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H Bauer has appointed Julia Davis, former deputy editor of OK!, as editor of Bella.Davis replaces Jayne Marsden, who leaves after four years as editor of the magazine.The most recent ABC figures, for January to June 2007, show that Bella‘s circulation was down by more than 25% year on year (see ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007:… Continue reading Bauer Appoints New Bella Editor

BBC Magazines is reported to be planning the release of a new sports focused title with the code name Project Robin.The new title would hit newsstands on a weekly basis and be edited by the former editor of Match magazine, Ian Foster, according to a report on Mad.co.uk.BBC Magazines previously published a Match of the… Continue reading BBC Could Launch New Sport Magazine

December saw thelondonpaper‘s circulation remain ahead of the London Lite‘s, despite a month on month fall of 5%.The London Lite was also down, with a month on month decline of almost 3%.thelondonpaper now has a total circulation of almost 471,200, whilst the London Lite‘s rests at around 389,300.The Evening Standard was down by around 2.5%… Continue reading thelondonpaper And London Lite See Circulations Fall In December

Daily Newspaper MarketThe Financial Times once again weathered the storm of the declining print market in December, proving the only national daily to bolster its circulation year on year for the month.The daily market was down almost 2% overall, but the business broadsheet managed to add almost 11,500 new copies to its ABC total, whilst… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: December 2007

Dennis Publishing has acquired the online current affairs magazine, The First Post, to complement its news weekly, The Week.Launched in 2005, The First Post is currently owned by First Post Newsgroup Holdings, and is backed by private investors. The First Post claims to reach one million unique users a month.The site’s team of 13, led… Continue reading Dennis Adds To Current Affairs Portfolio

Newspaper companies are optimistic about their ability to capture the time and interest of a new generation of readers, according to a new report from the World Association of Newspapers. The report from the WAN Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project examines the media habits of young people and provides case studies of how… Continue reading Newspaper Companies Optimistic About Capturing Younger Readers

Men’s magazine FHM is to launch a compact, travel-sized edition in a bid to bolster its sales amid a generally declining market.The new incarnation of the Emap title, which recorded the highest ABC in the men’s sector for the first half of last year despite shedding more than a quarter of its sales year on… Continue reading FHM To Launch ‘Travel-Sized’ Edition

Business broadsheet the Financial Times is to increase its cover price to £1.50 – a second rise since June last year.The FT now costs 20p more than it did in the second half of 2007, making it 70p more expensive than the Guardian, the Independent and the Daily Telegraph, and more than double the price… Continue reading Financial Times Cover Price Reaches £1.50

IPC Advertising has promoted Amanda Wigginton to the new role of director of insight, after she took a leading role in launching a host of new IPC Insight initiatives in 2007.As IPC’s group head of insight, Wigginton recently spearheaded the launch of The Origin Panel, a 7,500-strong women’s panel, and Green Matters, which explores consumers’… Continue reading IPC Promotes Wigginton To Insight Director

IPC Southbank is relaunching its leading kitchens title, 25 Beautiful Kitchens, with a new look and amended title – Beautiful Kitchens.The new version shall be available from the February 2008 edition, and will include more pages of real-life, high-end kitchens together with at least 20 case studies per issue and an informative news section.Commenting on… Continue reading IPC Relaunches Beautiful Kitchens