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Harper’s Bazaar announces the return of bespoke Bazaar Art magazine
The special edition goes on sale to coincide with the start of Frieze London. The issue will be distributed at the art fair and feature four bespoke covers that celebrate female collectors, curators, and changemakers.
HELLO! presents the Power List event 2026
Celebrities and special guests including Davina McCall, Tess Daly, Natalie Imbruglia, Kate Garraway, Katherine Ryan, and Judi Love partied the night away with over 60 fabulous women who see midlife as just the beginning. Supported by partner L’Oréal Paris, who have a long history of championing women of worth regardless of age, the event honours women who use their platforms to change perceptions.
Harper’s Bazaar UK launches brand licensing partnership with Sofas & Stuff
Harper’s Bazaar UK and Sofas & Stuff are offering customers the chance to bring a piece of Bazaar’s archive into their home Hearst UK has launched a new Harper’s Bazaar UK licensing partnership with Sofas & Stuff. The collection features Harper’s Bazaar UK-inspired upholstery fabrics, available by the metre and for use on Sofas & Stuff’s made-to-order products, including pieces from its new contemporary FRAME collection.
Hearst UK launches brand licensing partnership with Intrepid Travel
New collaboration sees Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health and Runner’s World launch new adventure holidays. Hearst UK has announced a new licensing partnership with small group adventure tour operator Intrepid Travel, bringing together four of its leading brands – Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health and Runner’s World – to create a programme of branded adventure holidays.
Hearst UK appoints new General Manager, Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness
Hearst UK has appointed Natasha Banjo to the newly created role of General Manager, Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness. Banjo has led Hearst UK’s Women’s Lifestyle portfolio as Portfolio Director since December 2023, overseeing the strategic and business direction of Prima, Cosmopolitan and Red.
National Magazine Day launches to help every child discover the joy of reading
The campaign aims to spotlight how magazines are an inclusive, low‑barrier entry point into reading at home, in schools, and in communities. As the initiative grows year on year, the ambition is to reach as many children as possible – ensuring every child has the chance to discover reading in a way that feels fun and inspiring.
National Magazine Day launches to help every child discover the joy of reading - PPA
The campaign aims to spotlight how magazines are an inclusive, low‑barrier entry point into reading at home, in schools, and in communities. As the initiative grows year on year, the ambition is to reach as many children as possible – ensuring every child has the chance to discover reading in a way that feels fun and inspiring.
William Reed appoints new Chief Portfolio and Growth Officer
Davies joins from Informa PLC where she served as President of Money20/20, helping establish the fintech brand a global B2B events businesses. Prior to this, she held senior leadership positions at Ascential, including responsibility for brands such as Retail Week.
PPA goes to political party conferences - PPA
This year PPA attended more conferences than ever before. That reflects the rise of multi-party politics, with the public vote no longer clearly split between two main parties, and our engagement priorities have shifted after the last year’s developments with Reform and the Greens in particular, whose policy priorities for the next election are still in early stages of development.
Inspired launches executive coaching for publishing leaders
The launch reflects growing demand from organisations looking to develop leadership capability, retain high-potential talent, and support leaders through a period of significant change. As businesses navigate AI, digital transformation, mergers and acquisitions, changing workforce expectations and increasing commercial pressures, more is being asked of managers than ever before.
Full Fat Things launches new all-in-one platform for B2B publishers
Full Stack Things is aimed at the operational and commercial challenges facing B2B publishers today – from audience registration and retention to monetisation and reporting. It gives publishers a content management and audience platform without the vendor lock-in that comes with proprietary systems.
PPA Next Gen Board: applications now open
The PPA Next Gen Board advise on the future of the sector, whilst building their leadership skills, and forming lasting connections with peers and senior industry decision-makers. We are now recruiting 15 new members for the 2027-28 board, chaired by Managing Director of The Stylist Group, Lisa Smosarski. PPA Next Gen Board members will be in post for 24 months – see who’s on the current board here.
Hearst UK appoints new General Manager, Women’s Lifestyle and Health & Wellness
Banjo has led Hearst UK’s Women’s Lifestyle portfolio as Portfolio Director since December 2023, overseeing the strategic and business direction of Prima, Cosmopolitan and Red.
