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December 8, 2021

Billion dollar valuations and ambitious projections shaped M&A in 2021. But will the hype last?

For an industry frequently cited as struggling, the sale figures of some of this year's headline media acquisitions have painted quite a different picture. But some of the acquired companies...

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July 26, 2021

Editor and publisher of Freelancer Sophie Cross on the joys of launching an indie mag

In this week's episode we hear from Sophie Cross, the founder and editor of Freelancer magazine. She tells Peter about her penchant for writing business plans, the freelance community that...

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July 19, 2021

Future Chief Audience & Ecommerce Officer Aaron Asadi on driving affiliate revenue

In this episode Future's Chief Audience and Ecommerce Officer Aaron Asadi tells us about where the ecommerce function sits within Future, how it relates to audience development, and creating...

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June 7, 2021

Decanter Editor in Chief Chris Maillard on refreshing Future’s wine brand for its loyal readers

In this week's episode we hear from Decanter's Editor in Chief Chris Maillard about the challenge of refreshing Future's newly-acquired wine brand - without alienating its incredibly loyal...

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November 30, 2020

Prima Editor Jo Checkley on meeting increased demand for print magazines

Hearst UK recently announced that women's lifestyle magazine Prima would increase its print edition from 12 to 13 issues a year, following a 68% surge in subscriptions this year.

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April 6, 2020

Laptop Mag Editor in Chief Sherri L. Smith on evolving a consumer tech title

This week, we hear from Sherri Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag, one of Future plc’s tech titles. She talks about her role working across Future’s sister titles, why Laptop Mag is...

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February 24, 2020

Future plc Brand Director of Home Interest Paul Newman on multichannel publishing strategies

This week, we talk to Paul Newman, Brand Director of Future plc's Home Interest brands. We discuss how home titles have evolved in the age of Pinterest, how Future have managed to increase print...

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December 2, 2019

Yahoo Finance Editor in Chief Andy Serwer on building a leading online finance publication

This week, we talk to Andy Serwer, Yahoo Finance's Editor in Chief. He discusses what strategies he's used to grow the publication to become the leader in financial news online, which platforms he...

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November 4, 2019

Minute Media founder Asaf Peled on taking an Israeli media brand global

On this week's episode, Asaf Peled, founder and CEO of Minute Media (home to 90min, 12up, Mental Floss and more) takes us through the importance of community to its brands, making well-loved print...

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February 5, 2018

European Journalism Centre’s Adam Thomas on sustaining quality journalism

In this week's episode of Media Voices, Peter speaks to the European Journalism Centre's Adam Thomas about its mission of enabling and sustaining quality journalism through a program of online...

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October 9, 2017

Future’s Rock titles Editor in Chief Scott Rowley on covering rockstar deaths

This week Scott Rowley, Editor in Chief of Future's rock titles, takes us through how his magazines responded to death of Tom Petty in real time, and why he believes reporting on rock star deaths...

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