Immediate Media

A joyful, inclusive campaign supporting the National Year of Reading 2026, delivering 60,000 magazines through community partners and a UK‑wide school giveaway – putting reading directly into children’s hands from food banks to classrooms. National Magazine Day launches today with a nationwide campaign, led by Immediate, to help more children discover the joy of reading through magazines.

Over 2000 UK adults nationwide took part in the annual Good Food Nation survey into how the nation eats, commissioned by the UK’s number one food media brand Good Food. 81% of us have changed our food habits due to rising costs, with households with two children the most affected, at 89%. 80% of Britain would be put off by time-consuming recipes, while 76% have experienced ‘decision fatigue’ when planning meals.

Thursday 18 June 2026 Immediate landed three wins and a highly commended at last night’s PPA Awards 2026, championing the publishers, creators and innovators for outstanding content. Imagine, our creative content studio, won the Commercial Partnership of the Year (Consumer) Award for Radio Crimes, Sky X Netflix.

Monday 15 June 2026 Immediate took home three awards at last week’s AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2026, which celebrate the top talent, teams and companies driving growth and innovation across the digital publishing industry.

The key findings when comparing preferences for the four key leisure activities: Gardening and cooking support joy, flow states and wellbeing The multi-sensory experience of gardening was most strongly associated with the experience of intrinsic motivation and sense of flow of all the activities studied.

Good Food announces the launch of Good Health by Good Food, a brand-new podcast that brings together two doctors on a mission to make health advice clearer, calmer and genuinely useful. Former A&E doctor and mental health advocate, Dr Alex George teams up with NHS GP Dr Chintal Patel to answer the questions we all have about everyday health.

Wednesday 3 June 2026 England’s captain and all-time leading Three Lions goalscorer Harry Kane has guest edited a special World Cup edition of BBC Match of the Day Magazine, giving readers unprecedented access to one of football’s greatest players. Harry reflects on his favourite World Cup memories, greatest goals, top teammates and football heroes – sharing in his own words, the highlights of his incredible England career.

Thursday 21 May 2026 Good Food, the UK’s number one food media brand, has announced the nine category winners of the inaugural Good Food SME Awards, celebrating the small and medium-sized businesses whose innovation, creativity and commitment are making an impact in the food, drink and health industry.

Immediate, home to trusted brands that people love, have appointed Charles Cox as Performance Marketing & Acquisitions Director. Charles joins from Mindvalley, the personal growth platform, where he held a senior marketing leadership role. He has previously led performance marketing at Experian and held leadership positions across a range of wellness brands.

Friday 15 May 2026 Immediate picked up four awards at the 2026 British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME) Awards this week, recognising excellence across editorial, design, digital, social and content creation. The Good Food and Olive art team was named Best Art Team, with judges praising them for ‘executing highly creative work across all platforms’.