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Future plans new launch as iPad sales hit £3m

John Reynolds — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Future Publishing is planning to launch a print magazine to follow up its craft title Mollie Makes, while its iPad sales have now passed the £3m mark, according to chief executive Mark Wood.

Future reports pre-tax loss but digital revenues surge

John Reynolds — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:51:00 GMT

Future, the specialist magazine publisher, has reported a pre-tax loss of £700,000 in the six months to March 2012, but said digital revenues have surged by 37% as it becomes a more digital-centric business.

Media360: The Week's commercial leader talks about adapting to the iPad

Arif Durrani — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

It's been six months since Dennis Publishing launched an iPad version of its newsweekly, The Week, and the publisher's head of advertising, David Weeks, shares the challenges and learnings so far.

Gardeners' World magazine prepares scratch-and-sniff edition

Nick Batten — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Immediate Media is to publish a special scratch-and-sniff edition of its monthly title Gardeners World on Friday (25 May).

Hubert Burda sells Love it! And Full House! magazines

Nick Batten — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT

13.15 UPDATE: Hubert Burda Media UK has sold real-life titles, Love it! and Full House!, to a start-up called Pep Publishing Ltd that is majority-owned by Hubert Burda Media UK chief executive Luke Patten.

Metro leads cross-media partnership for Men In Black 3

Nick Batten — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT

Metro, Spotify, Absolute Radio and Shortlist have partnered up for a competition campaign to generate buzz about Sony Pictures' 'Men In Black 3' film.

'The Exclusives' set to hit ITV2 this week

John Reynolds — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

ITV2's new show 'The Exclusives', which follows six aspiring journalists competing to land celebrity stories and win a contract at Bauer Media, starts this Thursday.

Look launches 'Look What I'm Wearing'

Nick Batten — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Look, IPC Media's weekly fashion title, is launching a multiplatform street style franchise driven by user generated content.

Scout London delays next issue for strategy review

Mark Banham — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT

The latest edition of free London listings magazine Scout London is to be delayed by a month to 12 June, following meetings with media agencies by the title's publisher Scout Media Ltd.

Time shocks readers with breastfeeding image

Staff — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:44:00 GMT

Time magazine is pulling no punches with its unsettling cover of a 26-year old mother, Jamie Lynne Grumet, breastfeeding her almost four year old son this week.

Media Bitch's Diary 10 May

Media Bitch — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:07:00 GMT

This week, Bitch has a 99 with Tatler editor Kate Reardon, gets exclusive with Bauer, and catches the polo bug with City AM.

PPA Conference: Content is king says MediaCom's Bozeat

Sarah Johnson — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:22:00 GMT

Luke Bozeat, managing partner at MediaCom told Media Week brands will continue to be the key driving force in funding magazine content.