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Can new Future CEO end 15 years of boom & bust?
The UK-based magazine-media group Future Plc is never far from the news. It was started 29 years ago…
How a radio ship and 7 men shook up Britain in 1964
Fifty years ago this month, a 35-year-old former Scandinavian passenger ferry was being secretly equipped with a 165-foot…
Why ASOS is e-commerce warning for magazines
Women’s magazines are as captivated by e-commerce as their readers and fashion advertisers. And that’s saying something. In…
How journalism and profits are defecting to the web
Some newspapers and magazines have profitable longterm strategies; and some might even continue to resemble the publications they…
What will Australia’s newest media king do next?
Australia is the economic paradise that is among the world’s leading producers of coal, iron ore, gold, and…
Is the world’s first media group now the best?
Many traditional media companies are tormented by the twin challenges of a glorious, imperious past and the disruption…
How BuzzFeed will be the world’s largest news service
2013 has been the year of BuzzFeed. It started by raising $19.3m from investors and continued with the…
What’s next for Time Inc and IPC Media?
It’s been a hell of a year at Time Inc. First, came the lay-off of 6% (500) of…
What FT’s success says about future of newspapers
We should not be side-tracked by the one-dimensional debate about whether newspapers will survive or not. They will.…
Is this the future of magazines everywhere – or not?
Magazine statistics continue their depressing story: UK copy sales from the top five companies in the first half…