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Can faded newspaper brands survive in a cut-price world?
Traditional media companies everywhere are in turmoil. Most are caught somewhere between maximising (as best they can) profits…
Will Abu Dhabi be a media capital – or end up in flames?
Abu Dhabi is a country on a mission. To become the oil state that built itself a real,…
Magazines in crisis: 3 ways they can still win
Sales and marketing people seldom let the mask slip. So, magazine industry people can keep up the smiles…
Is this ‘secret’ business the world’s smartest media company?
The plight of traditional newspaper businesses is depressing many people in the UK, US, Australia and elsewhere. Journalists…
Is quiet Brit becoming the most influential person on Earth?
There’s a captivating, almost-magical web site where you can feel the passion and share the big ideas of…
Who or what killed Britain’s best media company?
Seventeen years ago, The Independent described a British group as “one of the most admired media companies in the…
Can daily newspapers survive?
The media is accustomed to calling ‘time’ on industries. How many (or how few) newspapers ever spoke out…
Stand by for (gulp) the post-Murdoch media world
It’s time to use the past tense. Rupert Murdoch was the original international media mogul. Before him, there…
Is this the world’s most successful magazine?
What is the most successful magazine in the world? Is it Hearst’s feisty Cosmopolitan, published monthly in 58 countries…
Harry Potter keeps changing things
The book publishing and retailing business is in turmoil. Nothing new about that. But look at the momentous…