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- DAA Signs Agreement with Eason To Operate Former Hughes & Hughes Outlets
- ABC announces new governance structure replacing the ABC Council with an ABC Board
- Press Council Chairman welcomes new Defamation Act
- Magazines Awards - Irish Examiner December 5th 2009
- Publish and be damned - Sunday Business Post - 20 September 2009
- Irish press industry agrees historic new environmental, management standards
- Irish Fulfilment & Subscription Services Limited Presentation
- Magazines Ireland is the new name for the association of Irish magazine publishers.
- Defamation Bill
- A Helping Hand? - Checkout - June 2009
- Irish Market Ready for a shake-up - Irish Printer - June 2009
- Design Competition - Magazine Ireland
- European Press Freedom Charter to be ratified by journalists on Monday, 25 May 2009 in Hamburg
- Presentation by Shanahan Direct Marketing to PPAI 12 May 2009
- PPAI gets legal at employment law evening
- New PPAI chairman is ready to deal with periodical issues
- "Empowering citizens: the magazine media"
- Why the Google settlement matters to you
DAA Signs Agreement with Eason To Operate Former Hughes & Hughes Outlets
The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has signed a licence with Irish bookseller Eason & Son for the operation of the seven outlets at Dublin and Cork airports that were previously part of the Hughes & Hughes chain.
As part of the agreement, Eason & Son, which is one of Ireland’s leading book and stationery retailers, is likely to retain about 120 former Hughes & Hughes employees. Eason & Son will add the seven airport outlets to its existing portfolio of 54 Irish stores.
Hughes & Hughes was placed in receivership late last week, but the stores at Dublin and Cork airports continued to trade under an agreement between the DAA and the receiver, David Carson of Deloitte. The DAA worked closely with the receiver in recent days to keep the profitable airport outlets open.
The licence with Eason & Son covers five stores at Dublin Airport and two outlets at Cork Airport. Under the agreement, Eason will pay the DAA a percentage of turnover rather than a fixed annual rent. This system, which also previously applied to Hughes & Hughes, includes a minimum annual payment and means that the DAA and the retailer effectively share the trading risk.
DAA Commercial Director Jack MacGowan said the company was pleased to have signed an agreement with Eason & Son to operate the former Hughes & Hughes airport outlets. "The DAA was deeply saddened to see a receiver appointed to Hughes & Hughes, as we had worked with them for many years at Dublin and Cork airports," Mr MacGowan said.
"The Hughes & Hughes’ airport business is and was profitable and the agreement with Eason & Son will secure 120 jobs and ensure continuity of service for our customers at Dublin and Cork airports," Mr MacGowan added.
Hughes & Hughes’ contract with the DAA permitted the airport operator to terminate the licence in the event of the bookseller going into receivership. After Hughes & Hughes entered receivership last week, the DAA went to the market and received bids from a number of other firms for the seven airport shops. An agreement was signed with Eason & Son yesterday evening.
For further information contact:
Paul O'Kane
Director Public Affairs
DAA
353 1 8141897, 353 86 609 0221
ABC announces new governance structure replacing the ABC Council with an ABC Board
ABC today implements a new governance structure,
with the first meeting of the ABC Board. The new system replaces
the old Council structure and follows formal ratification by the
Council and at ABC’s Annual
General Meeting in December.
The new ABC Board has been streamlined to include a total of 16 industry
representatives, compared to the previous Council’s 32 members,
whilst bringing in a new sector – digital media. The Board’s
role will be to oversee the effective running of ABC and ABCe and will
meet five times a year, supported by Finance and Remuneration sub committees.
As part of the new governance structure, the Reporting Standards Groups
will have more autonomy, including the ability to ratify rule changes
providing a unanimous decision has been reached by members of the group
(unless a specific objection is lodged by a Board member).
ABC provides the media industry with independent and comparable data
for print media, events and digital platforms, to industry-agreed standards.
The standards (for print and events) are set for the industry, by the
industry, via ABC’s governance structure, which will continue
to be weighted equally between trade bodies, advertisers, media buyers
and media owners, represented by leading industry practitioners.