Good Housekeeping Live with Country Living Christmas Market returns
.Good Housekeeping Live with the Country Living Christmas Market, returns to London’s Business Design Centre from 11–14 November with tickets on sale now (with 10% off for PPA members*).
The UK’s most trusted media brands unite with industry-wide campaign to champion magazine sales at retail
New campaign invites readers to reclaim time for the things they love A new campaign invites readers to reclaim time for the things they love, as the UK’s biggest publishers collaborate behind industry message The UK’s leading publishers including Bauer Media, Future plc, Hearst UK, Immediate, DC Thomson, and Condé Nast, have jointly funded an industry-wide campaign, led by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), to champion the enduring value of print.
Hearst UK launches brand licensing partnership with Intrepid Travel
Hearst UK has announced a new licensing partnership with small group adventure tour operator Intrepid Travel, bringing together four of its leading brands – Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Women’s Health and Runner’s World – to create a programme of branded adventure holidays. The partnership combines the authority and expertise of Hearst’s editorial brands with Intrepid Travel’s experience in creating immersive, responsible, and locally-led travel experiences.
EU customs update
The European Parliament has adopted new e-commerce and customs rules, meaning that the handling fee we have been expecting will be collected from 1 November, on top of the EUR 3 customs duty that has already been applied from 1 July. The reform will be officially signed into a law today and published in the EU’s Official Journal as soon as possible.
Stylist partners with Audible for listenable mini-mag
UK audiobook purchases have nearly trebled since 2016, with women now making up the majority of audiobook consumers. Available now in the Stylist app, the Audible digital issue brings Stylist’s distinctive editorial voice to a flexible format designed for the way audiences are consuming stories now. Whether listeners are commuting, walking, cooking, or relaxing at home the listenable mini-mag is built to meet them in the moments where audio feels effortless.
WIRED launches global app
Every day, WIRED brings its audience exclusive, forward-looking journalism. Now with the app, there are more ways to consume and experience the content – all in one place. The WIRED app brings together stories, podcasts, video, and exclusive audio experiences, while giving users new ways to engage directly with the newsroom. Users can receive a personalized Daily Digest, comment on stories, listen to curated audio playlists, and more.
Atria - M&S - magnetic.media
Connecting M&S with fashion conscious UK shoppers at scale Marks and Spencer wanted to re-establish itself as a destination for fashion inspiration while driving consideration across Womenswear, Menswear, and Loungewear. Delivered through Atria, M&S leveraged premium publisher environments and first-party publisher data to reach highly relevant audiences across trusted fashion, lifestyle and culture content.
The responsible choice: investing in trusted editorial brands
As AI reshapes content discovery, Amanda Wigginton looks at how investing in trusted editorial brands is not simply about supporting quality publishing, and how access to trusted environments delivers commercial value. Discovery is changing I spend a lot of time working with media businesses to understand the value of brands and audiences. The reality is, this boils down to just one thing – human connections.
Less Healthy Food: New Oxford Economics report examines impact of proposed food advertising rules
New research from Oxford Economics highlights the potential impact on advertisers and ad-funded media if the Government adopts a new Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) for Less Healthy Food (LHF).
Stylist partners with Audible for listenable digital mini-mag
UK audiobook purchases have nearly trebled since 2016, with women now making up the majority of audiobook consumers. As audio-led storytelling becomes a bigger part of everyday life, Stylist is launching its latest digital mini-mag as a listenable edition, created in partnership with Audible. Available now in the Stylist app, the Audible digital issue brings Stylist’s distinctive editorial voice to a flexible format designed for the way audiences are consuming stories now.
Ads we like: September 2026
Autumn’s here, and so is leopard print, a flower-covered car, and fashion that refuses to play it safe. Here are 10 ads that jumped off the page this September.
Stylist launches skincare awards for 2027
Following new research showing that nearly two-thirds of women now rank skincare as their number one essential, Stylist is launching Stylist The Skincare Awards 2027. A study of over 2,000 women across the UK by Stylist’s insights agency, Think Stylist, found that almost two-thirds (64%) now rank skincare as their number one essential purchase, highlighting a fundamental shift in how women view beauty, wellbeing, and self-investment.
