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The covers feature scenes from Spielberg’s most famous movies: Jaws, _Raiders of the Lost Ark_, _E__T the Extra-Terrestrial_ and _Saving Private Ryan_, as well as _Ready Player One_, the director’s new virtual reality film, which hits cinemas on March 29.

The issue includes an exclusive interview and photo shoot with Spielberg, an inside look at _Ready Player One_, plus interviews and essays from the following Directors and Actors: Martin Scorsese, JJ Abrams, Tom Hanks, Christopher Nolan, Josh Brolin, Edgar Wright, Rian Johnson, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill.

Terri White, Editor-in-Chief of Empire, commented: “Sometimes editing _Empire_ is dead hard – and sometimes you get a phone call saying that yes, Steven Spielberg would like to take over the magazine for one issue and it’s the greatest job in the world.

“We were thrilled to collaborate with Steven Spielberg, the man who changed cinema forever, on this issue. If you can read this issue without shedding a tear, you’re a stronger woman than me.”

The issue is being supported with more exclusive pictures, interviews and video content across _Empire_’s social accounts and website.

The issue goes on sale on February 22.

The event is held annually each spring in Farnborough and attracts almost 20,000 enthusiastic anglers.

The acquisition complements and strengthens Bauer’s angling media business, which already interacts with 600,000 anglers each month through its portfolio of magazines, digital editions, social media and websites.

This includes last year’s new launch, Carpfeed magazine and www.carpfeed.com, as well as the Angling Times, Improve Your Coarse Fishing, Sea Angler, Trout & Salmon and Trout Fisherman brands.

The Big One will form part of Bauer’s growing specialist events portfolio, which includes the London Motorcycle Show, the MCN Festival and Your Horse Live.

Vince Davies, who launched and owns the event, will continue to work for Bauer as Event Director.

Commenting on the acquisition, Patrick Horton, Managing Director of Sport & Entertainment at Bauer Media, said: “I’m delighted we are acquiring the biggest event in angling and equally delighted that Vince will continue to work with Bauer Media on the show.

“It’s a brilliant event that celebrates the best that fishing has to offer and has great potential in the new, permanent event space in Farnborough. We look forward to putting the weight of Bauer’s angling media behind the event to make it bigger and better.”

The 2018 show will take place on March 24-25 in a new space at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre.

SME has enjoyed a 25-year partnership with the British Fashion Council, working on many aspects of London Fashion Week, including the creation of London Fashion Weekend, which has been running for 15 years.

It has also launched other consumer events, including BBC Countryfile Live, which has attracted over 250,000 visitors in its first two years.

Haymarket CEO Kevin Costello commented: “The Clothes Show brand is an incredibly powerful one in the UK. It is, however, no longer core to Haymarket’s strategy as we focus on multi-platform brands and data-led solutions in our specialist market sectors. I’m delighted that we have found the perfect home for the brand with SME, which is ideally placed to develop The Clothes Show experience for 2019 and beyond.”

Haymarket has decided not to run The Clothes Show in 2018 and SME will be reviewing its strategic options for 2019 and beyond.

SME’s Managing Director Tim Etchells added: “Today’s passionate fashion-hungry consumers crave an experience that is relevant to them. With our fashion-forward experience, matched to something as unique and well-loved as The Clothes Show, I’m certain we will over time create a new experience, making the brand more relevant than ever for consumers and retailers alike.”

The Clothes Show launched in 1989 and has continually evolved over the years. Most recently, The Clothes Show powered the British Style Collective – a fashion take-over event hosted in a variety of well-known landmarks across Liverpool in July 2017.

Four embossed black and gold foil covers carry the Led Zeppelin logo, along with a design that forms a zeppelin airship.

The four covers feature symbols from Led Zeppelin’s IV album to represent each of the four band members – vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and late drummer John Bonham.

The issue includes a 22-page feature on the band, including a world exclusive interview and photo shoot with founding member and band leader Page.

Commenting on the issue, Editor Paul Brannigan said: “We wanted to round off the inaugural year of Planet Rock magazine in a genuinely special manner – and what better way than by paying tribute to the greatest, most iconic hard rock band of them all?

“With Led Zeppelin celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2018 we’re honoured to have a world exclusive interview with their visionary leader Jimmy Page, who sheds light upon both the quartet’s illustrious past and their as-yet-unwritten future. Given Zeppelin’s magical alchemy, it seemed appropriate to salute each of the four band members with their own bespoke cover.”

Planet Rock was launched last May. The latest issue is available to buy from today.

The specialist children’s magazine publisher was recognised for the magazines it produces, with the support of Hasbro’s Publishing, Consumer Products and Brand Teams.

“It’s absolutely fantastic to see the hard work, skills and passion of the Signature team recognised in this way and against such esteemed competition,” Signature’s Managing Director Danny Morris commented on the win.

“It’s an absolute privilege to work with such amazing brands, where the incredibly rich backstory, breadth and depth of assets, are so perfect for producing fun, informative content, which, along with the storytelling, helps fire the imaginations of existing and new fans of the brands. I must thank everyone at Hasbro for their considerable help and support and for voting for us.”

Over 120 partners attended the event.

Signature publishes six Hasbro magazines under license in the UK, including: My Little Pony, My Little Pony Equestria Girls, Littlest Pet Shop, Transformers, Transformers Rescue Bots and Hanazuki.

The deal is part of Hearst UK’s strategic commitment to grow and diversify revenues.

Hearst Live delivers over 100 events a year and continues to grow, with the Hearst Live team increasing in size by 30%. Last year, Hearst Live launched Bazaar at Work in November and has plans to launch the first Big Book Festival.