For the first time, 25% of the ABC Board will specifically represent
the digital media industry, including nominees from JICWEBS; the Institute
of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and the Incorporated Society
of British Advertisers (ISBA). The previous election system for Council
representatives is now replaced with nominations from trade associations.
The new Board will be comprised of former Council members, trade association
representatives and industry heavyweights such as Tim Brooks, Managing
Director of Guardian News and Media and Jeremy Found, Head of Media
of the COI, as well as key players from digital such as Lee Baker,
Director of AOP and Nigel Gwilliam, Digital Consultant of IPA .
The new governance structure will incorporate a newly formed ABC Irish
(ROI) Council, which is delegated responsibility for decisions relating
to the Irish market, resulting in the autonomous development of rule
sets directly relating to Irish media.
Sally Cartwright OBE has been appointed as Chairman of the ABC Board.
Cartwright replaces John Mayhead CBE, who is retiring after a successful
10 years in the role.
Jerry Wright, Chief Executive at ABC, comments: “The new governance
structure has been introduced to reflect and support the changing needs
of the media industry, the growth of digital media and to set a clear
direction for ABC into the future. Greater autonomy for the Reporting
Standards Groups and a separate Irish Council will allow ABC to operate
more effectively in the interests of its members.”
Press Council Chairman welcomes new Defamation Act
Press Council of Ireland will apply for recognition
The Chairman of the Press Council of Ireland, Professor Thomas Mitchell, today (Thursday 17th December) welcomed the decision of the Minister for Justice to sign the commencement order for the new Defamation Act as “an important step forward for the freedom of the press and for the new system of press regulation in Ireland.”
“The Press Council of Ireland”, he said, “will be applying immediately after the commencement date of 1st January 2010 for formal recognition under the new Act, and is confident that it can comply fully with the requirements for recognition provided for in the Act.
“Since their establishment over two years ago, the Council and the Office of the Press Ombudsman – which is an integral part of the structure – have charted new territory in devising and implementing a system of accountability for the press in Ireland.
“The Council and its members – a majority of whom represent the public interest – believe that the new structures have already demonstrated their value and will continue to do so in the years ahead. Their role is all the more important in an era in which the difficulties for the traditional economic model of the press underline the importance of maintaining the highest professional standards in journalism as a public service that is vital for the effective functioning of our democratic system.
“The Council believes that what has already been achieved owes a great deal to the positive and constructive role of the press industry itself, whose cooperation with, and support for, an independent regulatory structure is a vital ingredient of this important initiative.”
Publish and be damned - Sunday Business Post - 20 September 2009 The recent departure of Gloss magazine from the news stands and its move into the Irish Times, where it now appears as a monthly supplement, ostensibly means one fewer competitor for other Irish titles. But the move is indicative of the struggle that Ireland’s stable of women’s magazines has endured over the past 12 months to raise advertising revenue during a global recession - and in a fiercely competitive market. Getting an up-to-date picture on ad spend for Irish magazines is difficult, as revenue figures are published on an annual basis at the end of the calendar year. Last year’s advertising revenue figure, published by Magazines Ireland, was down by €24 million to €215 million compared to the previous year. Magazines Ireland represents 43 Irish publishers which produce more than 200 magazines between them. The annual spend figures for 2009, which will be published next January, are likely to be considerably lower again. According to Philip McGaley, joint managing director of Dyflin, which publishes Prudence and Confetti magazines, the past year has been ‘‘incredibly turbulent’’ for the sector. But he believes things have begun to settle down. "Many advertisers stayed out of the market over the past year for their own bottom-line reasons, but they’re starting to realise that they need to have a presence in the market," he said. "We’re seeing advertisers returning to the market after a ten to 14-month absence." According to McGaley, retail sales of both of his firm’s magazines are marginally up. "For some reason, recessionary periods encourage couples to tie the knot. The latest CSO figures, published last November, suggested that there would be about 30,000 weddings on the island of Ireland this year. There were just over 2 2,000 marriages in the 26 counties in 2006, so Confetti is selling well," he said. "Similarly, Prudence, which has a value-for-money ethos, is doing well retail-wise. As the title would suggest, it is a magazine for our times, and