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German publishing group H Bauer has agreed to buy Emap’s magazine and radio divisions for £1.14 billion.In a statement released this morning Emap added that it will not be selling its business-to-business division, which covers trade magazines and exhibitions.Commentators had thought that the group’s business-to-business division was Emap’s most attractive asset and some had estimated… Continue reading H Bauer Buys Emap’s Magazine And Radio Divisions

Daily Newspaper MarketThe latest ABC figures for the main daily national newspapers show that there was an overall fall in circulation of around 1% for November.The Financial Times was the only Quality daily to enjoy an upturn in circulation, of more than 2.5% year on year.In the Mid-Market, the Daily Mail performed admirably, adding around… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: November 2007

thelondonpaper remained ahead of the London Lite in November, with a total circulation of almost 496,000.It recorded a month on month rise of 300 copies, while the London Lite‘s circulation fell by almost 500 copies over the same period, leaving its circulation at more than 400,500.The Evening Standard was down by around 550 copies month… Continue reading thelondonpaper’s Circulation Stays Ahead Of London Lite

IPC TX’s compact TV guide, TV Easy, is unveiling a new look beginning with its New Year issue, on sale on December 28.There will also be a price increase for the title, up 3p to 45p, which follows it’s last price increase in April (see IPC Increases TV Mag Cover Prices).The new look will be… Continue reading TV Easy Gets New Look For The New Year

Daily Newspaper MarketIn the six months to September, the daily newspaper market showed an overall fall in readership of 0.7% year on year, although some titles did manage to post healthy rises in their reader numbers.For the Quality dailies, only one title managed to record year on year growth.In the Mid-Market, although both the Daily… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2007

IPC TX has appointed Gareth Beesley as publisher of TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and Soaplife.Beesley is currently associate publisher of IPC Ignite monthlies Uncut and Loaded, before which he was associate publisher of IPC Inspire’s technology portfolio.Before working in publishing he was circulation manager for IPC TX and was part of the launch… Continue reading IPC Appoints New Publisher For TV And Soap Mags

Ruth Brownlee has been appointed director of the UK Association of Online Publishers (AOP).Brownlee has over 10 years’ experience in digital media, having been an instrumental figure in the growth of Handbag.com, Yahoo!, and a key figure in developing online partnerships at Channel 4.She has most recently been working as a digital strategy advisor to… Continue reading Ruth Brownlee Appointed New Director Of AOP

IPC Southbank has appointed Alicen Stenner, group digital marketing director and publisher at Hearst Digital’s handbag.com, as its digital director.Stenner, who takes up her new role in mid-February, was brand director of handbag.com for seven years and before that was marketing manager for BBC Radio.Jackie Newcombe, managing director of IPC Southbank, said: “Southbank has delivered… Continue reading IPC Southbank Appoints Digital Director

Diane Kenwood has been appointed editor of IPC Connect title Woman’s Weekly.Kenwood has recently edited several titles for contract publisher Redwood, including Your M&S and Heyday.She has also been a chair of the Periodical Training Council and worked as an editor and contributor across a range of print titles for publishers including H Bauer, the… Continue reading New Editor For Woman’s Weekly

US Ad expenditures for newspaper websites increased by 21.1 percent to $773 million in the third quarter versus the same period a year ago, according to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). This is the fourteenth consecutive quarter of double digit growth for online newspaper advertising since the NAA started reporting online… Continue reading US Online Adspend Grows 21.1% In Q3