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Publishers upbeat: magazine future looks bright
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Author: Isabel Wartho
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Australia’s leading magazine and media industry experts shared their visions of the future for magazines at a lunch event in Sydney last Friday hosted by Publishers Australia.
Entitled ’Magazines 2020 – content providers, curators or experience makers?’, five panelists sought to define the role of publishers and the requirements of their readers as they look to a future challenged by the onslaught of digital technologies. Read more
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Publishers Australia AGM - MPA membership approved, new elections to the Board
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Author: Isabel Wartho
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Publishers Australia’s Annual General Meeting in Sydney on Friday 25th
March saw major new constitutional changes introduced including the
formalisation of the Magazine Publishers of Australia (MPA) membership,
the expansion of the board from eight to 10, and the introduction of new board members. Read more
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EFTPOS charges enrage ANF
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Author: Natalie Apostolou
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The Australian Newsagents Federation (ANF) is lobbying the government to fight new retail EFTPOS fee charges.
The new multilateral interchange fee model for EFTPOS transactions is estimated to cost consumers and small businesses $150 million annually, claimed ANF chief executive Alf Maccioni. Read more
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IBISWorld reports on Australian magazine industry revenue forecasts
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Author: Isabel Wartho
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A slight recovery in Australia's economy is expected to deliver a 1% increase in magazine publishing industry revenues for 2010-11 and promote promote growth in copy sales and advertising revenue. Despite intense competition from other media, the next five years should still achieve a 1.5% annual increase, according to Robert Bryant's report in IBISWorld.
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NZ awards - entries due April 7 Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Author: Natalie Apostolou
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The MPA of New Zealand has announced the pool of judges for the Magazine Awards 2011 - including our very own CEO Claudia Sagripanti.
Entries close on April 7th, judging takes place during May and the winners will be announced on Thursday June 23rd at the Pullman Hotel, Auckland. Read more |
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Fairfax gives city mags a facelift
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Author: Natalie Apostolou
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Fairfax is unveiling the new look of revamped newspaper glossy inserts the (sydney) magazine and the (melbourne) magazine this week.
The monthly titles, which are inserted into The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, have undergone a redesign including new masthead, logos and typography.Read more
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