probably has more resonance today than it did when we first launched it in November 2004." Richard Power, managing director of Image magazine, painted a similarly bleak picture in terms of ad revenue for the last year. "Our last ABC sales figures were at about 27,000, but everyone is taking hits. Nama and the Lisbon Treaty could affect foreign investment and advertising in the Irish market," he said. ‘‘Most foreign fashion houses don’t have an agency in Ireland - we have to go to them and bring in the money. There has been a slight increase in activity in the ad market since June, but the next few months will depend on the perception of our market overseas, and whether or not Ireland is still considered a luxury goods market.” Norah Casey is head of Harmonia, the country’s largest consumer magazine publisher, which publishes Irish Tatler and U magazine. "Ireland is a niche market," she said. "Our market is one-tenth the size of Britain, yet we have to compete with British titles, which account for about 80 per cent of the glossy magazines on shop shelves. Our magazines have to look the same as our competitors, and have the same production, feature and photography standards and values." "It’s a testament to the people that work in our magazines that we succeed in that respect, but we have a small circulation and we survive on advertising, rather than through cover sales." "Big fashion houses feel they have covered the Irish market by taking out advertising in British titles that appear on Irish newsstands, so we have to fight for our share of the cake every year. All the big beauty brands are looking at cutting costs and, unfortunately, we’re often seen as being part of the regional British magazine market." Casey expects an advertising spike this quarter. ‘‘I think people held on to their money waiting to see what kind of summer we’d have. We had a bad one, but now I think people have a little spend to release, and they’ll want to get their figures up for the last quarter of the year. Whether or not it will carry us to January remains to be seen,” she said. "Irish Tatler will be 110 years old next year, and U magazine has been published for more than 30 years. This isn’t the first recession that these magazines have been through." Predictably, there have been job losses at most women’s magazines at this stage. "We’ve had to look at staffing levels across the board," said McGaley. "There were a number of redundancies and cutbacks. It’s the most unpalatable part of this business but, unfortunately, it is necessary in the current climate." Image magazine’s Richard Power said: "I’ve been asked can I guarantee that there won’t be any redundancies at Image in the next six months. I can’t - everyone has had cutbacks. Staffing is one of our most expensive outlays, and we continue to look at staff numbers. We’re not replacing staff that leave. I think people have to upskill themselves and be able to work on both online and print production." Harmonia decided late last year to move away from the raft of contract publications that it produces, to concentrate on its own titles. "It’s very difficult to raise advertising spend for those magazines in a recession," said Casey. "We had to cut staff numbers at the beginning of the year after downsizing our contract publishing sector. There’s no point having a suite of titles in the market right now." Casey said Harmonia’s Food & Wine magazine now had sales of almost 9,000 copies every month. Ireland of the Welcomes, its subscription based US publication, is also bucking the industry trend, with a circulation of almost 84,000. An Australian version of the magazine will be launched in January. All three publishing companies have invested in an online presence, and Richard Power believes that the internet is only a threat if magazines don’t develop their own websites. Harmonia launched iVenus.com in 2000 and revamped it earlier this year. "Online is not the easiest place to create wealth," said Casey. "iVenus has a thriving life of its own, but people still prefer to read a glossy magazine. "Glossies have longevity - people don’t tend to keep supplement magazines, but they do hold onto glossy publications. Look at all the homes, salons and doctors’ surgeries that keep back issues. In that respect, an ad is not for a day, it’s for a month, and often more."
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Irish press industry agrees historic new environmental, management standards 18 September 2009 Ireland's publishers, wholesalers and retailers have joined forces for the first time ever to agree a new set of environmental standards as well as a new code of practice designed to introduce greater efficiency and cooperation within the Irish press industry. Click here to download press release (Word Doc 380k) |
Irish Fulfilment & Subscription Services Limited Presentation John Scanlon - IFSS - 15 September 2009 Click here to download presentation (PPT 32k) |
Magazines Ireland is the new name for the association of Irish magazine publishers. Magazines Ireland is the new name for the association of Irish magazine publishers. "The new name reinforces the unique position Irish magazines play in the cultural, social and economic life in Ireland", explains John Mullins, Chairman of the organisation.