Commenting on the acquisition, Victoria Archbold (pictured), Managing Director of Events and Sponsorship at Hearst Live, said: “This deal plays to the strengths of our brands and is a perfect fit for our publishing and events business. We are seeing unprecedented growth in experiential events – our attendance levels doubled last year, primarily because our consumers are so engaged in our brands and those we choose to work with.

“From a commercial perspective, we have created successful collaborations with a number of like-minded brands that have delivered a great return on investment. Expanding our events portfolio will enable us to create more of these brand partnership platforms.”

Ruth Carter, Managing Director of Telegraph Events, said: “Events form a key part of our new long-term strategy, with the focus of our events being on quality journalism and our diversified revenue streams, namely Travel and Financial Solutions.

“We thank the talented teams behind Be:FIT and Salon QP for their hard work and dedication and wish Hearst UK the best in continuing the success of both brands.”

Trust in journalists in the UK has increased 13 points from 19% to 32%, the annual global study found.

The credibility of journalists is rising worldwide and higher levels of trust are being placed in them over social media platforms, with credibility of “ a person like yourself” – a peer posting on social media, for example – drastically falling.

Trust in social media platforms and search engines has declined to 24%.

“In a world where facts are under siege, credentialed sources are proving more important than ever,” said Stephen Kehoe, Edelman’s Global Chair of Reputation. “There are credibility problems for both platforms and sources. People’s trust in them is collapsing, leaving a vacuum and an opportunity for bona fide experts to fill.”

Young people aged 16 to 18 are turning away from social media, especially Facebook. Thirty-three per cent use Facebook less than they did a year ago and 11% quit Facebook in the past year.

Of those surveyed, 70% of people think social media companies do not do enough to prevent illegal or unethical behaviours on their platforms, 63% per cent think they lack transparency and 62% per cent think they’re selling people’s data without their knowledge.

Other findings from the report showed that almost seven in 10 respondents worry about fake news and false information being used as a weapon. When browsing social media, 53% of people are concerned about being exposed to fake news, and 64% are unable to differentiate quality journalism from fake news.

“Silence is a tax on the truth,” Richard Edelman, President and CEO of Edelman, weighed in. “Trust is only going to be regained when the truth moves back to centre stage. Institutions must answer the public’s call for providing factually accurate, timely information and joining the public debate.

“Media cannot do it alone because of political and financial constraints. Every institution must contribute to the education of the populace.”

Despite these positive results, media was reported as the least-trusted institution for the first time since the Trust Barometer’s inception in 2001. This seemingly contradictory finding is due to what respondents viewed as the media, with some crediting social media (48%) and search engines (25%) in the category, alongside journalism (89%).

In the face of these figures, the media needs to instil the public with confidence and continue to rebuild broken trust – but it is more than up for the challenge.

The Edelman Trust Barometer is the firm’s annual trust and credibility survey. Originally, it measured responses from 1,300 people across five countries. Now, it is a globally recognised measure of trust.

This is the second licence for the title since its launch in July 2017. The all-new quarterly title is dedicated exclusively to Ferrari, launched with licensing partner NG Presse.

Enzo features all things Ferrari, including road cars and race cars – past and present – and the designers, engineers and drivers involved with the Italian sports car manufacturer.

Carlotta Serantoni, Senior Licensing Manager at Dennis, said: “Ferrari is the world’s most powerful, luxury motoring marque, and a brand which consistently maintains positive consumer perceptions and high sales.

“The classic Ferrari market has continued to grow and flourish, and we are therefore confident that there is a gap in the market for such a high-end, beautifully produced magazine. In the spirit of this continued growth, we are delighted to have partnered with NG Presse to launch in France.”

Each issue of the magazine contains road tests of the latest models, drive stories, track tests of iconic racers, tales from the past and interviews with the leading figures in the Ferrari community.

Nicolas Gourdol, Director of NG Presse, said: “We are very pleased to partner with Dennis Publishing to launch the first Ferrari magazine in the French market. Including entertaining and informative features about cars, history and technological innovation, it will be a huge success with our French readers.”

NG Presse publishes evo, Octane France and Motorsport magazine. The launch of Enzo will further expand its presence in the supercar market.

Enzo France will also be on sale in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

The issue launches on April 30 with 132 pages, a cover price of €7.90 and a print run of 30,000 copies.

This new edition coincides with Dennis’s launch of Enzo Thailand in November 2017.

Inside the issue, photographers including Chris Floyd, Perou, Scarlet Page, Rachael Wright, Austin Hargrave and Andrew Cotterill reveal the secret histories to some of rock’s most evocative photography, providing insight into the artists and the art of rock photography.

Artists featured include David Bowie, Radiohead, Jay-Z, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Björk, Oasis and Amy Winehouse, just to name a few.

The issue will contain four pages of interviews with legendary rock photographers Pennie Smith, Kevin Cummins, Tom Sheehan, Jill Furmanovsky and Ross Halfin, covering their lives in photography, and a Q&A with Terry O’Neill.

Commenting on the issue, Q Editor Ted Kessler said: “This month, we asked many of rock’s greatest photographers to tell the secret histories behind some of their most evocative shots. The self-deprecating, often indiscreet back stories to these photos of iconic musicians at work, rest and play add both revealing and comic shade to their moodiness. To help focus the choice, we limited the gallery to shots taken since Q’s launch in 1986.

“Additionally, we picked five photographers (Smith, Cummins, Sheehan, Furmanovsky and Halfin) whose work is so distinctive, and library so large, that they themselves became the story behind the photos. This month’s issue has been a particular joy to edit, a symphony of pictures and words.”

This month’s issue hits newsstands on February 13, with two collectable art prints featuring David Bowie and The Stone Roses available.