Magazine World

Following are the top ten weeklies (magazines and newspapers both) in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 WEEKLIES Rank Publication Language IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Kumudam Tamil 81.59 70.14 2 Kungumam Tamil...

Following are the top ten magazines (overall) in India, according to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) 2008 Round 2 released recently by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC). Note: These are all readership figures (in lakhs) and not circulation numbers. TOP 10 MAGAZINES Rank Magazine Language IRS 2007 ROUND 2 IRS 2008 ROUND 2 1 Saras Salis Hindi 106.36 84.61 2 Kumudam Tamil 81.59 70.14 3...

Google Inc has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from LIFE magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before. The new service at http://images.google.com/hosted/life debuted Tuesday with about 2 million photos. Google plans to scan all 10 million photos from LIFE's library so they can be viewed on any computer with an Internet connection. About 97...

Time Inc, the largest magazine publisher in the US, announced Tuesday plans to shutter its four-year old Cottage Living magazine and its accompanying website, CottageLiving.com. The November/December issue will be the magazine’s last. Time officials said the magazine will be incorporated into another of its shelter magazines, although no details were immediately available. “Since its inception...

The New York Times Co is closing its quarterly sports magazine, Play, to cut costs and focus on other Sunday insert magazines such as its weekly travel publication, T, in a falling ad market. The New York Times reported: [ Link] Mark Bryant, the editor of Play since its inception, said he was told last week that the issue published last month would be the final one, “and I started letting the...

Top mags: Indian Readership Survey 2008 — Round 2 Magazine Language 2007 R2 2008 R2 India Today (Eng) Eng 71.3 68.5 Readers Digest Eng 49.3 40.0 General Knowledge Today Eng 43.7 35.2 Competition Success Review Eng 32.9 26.8 Stardust (Eng) Eng 26.6 19.2 Saras Salil Hin 106.4 84.6 India Today (Hin) Hin 69.7 58.1 Meri Saheli Hin 62.4 54.5 Cricket Samrat Hin 51.0 47.9 Pratiyogita Darpan Hin 41.2 43.6...

The struggling US News & World Report is getting out of print and will gradually shift operations to the Web, according to reports. While it will publish one print edition each month, according to staffers briefed on the decision, these will be entirely devoted to consumer guides—such as its annual rankings of colleges and hospitals—and contain no other news, the Washington Post reported. Some...

The Washington Post Co has purchased Foreign Policy magazine from a Washington think-tank for an undisclosed sum. The bimonthly glossy has a circulation of 100,000 and is published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. " Foreign Policy is a terrific magazine, and I'm pleased it will become a part of our company," said Donald E Graham, Post Co chairman. " Foreign Policy furthers our...

LIFE, the venerable photojournalism magazine that was closed down earlier this year, is all set for a new life on the Web. LIFE.com will be jointly owned and operated by Time Inc and Getty Images, and will provide access to the most comprehensive iconic and professional photography collections available anywhere online. Andy Blau, president of LIFE and SVP of Time Inc Interactive, and Catherine...

The Union government has decided to allow the publication of local editions of foreign news and current affairs magazines in India. The 26 per cent cap on foreign direct investment into Indian news print ventures, however, will continue. The Union Cabinet cleared the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry proposal on Thursday. Till now, Indian editions of only foreign scientific, technical and...