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Bauer promotes Carvosso to group MD London Lifestyle

Bauer Media UK has promoted Abby Carvosso, managing director of lifestyle and advertising, to the position of group managing director of London Lifestyle, with responsibility for its London-based magazines.

Yes, magazines 'work', but show us the data

Last week's PPA conference covered a lot of old ground, yet there is an appetite for more insight, Louise Ridley writes.

Condé Nast scraps Easy Living magazine after eight years

Condé Nast is closing its Easy Living print edition, despite being the only paid-for glossy magazine from a major publisher to increase its circulation in the last six months of 2012.

PPA PUBLISHING+: Publishers 'must become retailers' says Immediate chief

Immediate Media will increasingly generate income from selling third-party products online, according to the publisher's chief executive Tom Bureau who said the new Radio Times travel offers should bring in £5m a year.

PPA's McIlheney wages war on magazine cynics

The magazine trade body's chief executive argues the print versus digital debate does a disservice to today's titles.

PPA PUBLISHING+: copyright laws 'not an attack on publishers' says Ed Vaizey

Ed Vaizey, the culture minister, today defended changes to UK copyright law, saying the Government wanted to create "a thriving publishing industry based on IP".

PPA PUBLISHING+: Print still brings in 78% of consumer mag revenue

Consumer magazine publishers still generate a massive 78% of their total revenues from their print products, according the fourth annual Publishing Futures report.

Media360 Awards: Who has been the best media agency, leader and advertiser of the decade? You decide...

As Media360 turns 10 years old, we will be celebrating the very best in the business with our Decade of Achievement Awards. Here is your chance to decide who is crowned the media leader, media agency, and best advertiser of the decade, and who wins t...

ShortLlist Media promotes four in group restructure

Shortlist Media, publisher of ShortList, ShortList Mode and Stylist, has made four senior promotions as part of a wider restructure of its publishing, commercial and digital operations.

Mondadori charged for 'invasion of privacy' over topless Duchess snaps

Ernesto Mauri, the chief executive of European publisher Mondadori, which licences Closer magazine from Bauer Media, has been charged with "invasion of privacy" following topless photographs taken of the Duchess of Cambridge, published last September...

Journalism is changing from how we're reading to how much we're reading

Whenever I m tempted to slag off some Big Dumb Agency move, I think of something Clay Shirky wrote, comparing our era to the advent of publishing: "We re collectively living through the 1500s, when it s easier to see what s broken than what will repl...

PPA Awards 2013: the shortlist

The PPA has revealed the shortlist for its 2013 Awards 2013, with Dennis Publishing and Future Publishing each receiving two nominations for consumer media brand of the year.

Hearst's Best magazine revamps for 'recessionista mums'

Best magazine, Hearst Magazines UK's weekly title for middle-aged women, has been redesigned in line with research into its target demographic.

Bauer closes 'unviable' More magazine

Bauer Media is closing its weekly More magazine tomorrow after 25 years of publication, citing "the prospect of continuing challenging economic conditions".

Square Mile publisher says 'things are on the up' ahead of travel mag launch

Square Mile magazine's publisher has said: "things are on the up" for the magazine industry, ahead of the launch of what he claims will be the biggest independent travel magazine in the UK.

Condé Nast opens fashion college

Condé Nast has this week opened the doors to its branded fashion and design college, with the launch of the Vogue Fashion Certificate.

IPC Media revamps ad mission with 'Inspired Conversations' positioning

IPC Media, the publisher behind Marie Claire and NME, has overhauled its advertising offering with a series of new content formats, research projects and services.

Tensions mount as Sky accuses BT of 'double standards'

BT has been accused of having "double standards" following its complaints to regulator Ofcom over BSkyB's decision not to run its multimillion pound ad campaign promoting its new sports channels across its own sports portfolio.

TeamRock reveals new senior management team

TeamRock, the rock media company that bought Classic Rock and Metal Hammer, has appointed its inaugural senior management team and promoted the magazines' publisher Chris Ingham to managing director.