Unlimited magazine, sans print, relaunches as an online publication

When it was announced that Unlimited magazine of Edmonton was being suspended as a print publication, observers could have been forgiven for looking sceptically at claims the magazine was going to be carried on as an online publication. There have been many such claims made in recent years when, in fact, the digital versions simply sank from sight.But when Ruth Kelly, the publisher, said there

Rogers Publishing acquires employee benefits publication from Source Media

Rogers Publishing Limited has bought Employee Benefit News Canada from New York-based SourceMedia and is re-positioning it as a cross-border edition of one of its major b2b magazines, Benefits Canada.Rogers already publishes Benefits Canada, Avantages and Working Well, titles written for executive and specialist management of pension and benefit plans at large Canadian employers. Beginning this

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Circumstances make cases: Hutterite farmers pose for magazine ad

Alberta Views magazine this month carries a full-page advertising for Alberta Milk, unusually featuring three three Hutterite men. According to a post on cbc.ca, the three, from the Hutterite Brethren of Viking are posed with sunglasses and suspenders in front of their herd of cows.Hutterites usually object to being photographed, for religious reasons. Mike Southwood, the general manager of

Tsang Media winding up most indy magazine ad sales in Canadian market

One of the biggest challenges for small, independent magazine titles in Canada, particularly in the arts and culture area, is selling advertising. Or, more particularly, finding someone who takes on the challenge of selling ads for indy titles and believes in their value.That's why it's unfortunate that Tsang Media, the rep house run by Olivia Tsang -- is winding up its operations in Canada. Ms

Canada Post maintains its 3% magazine mailing increase is reasonable

Canada Post says that its 3% increase for mailing magazines starting in January 2010 is the lowest in many years and is a reflection of the service's greater costs. Increases have been kept "to a reasonable level, well below our increasing costs to serve", it said, in a reply to a letter from Magazines Canada released last week which criticized the increase as "completely unjustified". (The CPC

The Tyee wins Edward R. Murrow journalism award

The independent B.C. web magazine The Tyee has received one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. According to a report from Canadian Press, the magazine has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for best non-broadcast affiliated news website.The award is handed out by the Radio-Television News Directors Association and is named after the legendary American broadcast journalist. [In all, 51