Source: Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Blog

Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Blog Industry Insight (October)

We've compiled relevant resources and news about the magazine industry from the past several weeks. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more great information:Alberta Oil magazine is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Congratulations! On their website they take a look back at the last 10 years in Canadian oil and gas: www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2014/10/alberta-oil-celebrates-10-years/According to the International Advertising Bureau, digital media now has the largest share of ad spending in Canada (via @Mastheadmag): www.mastheadonline.com/news/digital_ad_sales_soar_magazines_and_dailies_fall/If you're looking to incorporate more digital media into your magazine, this Digiday article shares how magazines are making video work (via @magscanada): www.digiday.com/publishers/publishers-video-headaches/Also on a digital side, Magazines Canada is launching new apps for Canadian cultural magazines: www.magazinescanada.ca/cultural_magazines/news/pub:3022/New-Apps-for-Canadian-Cultural-Magazines#.VDVwGOepo3pMagazines Canada has partnered with Kobo Inc. and 49th Shelf to create mini-stores for Canadian arts and literary magazines: www.magazinescanada.ca/press_releases/pub:3031/Canadian-Literary-Arts--Cultural-Magazines-Now-Hig#.VDV37-epo3qIf you haven't heard yet, it was announced that Postmedia is planning to buy all of Sun Media's 175 English-language newspapers and digital properties from Quebecor Media Inc. J-Source (@jsource) has published a graphic depicting newspaper ownership in Canada if this deal is approved by the Competition Bureau: www.jpress.journalism.ryerson.ca/jsource/graphic-media-concentration-in-canada/

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Est. Annual Revenue
$5.0-25M
Est. Employees
25-100