Author: Gareth Jones

The new Ness & Moray edition covers Inverness and surrounding areas, and is one of four new editions launched since lockdown in 2020.

A total of 187,000 copies of the glossy title, which launched in 2016, are now distributed free to homes, high-end business and hotels across much of Scotland.

Editions of Living now include Tay & Forth (Fife and Tayside); Capital and Capital South (Edinburgh/East Lothian); Kelvin & Clyde and Clyde & Cart (two Glasgow editions), Allan & Forth (Stirlingshire); Dee & Don (Aberdeenshire) and the new Ness & Moray (Inverness/Highlands) edition.

“We aim to take ‘freemium’ to a new level,” said Living’s editor, Chae Strathie. “A regular comment we get from readers and clients alike is ‘I can’t believe this is free’ – which means we must be doing something right!”

Puzzler Presents…Puzzler GOLD commemorates the publishing of the title’s inaugural issue in 1972, reports InPublishing.

It contains a collection of over 125 puzzles and quizzes, with each section beginning with a Quiz of the Decade and featuring themed puzzles from the era.

Head of Content, Mark Whiteway, said: “It’s a great privilege to be able to work on a title that’s been part of British culture for 50 years, and is treasured by solvers and staff alike.

“We aim for that fine balance of familiarity, innovation and challenge that will satisfy solvers of all ages and abilities. I believe this magic mix of ingredients is why Puzzler has stood the test of time, continuing to entertain generations of enthusiastic readers.”

Puzzler Presents…Puzzler GOLD is available now priced at £5.99.

The company, which already has a stake in Allegra’s World Coffee Portal business, will work with Allegra to develop The London Coffee Festival and Coffee Masters brands and extend their reach in the UK.

William Reed said the festival will remain at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane but the acquisition opens up access to other activities in the William Reed portfolio in more targeted channels for exhibitors and sponsors.

Exhibitions managing director Andrew Reed said: “This is a very exciting opportunity for William Reed as it allows us to build on the success that Allegra have created in the London Coffee Festival.

“It is the perfect balance to the UK Food Shows and Big Hospitality Expo and we very much look forward to working with the Coffee sector to further enhance their access to some of the markets that the Coffee Festival doesn’t currently maximise. Also the unique style of the Festival will allow us to learn from them how to do things differently, we can’t wait to get started.”

Jeffrey Young, founder and CEO of Allegra Group, added: “I am very proud of what we have created at Allegra and I am pleased that we have been able to pass the baton onto William Reed who I think are perfectly placed to take the festival to the next level. This will also free up our time to be able to focus on future plans for the coffee industry that we have around the world.”

The London Coffee Festival will be held on 20 – 23 April 2023 at The Truman Brewery in London.

On shelves from August 17, the 100th issue of 110% Gaming will come packaged in a Special Edition card box containing 12 gamer goodies, and will count down the top 100 gaming legends of all time, as chosen by the 110% Gaming team.

The monthly magazine was originally launched on October 15, 2014 and has since sold over two million copies worldwide.

Sarah-Jane Crawford, Content Editor of 110% Gaming, said: “We’re incredibly proud to have reached this milestone. Our goal has always been to provide a magazine that children find fun, informative and up-to-the-minute.

“We’re always striving to celebrate and promote the positivity of children’s gaming, especially in terms of supporting imaginative development, positive mental health, storytelling, and creativity.”

She added: “The fact that a print edition of a digital medium has done so well might sound surprising, but feedback from our readers shows that they love having the mag open to refer whilst playing their games, which makes so much sense!”

Gareth Whelan, Head of Children’s Publishing, said: “Gaming has continued to grow in popularity since the launch and the magazine has evolved its content over the years to reflect the rising popularity of YouTubers and female gamers as well as the diversification of gaming platforms.

“There remains great potential to grow the brand further and I look forward to seeing how that growth develops as we move forward.”

In 2021, 110% Gaming was named Consumer Magazine of the Year at the Scottish PPA awards.

The magazine features a list of 30 albums from the past 30 years, chosen by 30 of its most illustrious reviewers.

Editor Charlotte Smith said the works were selected on the basis that they “raised the bar technically or musically, introduced us to fascinating new works, or presented a new way of understanding much-loved repertoire”.

She added: “The resulting list of 30 unmissable recordings from 1992 to the present day is a wonderful snapshot of the passion and inventiveness of the classical world over the past three decades. Long may such creativity flourish, and here’s to the next 30!”

The anniversary issue also charts the magazine’s history, from the first issue in September 1992 to the first BBC Music Magazine Awards in 2006 aboard the Silver Sturgeon to the first home-produced issue during the pandemic in 2020.

