Reed makes dramatic cutbacks in Europe

November 22nd, 2009 by Mike | Filed under Digital Magazines and Print Publications, Online Publications.

Reed has decided to close EPE and EPN France, as well as switching EDN Europe to an all-digital circulation. I’ve written separate posts on each of the titles, but the extent of these cutbacks is shocking. It’s now time for new online titles with low-cost business models to launch: all these publications were able to generate a significant advertising revenue that would no doubt could be profitable for a different set-up.

At Napier we’ve seen the IT industry transformed with great online publications that generate great traffic and strong revenue. I hope there are entrepreneurial editors who can make the same thing happen in the European electronics media.

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2 Responses to “Reed makes dramatic cutbacks in Europe”

  1. Mike | 26/11/09

    As there are so many changes to the Reed portfolio, I thought it would make sense to include a link to the office announcements:

    EDN Europe to go 100% digital and online in 2010
    http://www.napiernews.eu/edn-europe-to-go-100-digital-and-online-in-2010/

    EPN France to stop publishing in 2010
    http://www.napiernews.eu/epn-france-to-stop-publishing-in-2010/

  2. Mike | 11/12/09

    A quick update on this story. Although EPE has stopped being published, the brand will live on as a section within EPI. infoEPE will also continue to be published.

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