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ShortList Media is set to launch a free weekly women’s title to rival glossy magazines like Grazia, following the success of its free weekly men’s magazine ShortList.The publisher’s new title, which will be aimed at affluent ABC1 women in the 25 to 40-yeear-old age bracket, will focus on celebrity and fashion, according to reports.However, ShortList… Continue reading ShortList to launch new women’s mag

The BBC is relaunching its mobile site with a design based on the broadcaster’s existing internet site.Users are able to customise the site’s home page, adding features such as news headlines and weather updates.The new mobile site – an upgrade of the corporation’s seven year old technology – will also include more video and audio… Continue reading BBC relaunches mobile site

Up to 300 jobs are likely to be cut at local weekly paper owner MEN Media and regional newspaper publisher Observer Standard Media Group.Around 150 jobs are under threat at the Observer Standard Media Group, which currently has the administrators in, after it announced that it is looking for a buyer for nine of its… Continue reading Regional publishers to cut up to 300 jobs

The release of monthly ABC results for some publishers was welcomed by Dominic Williams, head of press at Carat, as part of the ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ panel held by MediaTel Group in London this morning.Williams saw this as a “huge tick”, believing that it showed the ABC “moving in the right direction”, with requests… Continue reading Carat Press Director: “Monthly ABC release is a huge tick”

One of the key areas of debate at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar this morning was the relative value of a subscriber v a newsstand reader and also how a free magazine reader fits into the overall mix.Dominic Williams, press director at Carat, felt that a subscriber should be regarded with more value… Continue reading Magazine Panel: “The hierarchy of a reader”

Car insurance firm Swiftcover.com is sponsoring Absolute Radio’s weekend schedule for three months from Friday 13 March.The Swiftcover.com sponsorship, featuring on-air pre-recorded credits across the whole weekend, is part of the ‘Get a Life’ campaign, fronted by Iggy Pop.Trails for the shows will air on Monday and Tuesday, as Swiftcover says that this is when… Continue reading Swiftcover.com to sponsor Absolute Radio’s weekend schedule

Carat’s press director Dominic Williams predicts an ad revenue decline of as much as 15%, saying that the industry needs to work harder to maintain revenue.Speaking on the panel at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar this morning, Williams said he expects the market to fall lower than previously forecast – Group M predicted… Continue reading Magazine Seminar Keynote: Press director predicts 15% ad decline this year

JCDecaux has reported a year on year rise in revenues of 2.9% for 2008, to € 2.2 billion. Excluding acquisitions and the impact of foreign exchange, organic revenue growth was 6.3%, ahead of the growth in the global advertising market in 2008, the outdoor firm said. Group operating margin dipped by 1.0% to €550 million,… Continue reading JCDecaux reports 2.9% rise in revenues

Secretary of state for culture, media and sport Andy Burnham has ruled out product placement on UK television.In a statement released today, Burnham said that there is a lack of evidence of economic benefits, coupled with “serious concerns about blurring the boundaries between advertising and editorial”.The statement follows a three month government consultation on the… Continue reading Government rules out product placement on UK television

Johnston Press, publisher of The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, has reported a 28% drop in adjusted pre-tax profits for 2008, with ad revenue falling 36% at the start of this year. Adjusted pre-tax profits were down from £137.4 million in 2007 to £98.8 million in 2008. The group’s adjusted pre-tax profits do not include… Continue reading Johnston Press reports 28% drop in pre-tax profits