The LEGO Group X Immediate: Share What You Love
The video series reached 15.8 million people, and 80% of experiential visitors said they were more likely to purchase a LEGO® set after the campaign. Introduction Immediate Media, working with Publicis, partnered with the LEGO Group on a year-long, multi-brand campaign designed to keep LEGO® sets front of mind as a gifting choice beyond the Christmas peak.
Red announces The Guest Editor Issue – bringing together 15 inspirational women
Red has unveiled The Guest Editor Issue, featuring leading voices from the worlds of fashion, beauty, business, culture, food, interiors, travel, health, and wellness.
GQ launches first video interview series
This is the first weekly video interview series across GQ’s global markets, which will also be available cross-platforms with a dedicated podcast channel and accompanying editorial content. Premiering with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, the series will feature Baron’s signature sit-down format for in-depth conversations with the most prolific and acclaimed figures across film, music, sports, and culture.
AI series: Protections & technical barriers
Last month we made the case for bot segmentation: training crawlers, live retrieval bots, and search crawlers each carry different commercial value, so treating them as all the same is a strategic mistake. Catch up here. This month, the harder question: how do you actually enforce the strategy and make that segmentation work for the publisher? A bot is, in effect, a computer programme.
Red announces The Guest Editor Issue – bringing together 15 inspirational women - PPA
Red has unveiled The Guest Editor Issue, featuring leading voices from the worlds of fashion, beauty, business, culture, food, interiors, travel, health, and wellness.
Royal Mail still missing delivery targets
Ofcom lowered Royal Mail’s delivery targets in April, but the results show that these weren’t met. Performance targets for First Class delivery were dropped from 93% to 90% and for Second Class from 98.5% to 95%. The most recent figures found that 75.9% of First Class mail was delivered the next working day and 89.3% of Second Class mail was delivered on time. Royal Mail hasn’t met any of its annual delivery targets for the last six years.
Reach appoints its first Editorial Director of Video and Audio
Doyle joins Reach from Immediate, where he was Director of Video Strategy and Delivery, having previously worked at TikTok, BBC, RTÉ, Sky Sports, and ITV. In his new role, Doyle will lead Reach’s Everyday Video Journalism teams, responsible for daily output video, as well as developing new show formats replicating the success of the Daily Expresso and In The Mixer. Doyle will work closely with Reach’s Studio team, who are tasked with developing new video formats with advertisers.
HELLO! launches new YouTube series: Style Surgery
Style Surgery will be a fortnightly show, presented by super stylist Karen Williams in conversation with a rolling panel of guests from HELLO!’s in house editorial talent and its network of well-known voices. The first two episodes feature Lauren Ramsay, H Fashion’s Digital Editor, Laura Puddy, Stylist and Broadcaster and Adeola Boyega, Makeup Artist and Beauty Expert, discussing the most pressing questions of the summer in conversation with Karen.
New IP minister appointed as government's approach to copyright and AI remains under review
The appointment follows his appointment as Minister of State (Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment) jointly in the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in July 2026.
UK reforms for low value imports
This means that goods valued under £135 will no longer be exempt from customs duties. This move follows similar changes to De Minimis exemptions in the EU and the US. The measure will come into force by October 2028 at the latest. They are currently consulting businesses on their draft legislation. Additional processing charges for imports look likely , but the details and their implications for businesses have not been fleshed out yet.
Marie Claire appoints new Digital Director
Dickinson will join the business in September, leading the next phase of growth for the women’s media brand. Dickinson joins Marie Claire UK from luxury fashion entertainment platform Drest, where she most recently served as Brand and Marketing Content Director. She brings extensive experience across premium fashion and lifestyle publishing, having previously held senior leadership roles at NET-A-PORTER, British ELLE and Harper’s Bazaar UK.
Prima community knits almost 2,500 baby cardigans for hospital charity - PPA
More than 2,400 handmade baby cardigans, knitted and crocheted by Prima readers across the UK, were donated this month to Liverpool Women’s University Hospital’s neonatal unit after the brand teamed up with the hospital’s volunteer-run Little Woollens shop.
Marie Claire appoints new Digital Director
Future, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Dickinson as Digital Director at Marie Claire UK. Dickinson will join the business in September, leading the next phase of growth for the women’s media brand. Dickinson joins Marie Claire UK from luxury fashion entertainment platform Drest, where she most recently served as Brand and Marketing Content Director.