BBC Music Magazine is as a monthly print and digital magazine, podcast and website, with each issue continaing a free CD. The BBC Music Magazine Awards take place annually at London’s Kings Place.

“It’s an absolute pleasure to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of BBC Music Magazine,” said Andrew Davies, Managing Director, Specialist at Our Media. “Congratulations to all members of the team, past and present, and a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of our readers who have joined us over the last three decades. Here’s to many more.”

The 30th Anniversary issue of BBC Music Magazine, is available now priced at £6.50. It will be accompanied by a marketing campaign across print, social media and online, and supported by retail promotions.

Paul Hatch, who joined the company last year with a brief to build world-class customer experience at Air Business Subscriptions, will take on a newly created role of Group Customer Director. Hatch has an extensive background in subscriptions management, marketing and customer experience gained working both client-side, notably at TI Media, and within service providers.

Kevin Lamb moves into a new role as Head of Client Relations. Lamb, with Air Business since January 2016, brings extensive knowledge and representation of the UK publishing and postal markets.

In other appointments, Andy Haylar has joined Air Business as Group IT Director, whilst Lenka Booker has taken on a new role as Strategy and Transformation Director.

Adam Sherman, Air Business Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “Air Business is absolutely committed to providing the highest level of customer service, technology and infrastructure to our clients. I am pleased to announce several appointments that build on our existing strengths in these areas.”

ADVENTURES WITH is a pre-school changing theme monthly title and ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ sees title character Gabby and her best pal Pandy Paws as they shrink and enjoy adventures with their friends in Gabby’s magic dollhouse.

The magazine supports early years learning through stories, puzzles, colouring, crafts, cooking and interactive activities. The first issue comes with a high-quality baking play set designed to interact with the magazine, encouraging learning through play.

Amanda Clifford, Signature Publishing’s Editorial Director said “DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse is the most exciting new pre-school property around, so we are absolutely thrilled to be publishing an ADVENTURES WITH Gabby’s Dollhouse magazine. Shrinking down to play in your very own dollhouse has to be every child’s dream and we’ve loved creating a magazine that captures all the magic, fun, adventure and kitty appeal of the top-streaming Netflix TV programme.”

ADVENTURES WITH Gabby’s Dollhouse is on sale now priced at £5.99.

The new CPL One Group will be made up of three brands – CPL, Century One and Cabbells with a combined team of around 70 employees, plus freelance support, operating from offices in Cambridge and St Albans. The new operation will share more than 30 retained clients and combined annual revenues of £10 million.

Century One and Cabbells managing director Sarah Simpson joins the CPL One Group board, headed up by CPL managing director Mike Sewell.

Simpson said “Together, CPL, Century One and Cabbells have the potential to become a major force in the sectors where we specialise. We share similar philosophies and this move allows us to create a strong and exciting combined platform for future growth.”

Sewell commented “I am delighted to welcome Sarah and her team to the CPL One Group. In the short term it will be business as usual as we continue to focus on delivering a great service for our clients. In the longer term we are confident that our employees, along with current and future clients, will benefit from the shared expertise and experience of the combined group.”

A new parenting title Project Baby will be available in print and on newsstands from 18th August, distributed nationwide at selected WHSmith High Street, WHS Travel Waitrose and Independent stores.

Previously a free leaflet style publication and project-baby.co.uk, the new 84-page bi-monthly title is designed to support parents through their baby’s early years, with a key focus on Mother and Baby. Exclusive features include articles from leading industry experts such as Louise Broadbridge (‘The Honest Midwife’), Dr U Nartey (Paediatric Consultant) and MRS K Thomas (Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist), as well as shopping features across clothing and baby essentials.

Editor in chief Natasha Hewett said: ‘We are super excited to be launching onto newsstands nationwide and this is a huge step for Project Baby – we know our magazine is loved by all who read it, but it is now the perfect time for us to expand to reach many more parents across the country. We look forward to getting to know our new readers and supporting them as they go through their parenthood milestones.’

To celebrate the launch, Project Baby have a further £5k worth of prizes to giveaway every Wednesday and Friday throughout August on the magazine’s Instagram page: @projectbabymagazine

As reported by Press Gazette, NLA Media Access successfully removed more than 50,000 articles from 1,000 fake or illegitimate news sites in 2021.

This is more than double the 20,000 articles removed from more than 700 sources the year before.

Matt Aspinall, head of publisher services at NLA, told Press Gazette the sources range from individual bloggers to more sophisticated fake news sites, adding that publishers with paywalls are not immune from the risk of having their content copied.

NLA Media Access works on behalf of the UK’s newspaper and magazine publishers to license organisations making paper and digital copies of newspaper, magazine and news website content.

Its Text Tracker service identifies and manages the removal of content on behalf of publishers whose copyright is being infringed.