ir Martin Sorrell has said that the slowdown in digital newspaper advertising growth is proof that publishers should have paywalls.Speaking at the Society of Editors conference, the WPP chief executive said that a range of factors are contributing to clients reassessing the efficacy of digital ad spend levels, which will make it difficult for publishers solely relying on digital advertising income
After several years of casual discussions between the companies, Active Interest Media has acquired Des Moines, Iowa-based August Home Publishing, an enthusiast media company in the woodworking, gardening and cooking markets
Big changes are afoot at the country’s biggest magazine publisher: Time Inc. is shuttering All You magazine, effective with its December 2015 issue. It is acquiring HelloGiggles, an online media company which targets millennial consumers with pop culture, beauty and lifestyle content
The summer of 2015 will be remembered as the moment a perfect storm hit national newspapers.The print advertising market, which still remains the lifeblood of income for most publishers on the path to digital sustainability, has been down unprecedented levels of as much as 30% in some weeks over the past six months
Owner of franchise in Northern Ireland and loss-making channel UTV Ireland has been in talks with ITV since August ITV is understood to have been able to drive a hard deal owing to the poor launch of UTV Ireland.
The publisher of the Daily Mirror is poised to announce a £220m deal to take control of Local World, which owns more than 100 regional titles, to create a local newspaper powerhouse.Trinity Mirror, which also owns the Sunday People and Sunday Mirror, is thought to be close to securing a deal with Local World and could announce completion this week
Retains HOW magazines and HOW University as part of refocusing effort
French media and content group Vivendi has returned to the world of video gaming, taking 6.6 per cent and 6.2 per cent in Paris-based Ubisoft and Gameloft respectively for a combined €160m. The move sent shares in Ubisoft up 11 per cent and Gameloft up 13 per cent on Thursday morning
Chime Communications could grow by at least 10 per cent per year organically under new majority owner Providence, CEO Christopher Satterthwaite has told PRWeek as the £374m sale of the sports marketing and PR group
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international online information and events group, today announces that it has acquired a 10 percent interest in Zanbato Inc (“Zanbato”), an international private capital placements platform and workflow tools provider, for a consideration of US$5.5m, funded from its existing cash resources. The investment is part of a US$14m Series B […]
Deal gives Condé Nast an instant foothold in music content and access to a younger audience segment.Condé Nast announced today it acquired online music site Pitchfork
Issue one, on sale today, is the first of a four-weekly magazine priced at £3.99 and aimed at children aged six to 12. Each issue of the magazine contains epic missions, mega make-its, jokes, comic adventures, Brains’ coolest gadgets and a Thunderbirds Are Go branded gift
RBI’s Farmers Weekly has launched Home Farm, a new 100-page glossy magazine
Solar Sense magazineMake Solar Sense magazine is a new collaboration between Haymarket Network and Haymarket Business Media’s Energy and Environment division
Everyone is aware of the phenomenally successful Transformers brand franchise, says Signature Publishing. This global brand continues to expand, and in 2015 introduced the new Transformers: Robots In Disguise animated series aimed at 4-8 year olds. The animated series is already attracting large audiences on Cartoon Network and there is an extensive toy line also making its way on to retailer’s shelves.
Campaign US Jobs, that launched at the beginning of Advertising Week (September 29 – October 2) allows users to browse by speciality, access relevant career advice and set up personalised job alerts
Gadget is a mass-market monthly tech magazine for geeky parents and their children. It’s a down-to-earth manual for readers who want information about high-tech new products and trends, all covered with the insight, detail and informative graphics that have made Imagine’s How It Works magazine so popular with the same demographic, says Imagine Publishing
UK digital display advertising revenues rise 27.5%Display advertising revenues grew at more than twice the overall digital rate (27.5%) to hit £1.31 billion – 33% of total digital ad spend, its largest-ever share
On sale from Friday 16th October, Professional Photography is a luxurious new title designed to appeal to professional and advanced photographers, as well as those who just simply love fine-art photography
The organiser of Oceanology International (OI) has launched a North American edition of the exhibition and conference for the ocean science and marine technology community
