Posted by
Press Gazette
on 1 March 2010 at 11:03
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Photography
After 146 years as a weekly the British Journal of Photography, one of the world’s oldest photography titles, is switching back to a monthly format.
The BJP originally launched as a monthly in 1854 but switched to weekly publication ten years later. (more…)
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Press Gazette
on 1 March 2010 at 08:05
Tags: Broadcast, Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business, New Media, Online, Radio, Television
Following reports last week suggesting the BBC was about to close two radio stations, cut the size of its website and dispose of its magazines, BBC Trust chairman, Sir Michael Lyons, made the following statement:
“In its first three years, the Trust has focussed on addressing the concerns of audiences and re-shaping the BBC. In particular this has meant working to ensure the BBC delivers genuinely distinctive content, serves all audiences across the UK, and provides value for money for licence fee payers. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 26 February 2010 at 11:39
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines
Company magazine is launching bi-annual standalone style magazine, the High-Street Edit.
The spin-off large-format title from the National Magazine Company will showcase high-street fashion alongside designer news.
The 132 page magazine, which hits newsstands on 5 March with cover price of £3.99, has an initial print run of 110,000 copies.
The launch will be supported by cross-branding ads in other NatMag titles: Company, Cosmopolitan, Reveal and Harper’s Bazaar.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 19 February 2010 at 10:01
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Photography
The thick mop of black hair Prince William is sporting on the front page of this week’s Hello magazine is largely down to lighting and the way the print was developed, according to Palace officials.
The shoot by amateur photographer Jeff Hubbard under the guidance of Rankin has raised some debate about what has happened to Prince William’s normally rather patchy blond hair.
A royal spokesman told the Daily Mail: “Studio lighting and work on colour contrasts in the prints have all contributed to the particular look.
“The prince is pleased with the results, particularly since they have been commissioned in order to help homeless men and women, which is an issue close to his heart.”
Hello magazine reports on its website: “Lighting and digital touching have all played their part which is standard practice with a piece of artwork as opposed to natural photography. ”
While this is all good clean fun, it does raise a serious point about the cavalier attitude many glossy mags have to altering editorial images. If the picture has been tweaked, they should have told the readers up front.
Clause one of the PCC Editors’ Code clearly states: “The press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.”
Posted by
Ajmal Sarwar
on 16 February 2010 at 19:08
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, National Newspapers, People
Sarah Brown, the wife of the Prime Minster, is to guest-edit News of the World’s Fabulous magazine for the second time.
Brown previously edited the magazine last July in support of women’s health charity, Wellbeing of Women (WoW). She will be supporting WoW again as she edits the February 21 issue of Fabulous.
Brown said: “My second time in the editor’s chair has been every bit as exciting as the first and I’m delighted Fabulous magazine has helped this brilliant charity spread their message and raise funds for life-searching research.”
As part of her second stint in the editor’s chair, Brown interviewed the model Elle Macpherson. The issue will also include interviews with other celebrities, whose lives have been touched by women’s health issues, including the The One Show’s Christine Bleakley.
Sally Eyden, editor of Fabulous, said: “Sarah has been an avid supporter of our women’s health campaign and we are delighted to be welcoming her back to Fabulous for her second guest edit.
“Sarah is brilliant to work with, has been very hands-on, and her extensive experience working on behalf of charitable causes brings a fresh perspective to the magazine.”
In addition to its guest editor, Fabulous has signed-up the wife of Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood as an online “agony guru”.
Jo Wood, who becomes the magazine’s first web-only columnist, is penning a weekly readers’ Q&A which will appear on the Fabulous website.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 16 February 2010 at 08:55
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Metrics
Most magazines increased paid-for subscriptions in 2009, according to a new report by CDS Global (a company which among other things manages subscriptions).
They say that overall there was a 0.7 per cent year-on-year increase in subscriptions in 2009 with 53 per cent of all publications increasing subscriptions levels.
According to CDS (who aren’t writing from an exactly unbiased viewpoint): “The future looks exceedingly bright for subscriptions levels, with growth continuing into 2010 and beyond.”
It underlines the point that the latest consumer magazine ABC figures appear to show a sector which has survived the recession in much better shape than the likes of broadcasting and national/regional press.
Read Press Gazette’s comprehensive magazine ABC figures round-up here.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 11 February 2010 at 09:21
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines
Such is the power fashion of US Vogue editor Anna Wintour that her decision to cut short her visit to Milan Fashion Week to just three days has thrown fashion houses into a spin, the Telegraph reports.
The fashion houses are clamouring to ensure their collections are not relegated to the days either side of Wintour’s visit.
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 27 January 2010 at 09:21
Tags: Advertising, Consumer Magazines, Magazines
Music magazine NME has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority for running an ad for a fashion brand that featured a man putting a gun to the head of a second man. (more…)
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Press Gazette
on 19 January 2010 at 16:28
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines, National Newspapers
The men’s lifestyle magazine Nuts has signed up the cult football comic Striker - four months after its daily run in The Sun newspaper came to an end.
The strip follows the triumphs and tribulations of the Warbury Warriors and was created 25 years ago by Pete Nash, who has given Nuts exclusive print rights.
The computer-generated Striker will appear on one page every week from 26 January.
Nash said: “A weekly format, rather than daily, will give me time to work on developing Striker into a movie and possible TV series.