Pictured L-R; Michael Fitzpatrick, Harmonia;
Adrian Gallagher, Business and Finance; Grace Aungier, Magazines
Ireland;Philip McGaley, Dyflin Publications;Margaret Donnelly,
IFP Media; Frank Quinn, Mediateam; John Mullins, Zahra Publishing;
Denise McQuaid,Ashville Media Group; Richard Power, Image
Publications; Lucy Campbell, RTE Publishing; Duan Stokes,
Hot Press. Magazines Ireland represents 43 Irish publishers who together produce over 200 magazines, both consumer and business to business titles. There are over 2,000 people directly employed in the magazine industry with a further 9,000 jobs, such as freelance journalists, photographers and models, reliant on the sector. "Irish magazine publishers contribute over €400 million to the Irish economy annually; €100 million of which is paid in taxes. Magazines Ireland has an important role to play to ensure this sector is allowed to develop and expand to its full potential in the coming years", says Mullins. Irish magazines compete with UK titles for space on the newsstands. Yet despite this major competition, Irish titles continue to perform well and outsell all others in each category within which they compete. "Irish readers prefer Irish magazines because the content is more relevant, the products and services featured are available in this market and the prices quoted are in the local currency. We have to build on this and make sure the market conditions, from production and distribution through to retailing and legislation, facilitate the huge potential we know to exist in the magazines sector", says Mullins. Designers in member magazine companies took part in a competition to design the new corporate logo which was won by Tony Temple from Zahra Publishing. A full list of members and their titles, including contact details and rate card information is available on the web site. |
Defamation Bill - President signs two bills into law Thursday, 23 July
2009 10:10 |
A Helping Hand? - Checkout - June 2009 Click here to download PDF (272k) |
Irish Market Ready for a shake-up - Irish Printer - June 2009 Click here to download PDF (212k) |
Design Competition - Magazines Ireland Magazines Ireland is the new name for the PPAI. We have two fantastic weekend breaks in Ireland to give away to the designers of the new Magazines Ireland logo and branding. All designers in member companies are invited to submit designs for: a) a new corporate logo for Magazines Ireland to be used on all communications material from the company b) a "branding identifier" which will clearly identify and market Magazines Ireland members' titles to the consumer as being Irish. This will be used on the covers of members' magazines and would be something along the lines of "We're Irish"; "Irish First" etc Submissions must be received by close of business on Friday 12 June 2009. The submissions will be judged by the executive committee of Magazines Ireland chaired by John Mullins, Chairman, Magazines Ireland. A prize of a weekend break in Ireland will be awarded to the winner of each design. You have two chances to win so get designing! We look forward to receiving your entries. Entries please to: Grace Aungier |
European Press Freedom Charter to be ratified by journalists on Monday, 25 May 2009 in Hamburg 1. Freedom of the press is essential to a democratic society.
All governments should uphold, protect and respect the diversity
of the press and its political, social and cultural missions. 4. The protection of journalistic sources shall be strictly upheld. Surveillance, interception or physical searches of newsrooms, private rooms or journalists’ commmunications with the aim of identifying sources of information or infringing on editorial confidentiality are unacceptable. 5. All states must ensure that the media enjoy the full protection of the law and the authorities while carrying out their role. This applies in particular to defending journalists and their employees from physical attack. Violations of these rights and any threats to violate these rights must be carefully investigated and punished by the judiciary. 6. The economic livelihood of the media must not be endangered by the state or by state-controlled institutions. The threat of economic sanctions is also unacceptable. 7. State or state-controlled institutions shall not hinder the freedom of access of the media and journalists to information. They are obliged to support them in their mandate to provide information. 8. Media and journalists have a right to unimpeded access to all news and information sources, including those from abroad. For their reporting, foreign journalists must be provided with visas, accreditation and other required documents without delay. 9. The public of any State shall be granted free access to all
national and foreign media and sources of information.
