Posts Tagged ‘The Week’

Felix Dennis Is Looking For Bargains…

July 23rd, 2008

Felix Dennis says the down economy won’t deter him from expanding his magazine business — if the right properties become available at the right price.  In addition to seeking bargain acquisitions (like his earlier pick-up of Auto Express), Dennis will export The Week” to new markets, including Austalia in October and India and Canada sometime thereafter.  Any [...]

The Week Uses Research To Reward Advertisers

June 2nd, 2008

The Week is offering any of its advertisers, who buy three or more pages worth of ads in a single issue, a comparison of their ad’s performance in The Week versus rival publications like Forbes, Fortune and The Economist. The Week plans on using the data from Affinity Research’s Vista Print Effectiveness Service as [...]

“Maxim U.K.” Founder Could Face Criminal Charges

April 6th, 2008

The Week and Maxim U.K. publisher, Felix Dennis, could face investigation after he told a “London Times” reporter that he killed a man.  Dennis retracted his comment via e-mail a day after the interview, noting that he heavily intoxicated by numerous bottles of wine and also taking medication.  Police in Warwickshire, Dennis’ hometown, are debating whether [...]

NYT’s David Carr is Giving Up on Magazines — Except for “The Week” by Dennis Publishing

November 26th, 2007

He’s too busy on-line, although “The Week” can help him catch up with the headlines from all the quality print journalism he’s missing.  Felix Dennis suggests that the chickens are coming home to roost in the over-staffed magazine industry, and then colorfully elaborated.  “They can sit around the campfire listening to the scary noises out in the dark, [...]