Škoda Elroq / Stop-motion launch campaign
3.6× more likely to consider purchasing the Elroq vs. control audience Haymarket Automotive Studio, publisher of What Car?, was tasked by Škoda with raising awareness of the all-new Elroq ahead of its launch. The brief called for content that would showcase the EV’s practicality, style, range and technology to prospective buyers across a multichannel campaign spanning Meta, YouTube and web.
Immediate shows why drink brands should partner with their lifestyle titles
With summer driving both socialising and new drinks launches, Immediate set out to understand how their audiences really drink. Drawing on in-house expertise, first-party data, and wider market trends, they identified four distinct personas: Premium Consumer, Supermarket Sipper, Sober (curious), and Researcher, alongside a number of targetable segments. Around a third of respondents have cut back on how much or how often they drink, driven not by one factor but several.
Ads we like: August 2026
As summer draws to a close, we’ve rounded up 10 ads from trusted editorial brands that caught our eye.
Time Out announces the Top 2%: 200 favourite restaurants in the UK
Local experts and food critics have looked far and wide for the best small plates, sharing platters, and everything in between. Time Out are celebrating the best the UK has to offer with The Top 2%. In partnership with Chase, local experts and food critics bring together 200 of the UK’s best restaurants.
Harper’s Bazaar UK collaborates with artist for original artwork
The creative collaboration, in partnership with artist Rachel Spelling, centres on an original artwork drawing inspiration from Bazaar’s 150-year archive. This marks the first time Harper’s Bazaar UK has made limited-edition prints available to purchase. Known for her meticulous hand-painted miniatures on paint charts, Spelling has created a bespoke piece titled Shades of Flat and Lustre Finishes.
Time Out brings its globally recognised Market to London
Time Out open its flagship Market at the landmark in Piccadilly in the summer of 2028, bringing the globally recognised Time Out Market concept home. Time Out Group has announced that it has secured one of Europe’s most prestigious hospitality locations through a long-term partnership with The Crown Estate.
HELLO! launches new YouTube series: Style Surgery
HELLO! announces the launch of a new YouTube series premised on trending GEO and SEO search queries in the fashion, beauty, and lifestyle space. Style Surgery will be a fortnightly show, presented by super stylist Karen Williams in conversation with a rolling panel of guests from HELLO!’s in house editorial talent and its network of well-known voices.
Burnham government brings forward implementation of subscription rules to January 2027
This follows the government’s previous position that the new rules would be enforced no earlier than Spring 2027. The decision was made at Ministerial level and reflects the change in government since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. The PPA has been in close communication with the team overseeing implementation at the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), and will continue working closely with members to ensure they have the right support ahead of the changes.
Time Out brings its globally recognised Market to London
Time Out Group has announced that it has secured one of Europe’s most prestigious hospitality locations through a long-term partnership with The Crown Estate. Located at the gateway to Regent Street and Piccadilly Circus, the flagship will occupy one of Europe’s highest-footfall destinations, attracting approximately 74 million annual visitors across Regent Street.
Harper’s Bazaar UK collaborates with artist for original artwork
This marks the first time Harper’s Bazaar UK has made limited-edition prints available to purchase. Known for her meticulous hand-painted miniatures on paint charts, Spelling has created a bespoke piece titled Shades of Flat and Lustre Finishes. Comprising 72 individual paint chips, the work explores the ideas, imagery, and attitude that have defined Harper’s Bazaar throughout the decades.
Women are rewriting the rules of socialising, new Think Stylist research reveals
Think Stylist, the cultural insight consultancy powered by Stylist, has revealed new research marking a major shift in women’s social lives, with 82% of UK women saying the way they socialise has changed in the last three years, as financial pressure, time scarcity and a move towards “wholesome” living reshape how women connect. The findings, published in Think Stylist’s new report, Anatomy of a Social Life, show that women are not falling out of love with socialising.
Time Out becomes part of the London Eye experience in summer partnership
Time Out is bringing its trusted editorial expertise directly into one of the world’s most iconic attractions this summer, partnering with the London Eye to deliver a bespoke onboard audio experience, From 29 July to 30 September, every visitor boarding the London Eye will be able to experience London through the eyes of Time Out, with a bespoke audio guide, played through the pod’s onboard speakers, offering a shared experience for everyone onboard.
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