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ShortList falls into a booby trap
Posted in Media, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs December 14th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
It has taken ShortList a mere 13 issues to succumb to the tits and arse formula of its paid rivals Nuts and Zoo.
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(0)Publishers’ pump up the volume
Posted in Media, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs August 20th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
As the consumer magazine ABC figures arrive in journalists’ inboxes at midday Thursday and they pounce on the actively purchased and average net circulation figures in order to find news stories, what is left out is actually which publishers are plumping up their figures with price promotions and by bundling magazines together.
Tags ABC's, Consumer Magazines, Print, Circulation Figures, Love It!, Nuts
Nuts TV? You must be crackers!
Posted in Media, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs July 31st, 2007 by Branwell Johnson
Nuts TV is on the way eh? Yahoo! Or maybe not, as the recent history of TV programming is littered with shows – or indeed whole channels – that tried to target “lads” with Loaded-type programming.
Tags Nuts, Nuts TV, Television, Media
Northern Uproar
Posted in General, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs July 24th, 2007 by Branwell Johnson
Former lads’ mag supremo Mike Souter is about to launch a new project – a free men’s magazine – and says it will be a more grown up title than Zoo and Nuts aimed at 18-35-year-old men.
Tags Mens Magazines, FHM, Nuts, Mike Souter, Print
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