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Johnston Press has recruited John Fry, formerly chief executive of its regional group rival Archant, as its new CEO.Fry will leave his position at Archant, which he has held for the past six years, to replace Tim Bowdler.Johnston currently publishes 300 titles, including the Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman, but has been suffering recently with… Continue reading Johnston Press Headhunts John Fry From Archant

Bauer’s More magazine is set for its second relaunch within a year in an attempt to boost its circulation.The new weekly magazine will launch next Tuesday, with Bauer hoping to attract a more sophisticated readership, although it will still be targeting its demographic of 18 to 24 year olds.More magazine recorded a significant 37% year… Continue reading More Magazine Set For Second Relaunch

The Independent has raised its weekday cover price from 80p to £1, making it the UK’s most expensive daily national paper after the Financial Times.This come just two weeks after The Times put up its cover price by 10p to 80p in a bid to match the cost of the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and… Continue reading The Independent Raises Its Cover Price

Children’s magazine publisher Egmont Magazines has appointed Alison David to the role of commercial director.Reporting to Debbie Cook, David will head a team of 16. Her role will be to lead the commercial development of the business and deliver sustainable growth through the development of existing Egmont products, new titles and new business opportunities.David joins… Continue reading Egmont Magazines Appoints New Commercial Director

Richard Webb has stepped down from his role as managing director of UK nationals at Trinity Mirror with immediate effect, as part of a reorganisation.Mark Hollinshead will replace Webb by combining his current position as managing director of Trinity’s Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail with Webb’s former role.Hollinshead will now be responsible for the… Continue reading Richard Webb Set To Leave Trinity Mirror

Ex-Unilever executive Jerry Wright has been appointed as the next chief executive of ABC and will join the organisation on October 13.Wright will take over from Chris Boyd, who has held the chief executive position for eight years.From 2004 to 2006 Wright chaired the Unilever UK Media Trading Committee and as part of this oversaw… Continue reading Jerry Wright Appointed As New ABC Chief Executive

Dennis Publishing is to launch its current affairs magazine, The Week, in Australia at the end of October.The magazine covers opinion and commentary on national affairs and business, as well as sport, food, travel, health, gossip, property and arts.Kevin O’Connor, managing director of the UK edition, said: “The Week has been a huge success, having… Continue reading Dennis Publishing Launches The Week In Australia

Haymarket is to close women’s magazine Eve, saying that the title is making an unsustainable level of loss.The announcement follows a detailed review of the Eve portfolio by Haymarket, which led the company to conclude that as matters stand it is not feasible to continue the magazine.Kevin Costello, Haymarket Consumer Media managing director, said: “The… Continue reading Haymarket To Close Eve

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily national newspaper market showed a year on year dip in circulation of 4.2% overall in August, with the circulation figures for the titles in our analysis down across the board.There were relatively large percentage falls for the Daily Express, Daily Mirror and Daily Star.The Sun performed relatively well, with its circulation… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: August 2008

The latest circulation figures show that the Evening Standard was down 4.6% month on month in August, leaving its total at around 279,000 copies.Afternoon freesheets thelondonpaper and the London Lite remained relatively static month on month. They now have totals of around 401,000 and 500,000 copies respectively.Morning business freesheet City AM now has a total… Continue reading August Sees Circulation Dip For Evening Standard