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Bauer leads decline as British magazines record historic falls

By August 31 2011, 10:45 am 2 Comments

Bauer’s chief exec Paul Keenan says: “Historically, magazines used to prove themselves to be ‘an affordable luxury’ in times of a downturn and have grown. I think this downturn is different, and the variable that has changed this time around is the amount of competition, both from other magazines and other media.”

Silly Season disrupted by media onslaught

By August 19 2010, 11:15 am Leave a comment

I’ve just returned from somewhere suitably laid back, hot and isolated, where I found myself, for the first time in a long time, without phone or internet connection.

My media consumption has been restricted to the rather heady cocktail of international editions of the Daily Mail and CNBC; I may be fearful about the shrinking number of white mothers in the UK (why is no-one doing anything about this!), and have a growing hatred towards the “wasteful” BBC, but have a good grasp of the current financial drivers, and find myself wondering, is NASDAQ’s bearish trend pattern set to return?

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Newspapers benefit from the death of God

By July 28 2010, 2:22 pm Leave a comment

Saturday is fast becoming the new Sunday as far as newspapers are concerned, as talk of Christ is swapped for the lure of the high street.

I was reminded about the strength of the Saturday newspaper during an enlightening interview with the Guardian’s Tim Brooks earlier this month.

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Love magazine needs to do more than take Beth Ditto’s clothes off to be cutting edge

By February 19 2009, 9:33 am Leave a comment

Newsstands across the country will be feeling the strain this morning following the arrival of Conde Nast’s latest style bonanza, Love magazine. Weighing a hefty 1.5kg, the oversized glossy might carry the strapline ‘Fashion and Fame’ but it’s anything but a ‘light read’.

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