Special edition of Heritage for World Magazine Congress

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 27 April 2009 at 16:19
Tags: Customer publishing, Magazines

The PPA has teamed up with Archant Specialist magazines to produce a one-off special issue of Heritage magazine to promote the World Magazine Congress being held in London from 4-6 May.

According to the PPA:

“The magazine will have a bespoke cover, a welcome page from the event organisers and news, interviews and features about this year’s event.

“The magazine will also include features on a number of Britain’s leading heritage sites, including a sixteen-page ‘Best of Britain’ supplement, giving delegates a run-down of the nation’s finest castles, museums, heritage days out and historic homes and gardens to enjoy during their visit.”

See www.pressgazette.co.uk for breaking news from all the most important sessions.

World Magazine Congress comes to London: Full line up of speakers

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 1 April 2009 at 10:37
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Customer publishing, Magazines

The PPA has revealed its full line-up of speakers for the World Magazine Congress - which is being held in London for the first time in two decades next month from 4-6 May.

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Independent in 100-page glossy mag tie-up with Red Bull

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 13 January 2009 at 08:40
Tags: Customer publishing, Magazines, National Newspapers, Newspapers

The Independent has become the UK national newspaper partner for energy drinks maker Red Bull - distributing a UK version of its brand magazine The Red Bulletin.

The 100-page monthly mag is included free with today’s Independent and covers travel, culture and extreme sports with an emphasis on skiing and snowboarding. It is also distributed by a number of Austrian newspapers. Features include an interview with cricketer Andrew Flintoff and a column by Stephen Bayley.

Magazine researcher crowned Heat top torso

Posted by Rachael Gallagher on 16 December 2008 at 16:18
Tags: B2B Magazines, Consumer Magazines, Customer publishing, Magazines

A researcher for 24housing magazine has proved to be a hit with the ladies after he was voted Heat magazine’s Torso of the Year.

Somehow topless pictures of Steve Burton were “accidently” circulated around the 24housing offices, and impressed with what they saw the office ladies convinced Burton to enter the competition in Heat.

Colleague Annie Neesham explained: “We took a picture of Steve – with 24housing magazine placed strategically in the background – and submitted it to Heat.”

Burton’s pictures were obviously impressive, as he is featured in Heat’s Christmas edition, out today.

Burton said: ““It was an amazing feeling to have everybody so excited for me and I owe them a massive thank you for the votes – they even set up a Facebook group for me!”

Does anyone on your magazine have an impressive torso you’d like to share?

Send pictures to Rachaelg@pressgazette.co.uk

Redwood scoops top marketing prize for third time

Posted by Rachael Gallagher on 12 December 2008 at 15:05
Tags: Customer publishing, Magazines

Customer publisher Redwood Publishing has won marketing agency of the year for the third year running.

The Onelife publisher was described by judges as ‘a fantastic business with a clear vision and the leadership in place to take it forward’.

New lifestyle magazine for Carlisle and Cumbria

Posted by Rachael Gallagher on 30 October 2008 at 11:01
Tags: Customer publishing, Launch Pad, Magazines

Northern publishing company CN Magazines has defied the downturn and launched a paid-for magazine for Carlisle and north Cumbria, reports How Do.

Carlisle Living has 100 pages, a 10,000 print run and £2 cover price, and editor Richard Eccles said he’s certain there is still potential to make money in the market.

He said: “Too many city style magazines are all style and no content, and are mostly free. There’s no sense of community or proper local journalism. Carlisle Living’s foundation is quality regional features journalism taken to a different level for a sophisticated audience by utilising the glossy magazine format.”

British Archaeology mag prompts English Heritage to pulp book

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 13 October 2008 at 11:06
Tags: B2B Magazines, Customer publishing, Journalism, Magazines

English Heritage has been forced to withdraw The Ghastly Book of Stonehenge after British Archaeology Magazine revealed that it was littered with errors. (more…)

ITV could drop out of FTSE 100

Posted by Patrick Smith on 4 September 2008 at 16:21
Tags: B2B Magazines, Broadcast, Customer publishing, National Newspapers, Newspapers, Television

ITV faces being relegated from the FTSE 100 after its value dropped 60 per cent in the last year, as Brand Republic point out. 

Next Tuesday is the London Stock Exchange’s deadline for its quarterly reshuffling of companies’ ranking and the new list will be out on 22 September.

Shares were selling at 43.8p at GMT 16:15 today, down from a year high of 112.7p, giving it a market capitalisation of about £8.3bn.

That leaves just five media companies in the FTSE 100: BskyB, Reed Elsevier, WPP, Pearson and Thomson Reuters.

New editor for BikeRadar.com

Posted by Rachael Gallagher on 2 September 2008 at 15:04
Tags: Customer publishing, Magazines, New Media, Online

Acting editor of Future’s cycling website BikeRadar.com. Jeff Jones, has been appointed editor permanently.

Jones, who was part of the original launch team in 2007, has been running the site as acting editor since early July.

Jones worked as chief online editor at cyclingnews.com before joining Future in 2007, and has demonstrated his passion for cycling when he won the road race at the Journalists’ World Championship in 2006.

Jones said: “I’m very much looking forward to the challenge of taking over as editor of BikeRadar, having been involved with the site since its inception. It was an ambitious project but thanks to our fantastic team we’ve exceeded all expectations in our first year. There’s more to come too, as we’ve got plenty of ideas to improve the site for our rapidly growing band of readers.”

News International’s magazines boss Camilla Rhodes leaves after 28 years

Posted by Patrick Smith on 2 September 2008 at 07:47
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Customer publishing, Magazines, National Newspapers

Marketing Week tells us that Camilla Rhodes has left News International as part of an on-going cost review.

She was the chief executive of the company’s News Magazines division - home of Love It! and others - but here time with NI stretches back to 1980 and was once managing director of The Sun and News World and separately of The Times and Sunday Times, two of the the biggest jobs in news publishing.

News Magazines, started by Rhodes in 2005, is being wound up by James Murdoch, an act that will see the company lost £10m in the 12 months to June 2007, according to Media Week.

Brooklands to publish new Vauxhall magazine

Posted by Rachael Gallagher on 28 August 2008 at 14:07
Tags: Customer publishing, Launch Pad, Magazines

Customer publisher Brooklands Group is to launch a new magazine for Vauxhall Commerical Vehicles.

The Wheels of Business, launching in September, will be sent to customers and prospective customers and will tips and advice on running a small business and road tests of Vauxhall’s commercial vehicles line-up.

Brooklands already publishes V, the Vauxhall magazine, Plus magazine for Chevrolet and the Vauxhall Drivers’ centre website.