“Talks are at an advanced stage with two producers and I can’t wait to see Striker characters come to life in Nuts and then on screen.”
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 19 January 2010 at 10:36
Tags: Consumer Magazines, International, Magazines
Magazine publisher Conde Nast has revealed it plans to launch a new edition of it’s luxury travel magazine Conde Nast in India.
The first issue of Conde Nast Traveller India will hit newsstands in October this year.
It will be the sixth international edition of the magazine. It will be published bi-monthly and aimed at affluent Indian readers interested in luxury travel experiences.
The decision follows the successful launch of Vogue and GQ in India.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 14 January 2010 at 08:59
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, Media Business
Pre-tax losses at Time Out Group rose to £3.1m in 2008 on turnover up 13.6 per cent to £29.4m, the Evening Standard reports.
Although print circulation of the flagship weekly London listings magazine has been down, the website attracts 1.8m unique users a month - the group said in its annual accounts.
Founder Tony Elliott told the Standard that he has invested £3m to keep the group solvent.
Despite the pre-tax loss, Time Out made operating profit of £343,000 before exceptional items.
Posted by
Phil Scullion
on 13 January 2010 at 16:12
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, New Media, Online
The New Statesman has launched an online business section which will feature as many as 30 stories a day on finance and economics news.
Areas covered will include automotive, banking and insurance, energy and clean technology, food and drink, healthcare and pharmaceuticals and technology. (more…)
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 13 January 2010 at 13:04
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines
Sad news from Canada, where the country’s second oldest magazine has been forced to change its name because email spam filters have blocked readers.
Being called The Beaver could potentially be a boon in terms of search engine optimisation. But the 90-year-old Winnipeg-based magazine has found the opposite to be the case.
Publisher Deborah Morrison told AFP (via France 24): “The Beaver was an impediment online. Several readers asked us to change the title because their spam filters at home or at work were blocking it. I’ve even had emails bounce back because I had inadvertently typed the term in the heading.
“Nearly a century ago, it probably seemed the perfect name for a magazine about the fur trade and Canada’s northwest frontier. There was only one interpretation for the word then.
“But you’re likely to find a lot of (porn) sites now if you search for the title of our history magazine online.”
After the Feb/March issue The Beaver will be renamed Canada’s History.
The magazine of the London School of Economics, also called The Beaver, has not revealed any plans to change its name.
Posted by
Dominic Ponsford
on 13 January 2010 at 12:46
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines
Private Eye claimed a scalp today as the boss of the British Association of Social Workers left his job following a story last week in the fortnightly satirical magazine.
According to Community Care, Private Eye last week carried a string of allegations about BASW chairman Tim Chittleburgh’s private business dealings. He declined to comment to the magazine.
A statement on the BASW website says: “Following an article featured in Private Eye last week, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) can confirm that Tim Chittleburgh voluntarily stepped aside from his role as UK Chair of BASW in December 2009 following a serious complaint that was been made to BASW regarding his own business affairs.
”On receipt of the complaint, BASW immediately began investigating the matter under their procedures for determining member’s standards of conduct and Tim has ceased duties at BASW until the procedure is complete.
“Tim strongly refutes the allegations made against him and is fully co-operating with BASW investigations.”
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 11 January 2010 at 08:43
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online
Ever wondered what it would be like to work on News of the World’s Fabulous magazine? Well, wonder no more. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 6 January 2010 at 11:31
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Journalism, Magazines, Photography
Vanity Fair’s February cover photo of a half-naked Tiger Woods, which for obvious reasons received widespread media interest yesterday, was taken long before the scandal of recent weeks. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 6 January 2010 at 10:34
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, New Media, Online
Marie Claire has forged a partnership with MSN UK that will see the glossy supply fashion and beauty editorial from its website to the search portal. (more…)
Posted by
Press Gazette
on 5 January 2010 at 11:32
Tags: Consumer Magazines, International, Journalism, Magazines, Photography
Tiger Woods is no stranger to being on front covers at the moment. Despite recent…shall we call them ‘challenges’… to his popularity US Vanity Fair’s February issue joins the throng by leading with a photo of the fallen golf star lifting dumbbells semi-naked.
The “raw, never-before-seen” photos, which will hit newsstands next Tuesday in the UK, were taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz before the car + crash + golf club + sex scandal.
Buzz Bissinger’s article that accompanies them then dwells on the “tales of kinky extramarital sex” in lavish detail.
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist writes: “Tiger’s story has been driven by sex, tons of it, in allegedly all different varieties” before listing some of the more colourful stories.
In the “greatest single fall in popularity of a non-politician” Vanity Fair notes how Woods’ US approval rating has plummeted from 87% in 2005 to 33% in mid-December.
Posted by
Emma Day
on 18 December 2009 at 16:21
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Customer publishing, Journalism, Magazines, People
Lord Heseltine has sent an upbeat farewell message to staff today, saying that their recent “trading in many divisons has been better than we forecast”, as he prepares to take a step back from the running of magazine publisher Haymarket. (more…)
Posted by
RoryCrew
on 14 December 2009 at 11:50
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines
The magazine of the Women’s Institute, WI Life, will has undergone a bit-of-a-makeover to reflect a “more modern, progressive organisation.” (more…)
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