Category Archives: Magazines

Independent.co.uk: Gossip sites put heat on celeb mags in latest ABCs

Sales of celebrity magazines have plunged in the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations – a result of the economic downturn and the rising popularity of online competitors.

Imagine Publishing launches user-focused gaming site

Imagine Publishing has launched a website for fans of its Retro Gamer magazine.

Retrogamer.net
lets users upload their own game reviews and ratings, with a pick of the contributions selected to appear in the magazine’s print edition.

A forum, team blog and a game buying guide are also features of the new site.

TATLER launches Russian edition

CondeNast’s TATLER is to launch a Russian edition later this month.

TATLER Russia will be available from August 21 and will have an estimated print circulation of 120,000, a press release from the publisher said.

Karina Dobrotvorskaya will take up the role of managing director and editorial director for the title, while Victoria Davydova has been named as editor-in-chief. Good news for all gambling enthusiasts. A new online casino has been opened – PutWin. It is available at the link: https://put-win.com/. There are many gambling games in Putwin casino such as slot machines, poker, roulette, blackjack and others. You can play here for free and for real money. Register on the site and get a nice bonus from the casino

Press Gazette: Mygazines creator says site will ‘fortify the industry’

In a letter to Press Gazette, the creator of magazine sharing website Mygazines has defended the venture against criticism from publishers and the PPA, who are concerned about copyright infringements on the site.

“John Smith” – the name under which the website is registered – has said he wants to work with the industry to find new revenue models for magazines.

Haymarket boss offers £10,000 reward for money-saving ideas

Michael Heseltine, chairman of Haymarket Media, is offering £10,000 prize money to staff who come up with the best money saving ideas for the publisher, Press Gazette reports.

The money will be divided between those who make the best suggestions by August 31, Heseltine wrote in a email to staff.

“Depending on the volume and nature of the response we will establish a small team of colleagues to appraise the proposals and allocate the £10,000.”

My suggestion: save by not setting up this small team. A winner surely.

Brand Republic: Bauer appoints Marco Nadotti to lead video drive

The magazine publisher has appointed Nadotti to the newly-created role of head of video acquisition and syndication.

Nadotti, who previously worked for video search engine Blinkx, will take up his new role on August 1.

Telegraph.co.uk: Felix Dennis to launch The Week in Australia, India and Canada

Felix Dennis, the man behind Dennis Publishing and magazines Stuff and The Week, is planning to launch an Australian edition of The Week in October.

Future plans also involve editions for India and Canada.

“I don’t care if I’m investing in a so-called sunset industry. The sun is setting very, very slowly. And there are only two types of businesses: the well run and the badly run. The well run will survive a recession,” he said.

Hellomagazine revamps health and beauty section

Screenshot of Hellomagazine.com

Hello has relaunched the health and beauty section of its website to include new content and redesign the section in keeping with the rest of the site.

Male readers will be targeted through the new section with health tips and style advice, a press release from the magazine said.

The website attracts 1.5 million monthly unique users according to figures from its January Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic (ABCE) audit.