, whose work has featured in the Sunday Telegraph, the Sun and the Daily Mail, wants the fictional newspaper to capture the “truly scandalous stories of the era” in order to create a “Georgian Heat magazine”.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 26 January 2012 at 09:58
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business
Emap has announced the appointment of a new chief executive of its Insight division.
Stephen Wilson, who previously worked at Thomson Reuters for more than ten years, will join the media group on 9 April.
Part of the wider Emap company, Insight’s products – which include eight websites - provide reports, news, data and analysis across the retail, fashion, automotive, built environment, political and media industries.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 26 January 2012 at 09:47
Tags: Magazines, Media Business
Nuts magazine has revealed that its first interactive edition, released via the smartphone app Blippar this month, was sold to 15,000 users within seven days of being released.
The men’s weekly, which reported a year-on-year circulation dip of 22.5 per cent in August 2011, also claimed users “blipped” (or interacted) with the content 13 times on average.
Released on 3 January, the Interactive issue, which included over 20 pieces of additional editorial content not featured in the print copy, cost £1.80 and was accessed by users more than 200,000 times within a week.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 26 January 2012 at 09:41
Tags: Newspapers, Online
A London newspaper will cease to be published in print after nearly 140 years.
Established in 1874, the Enfield Gazette is to become an online-only publication.
Previously owned by Trinity Mirror, the weekly was bought in 2007 by Tindle Newspapers along with 26 other London titles.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 24 January 2012 at 10:30
Tags: Journalism, Magazines, People, Regional Newspapers, awards
Archant’s group design editor Steve Bodycomb was named Editorial Person of the Year at the company’s annual internal awards ceremeony on Friday.
Other award winners included group digital development manager James Parfitt, who was named New Media Person of the Year, and Devon Life staff writer Anna Turns, who won Green Person of the Year.
Business and Professional Life magazine and the Royal Ascot Magazine were also honoured.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 24 January 2012 at 10:20
Tags: Journalism, National Newspapers, Newspapers, People
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has appointed Charles Starmer-Smith as head of travel.
Named Travel Journalist of the Year at the 2009 Travel Press Awards, he replaces Graham Boynton, who departed the Telegraph in December last year.
Boynton, who came ninth in the Press Gazette readers’ top 10 travel journalists in 2010, had been travel editor at TMG since 1998.
Posted by
William Turvill
on 23 January 2012 at 10:46
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines
Condé Nast International has revealed it will launch Glamour magazine in Brazil later this year.
The magazine, the UK’s best selling women’s monthly with an ABC sale in the UK of just over 530,000, is set to launch in the South American country in March.
Founded in the US in 1939, Glamour magazine claims a global readership of 31 million across 16 different countries.
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