Magazines

Time Inc UK to be put up for sale
Publisher Time Inc UK’s parent company Time Inc has announced that it will be putting the UK business up for sale amid falling revenues, with a buyer potentially set to be announced before the year is...

Trinity Mirror and Northern & Shell in new takeover deal
Trinity Mirror has confirmed that it could potentially acquire ALL of Northern & Shell’s publishing assets.

New MD for Rhapsody as industry stalwart Pipe steps down
Tim Moscow has been appointed as managing director of Rhapsody following Les Pipe’s decision to step down.

Pureprint spruces up Eye mag with unique covers
Pureprint has completed a job using HP’s Mosaic personalisation software for 8,000 magazines with unique covers for Eye magazine.

Headley Brothers hit for holdco Lithecat
The failure of Headley Brothers appears likely to result in a £6m hit for the former family owners of the business.

Metropolis buys raft of Ascential titles
Ascential has sold its last remaining UK ‘heritage’ magazine titles to Metropolis International in a £23.5m deal.

Pensord expands with west coast buy
Pensord is expanding significantly with the acquisition of fellow Welsh print firm Cambrian Printers.

Stora Enso develops PrimaPress profile
Stora Enso has created a specific ICC profile for its PrimaPress uncoated paper range aimed at allowing publishers to achieve the best possible results using the grade, while delivering ink savings at...

Planet Rock mag launches
A new classic rock magazine from Bauer Media has been launched, with three companies combining to produce an intricate print job.

Wyndeham Bicester cuts 58 roles
Wyndeham Group has completed the consultation at its Bicester site, with 58 redundancies made as a result.

Polestar: one year on
A year on from the collapse of Polestar, UK printers remain hopeful of winning back some of the work that migrated to the continent – and remained there – after the group’s failure.

New-look Stones Ashford takes shape
Stones Ashford has parted company with two former directors of Headley Brothers.