Magazines. The Spectator, the 191-year-old politics-culture-news weekly, whose former editors-in-chief included the current UK Prime Minister, is launching a monthly print edition in the US following a digital launch there in 2018. The October debut follows the 2008 magazine launch in Australia.
The Spectator (76k circulation) is said to be the world’s oldest English-language magazine. In 2018, it made a pre-tax profit of £1.4m on revenue of £13m. The magazine is owned by the Barclay family, owners also of the Telegraph Media Group. But The Spectator is operated separately from the Telegraph. So, perhaps, they might sell for a premium price. Could The Spectator fit into the New York Times’ international strategy?
