Peter Houston
Peter Houston: So what is Mental Floss?
Erin McCarthy: Mental Floss is an online destination for curious people at its core....
Transcript: Gina Tonic, Co-Founder, The Fat Zine
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: How did the Fat Zine come about?
Gina Tonic: So the Fat Zine was my pet idea, maybe a few years ago,...
Transcript: Hannah Robathan, Co-Founder, Shado
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: Why did you start Shado?
Hannah Robathan: We started Shado in 2019 out of...
Transcript: Hannah Taylor, Founder, Delicate Rebéllion
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: What made you want to start Delicate Rebéllion?
Hannah Taylor: For me, it goes...
Transcript: Dr Samir Husni, Founder and Director of the Magazine Innovation Center
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Dr Samir Husni: Simply put, I am the man who loves magazines. I fell in love with magazines when I was 11 years old,...
Mr. Magazine Samir Husni on why magazines are new media
This week Dr Samir Husni, founder and director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media, tells us why magazines are the ultimate...
Transcript: Ian McAuliffe, CEO, Think Publishing
Interviewer: Peter Houston
Peter Houston: What range of publishing services is Think involved in?
Ian McAuliffe: That's a really...
Think Publishing CEO Ian McAuliffe on perfect staff and clients
This week Ian McAuliffe, founder and CEO of Think Publishing, talks about the evolving landscape of contract publishing. He tells us about the ideal employee or a contract publisher, the ideal...
There may be silver linings, but print’s long-term future still looks distinctly cloudy
Certain corners of the print market have had a better pandemic than anyone would have predicted, but for every story of screen-weary readers picking up a print subscription, there’s at...
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.
This week, we...
OutThere Editor in Chief Uwern Jong on creating a luxury brand for inclusive travel
This week, we hear from Uwern Jong, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of OutThere magazine. He talks to us about the luxury LBGT+ travel brand's journey over the past decade, including how he's grown...
The Week Junior Editor in Chief Anna Bassi on why a print magazine for kids is growing strongly
This week, we hear from Anna Bassi, Editor in Chief of The Week Junior. They’ve had a milestone couple of months, recently releasing their 250th issue and increasing circulation during lockdown...
POLITICO UK Executive Editor Kate Day on the publisher’s expansion in the UK
This week Kate Day, Executive Editor of POLITICO in the UK takes us through the publishers' expansion into and growth in the UK market. She discusses everything from the advantages of being a...
Digital editor of In The Moment magazine Sarah Orme on the emerging market of mindfulness
This week Sarah Orme, digital editor of Immediate Media's In The Moment magazine explains how the magazine has grown with the rising interest in mindfulness, its position as a women’s lifestyle...
Christmas Special 2019
In this end of year special, the Media Voices team looks back at some of the major media events of 2019 and speculate about what these developments mean for publishers and media organisations for...
Hostwriter’s Tina Lee on bringing together diverse voices for Unbias the News
This week, Tina Lee, Head of the Ambassador Program for Hostwriter, talks to us about Unbias the News; a new book she's the editor-in-chief of. She explains how the book brings together...
CEO of Associated Media Publishing Julia Raphaely on the mission of magazines
This week Julia Raphaely, CEO of Associated Media Publishing, takes us through how magazines can act as storefronts, the differences between the SA and UK magazine markets, why people are...
Nikki Simpson on ambitious plans to open an International Magazine Centre in Edinburgh
On this week’s episode of Media Voices, former PPA Scotland business manager Nikki Simpson introduces plans to launch The International Magazine Centre, a hub for publishers to promote magazine...
Magnetic CEO Sue Todd on the true value of magazine media to advertisers
This week, magazine marketing agency Magnetic's CEO Sue Todd speaks to us about their newly-launched 'Pay Attention' campaign, aiming to highlight the importance of quality attention to...
Time Out Group CEO Julio Bruno on growing diverse revenue streams
This week, Julio Bruno, CEO at Time Out Group talks about the brand reaching a milestone 50th birthday, the growth of their different revenue streams, and how they stay true to the Time Out brand...