A decline in revenue from its printed US titles pushed down first quarter group sales at Future, the Bath-based international media group – but strong growth in digital meant that for the first time it represented a larger share of its total advertising income than print. Digital revenues rose by 24% in the three...
Bath-based international media group Future has teamed up with the Press Association (PA), to launch Football Week, a weekly international iPad magazine for global followers of the English Premier League. Launching in early next month, it will preview every game with full editorial pieces, team news, head-to-head info, player data and the latest stats....
Seventy businesses have already signed up to be involved in Bath in Fashion more than three months before it takes place. Last year 100-plus businesses supported the week-long event by taking part in shopping promotions, being involved in its range of workshops or displaying their products in its catwalk shows. Organisers believe this year...
In the latest of Bath Business News’ weekly Expert Panel series, Sean McDonough, employment law specialist for Mogers in Bath, explores what action businesses should be taking when they use social media To libel – to publish or broadcast an untruth which will harm a person’s reputation. This is a fact few would have...
Bath Digital Festival is to return for a second year after the success of 2012’s inaugural event. The festival attracted more than 3,000 people to 30 events over 10 days last year, including an internationally acclaimed X Media Lab conference, kids coding clubs, hack events and a digital awards ceremony. This year’s festival will...
Bath-based designer Kathryn Pickering has been appointed as creative director by Pocket London, the upscale jeans brand recently-launched by Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson. Kathryn will lead its creative direction for its forthcoming collection, producing a luxurious range of jeans in keeping with the brand’s values. The collection aims to have more design...
Integrity and honesty is the key to a good reputation, says Linda Donaldson, director at Bath-based Geometry PR, in the latest of Bath Business News’ weekly Expert Panel series. Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is to appear on the Oprah Winfrey show this week after years of defiance and denial over claims of doping offences...
Bath-based audiobook group AudioGO has strengthened its business in the North American by acquiring US firm Blackstone Audio for an undisclosed amount. AudioGO, formerly BBC Audiobooks, already has operations in Rhode Island with offices in New York as well as its UK headquarters in Bath and an office in London. It has a catalogue...
Nash Partnership, the Bath-based architectural practice, is to sponsor this year’s Independent Bath Literature Festival as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The practice, which also has an office in Bristol, was started in 1988 by Edward Nash and has grown over a quarter of a century to become one of the most respected...
Bath Balloons, one of the region’s longest-established hot air ballooning companies, has appointed Tony Rees to market the brand, part of the Bristol-based company Ballooning Network. Tony, an experienced marketer, joins from English Heritage where he held several positions, most recently marketing historic properties in Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. Ballooning Network managing director Nic...