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Presentation by Shanahan Direct Marketing to PPAI 12 May 2009 Click here to download PDF (281k) |
PPAI gets legal at employment law evening The Periodical Publishers' Association of Ireland (PPAI), in association Peninsula Business Services, held a seminar on Monday 11th May in PPAI Offices focusing on Employment Legislation and Health & Safety in the workplace, specifically aimed at owners and Managers. The informative discussion outlined the latest developments in employment legislation and allowed attendees the opportunity to evaluate their own HR practices. Just some of the topics covered were: discrimination, migrant workers, redundancy, absence management, grievance & disciplinary procedures, minimum notice, unfair dismissal, contracts, leave, NERA and working time regulation. ‘In our current climate businesses are struggling as a result of legal burdens. With many companies facing redundancies, proper practice must be adhered to or even the most financially-robust business may face hefty awards or fines’ – said Grace Aungier, Chief Executive, Periodical Publishers’ Association of Ireland. Peninsula Business Services offers employers 24-hour access to experts on employment and human resources legislation and provides interpretations of the law and advice on human resource management as well as representation and indemnification against employment awards. Everyone who attended had the opportunity to renew their current Employment Law and Health and Safety Practices. For further information please contact: Grace Aungier @ PPAI Sam Ryall @ Peninsula Business Services Ireland |
Irish magazines advertising revenue at a huge €215 million New figures for advertising spend in Irish magazines show
magazines received a huge The Periodical Publishers' Association of Ireland (PPAI) has expressed its satisfaction with the results of this up-to-date survey conducted on advertising revenue in magazines, carried out by Breakdown of Advertising Share and Expenditure (BASE) at the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI). The Magazine Advertising Revenue Survey is the fourth comprehensive survey conducted on advertising in magazines in Ireland, and it provides an in-depth analysis of advertising revenue and volume. This groundbreaking piece of research covers 317 Irish-published magazines. This new research correctly values the magazine share of the Irish advertising market for 2008. The relative values show that the advertising spend in Irish magazines accounts for 11% of the total value of Irish advertising, and this compares favourably with international values at similar levels.
"The results of this year's survey is yet another endorsement of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Irish magazine industry to reach core target audiences. The industry publishes over 300 titles covering the full range of demographics and interest groups in Irish society", said Richard Power, Chairman, PPA Ireland. For further information please contact Grace Aungier 01 667 55 79 |
New PPAI chairman is ready to deal with periodical issues Sunday Businss Post: Sunday, April 19, 2009
John Mullins has been elected to the position of Chairman, PPA Ireland. John has been a member of the PPAI Executive Committee for a number of years and is the Co-founder of Zahra Publishing, publishers of Easy Food, Easy Health and a number of business-to-business titles. Before returning to Ireland to set up his company, John worked for a number of publishers in London and Sydney including Time Warner, Gruner and Jahr, FPC magazines and Monet Blue. Irish magazines are determined to sort out their distribution issues and to emerge from the recession with an increased share of the market, according to John Mullins, the new chairman of the Periodical Publishers Association of Ireland (PPAI). The early months of this year brought a headache for the already under-pressure Irish magazine sector in the shape of a row between retailers and Newspread, the main distributor of papers and magazines. |
"Empowering citizens: the magazine media" In order to promote the magazine publishing industry in a proactive
way, FAEP intends to launch this year a lobbying campaign entitled: The articles/cover pages should ideally
be sent in "pdf" format
and should include information on the demographic of the readership
and the readership figures.
2. Could you please give us concrete examples of initiatives - direct or indirect - your (member) organization(s) aiming to initiate citizens´ actions and interaction with society (especially social and environmental activities)?
Can you please provide us with this material (preferably by
mail to lucile.barjot@faep.org ) before the 10 April 2009. Please
do not hesitate to contact Lucile Barjot (lucile.barjot@faep.org / +32 2 536 06 08) for any questions you might have. |
Why the Google settlement matters to you. Nearly every book published before January 5, 2009 is covered by the Google settlement agreement. As a copyright owner, you should understand how the Google Book Settlement may affect you. |
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