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Chris Allen Joins Bonnier Corporation as VP of Group Publishing

By Dean Turcol on 2009-06-30
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Chris Allen, formerly of Cooking Light, joins Bonnier Corp. as Vice President of Group Publishing and Corporate Sales for the travel, shelter and lifestyle brands, including Spa, Caribbean Travel & Life, Islands and Garden Design

"Chris's success with Cooking Light was unparalleled in our industry," says Bonnier Corp. CEO Terry Snow.  "He will bring Bonnier great vision, leadership and sales expertise as our company continues to attract top talent."

Allen worked for 17 years at Cooking Light.  He is credited with building one of the most profitable food and healthy lifestyle brands, with revenues reaching as high as $148 million.  Before leading Cooking Light, Allen spent eight years at People Weekly.

"What Bonnier is coming to represent in the U.S.

Popular Science Launches the First Interactive 3-D Cover

By Ganda Suthivarakom on 2009-06-22
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PopSci's groundbreaking interactive cover lets readers play with reality

Bonnier Corporation's Popular Science has launched the first ever interactive 3-D magazine cover with its July issue.  Readers can go to popsci.com/imagination to try it out.  (If you don't have the magazine handy, you can also print out a copy of the cover there.)

Holding the magazine cover up to a webcam launches a 3-D interactive graphic of windmills that move as you move your cover.  Blowing into the computer's microphone sets the windmill blades spinning.&n

5 New U.S. Magazines

By Linnéa Pontvik on 2009-06-02
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Bonnier acquires Popular Photography, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision and American Photo

New York, N.Y. (June 2, 2009)

Bonnier Corp. and Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (HFM U.S.) announced today that Bonnier has acquired five magazine titles from HFM U.S.: Popular Photography, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision and American Photo. With this latest deal, which closed Monday, Bonnier Corp. strengthens its position as a leading media company for special-interest brands.

Making Headlines

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-05-12
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Dagens Nyheter wins accolades for its innovative campaigns

På Stan, the weekend section of the biggest Swedish morning paper Dagens Nyheter, won the award for Campaign of the Year—the most prestigious prize available at the Stockholm Media Awards. The winning campaign must be pioneering, innovative and challenge traditional media solutions.

Twice as Nice

By Ganda Suthivarakom on 2009-05-04
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Bonnier Corporation's magazines Field & Stream and Saveur each win an ASME

Two Bonnier magazines won ASME awards at the 44th Annual National Magazine Awards, held at the Frederick P.

The Future of Film

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-04-27
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CEO Rasmus Ramstad looks forward to adding a new chapter to SF's impressive history

Foto: Niklas Palmklint

"The future of cinema may well be spelled 3-D," says Rasmus Ramstad, CEO of Svensk Filmindustri. During the next two years, various Hollywood companies plan to release some 30 films in 3-D. Recent and upcoming releases include Journey to the Center of the Earth with Brendan Fraser, U2's concert film, Dreamworks' Monsters vs. Aliens, Ice Age 3 and, in the autumn, James Cameron's big film Avatar.

"The starting point for everything we do is to make films that people want to see," says Rasmus Ramstad.

In Pocket

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-04-24
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Finnish publisher Tammi's classic series Gula Biblioteket celebrates their 55th anniversary with pocket-sized versions

Gula Biblioteket is releasing pocket-sized versions of their classics first time.  They will start with ten books from different decades: Niko Kazantzaki's Zorba the Greek, Graham Greene's  The Quiet American, Alberto Moravia's Contempt, Kurt Vonnegut God Bless You, Mr.

Benjamin Down Three

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-04-24
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Benjamin Media in Denmark discontinues publishing Cosmopolitan, Arena and FHM

Bonnier-owned Benjamin Media will no longer publish Cosmopolitan, Arena and FHM in Denmark. The reason is a sharp decline in advertising revenues as well as sales.

"This was an incredibly difficult decision to make, but in recent times, we have seen that our foreign license products failed to settle on the Danish market in the same way as our own magazines," says Benjamin CEO Jan Lehrmann. "We have been very pleased with the cooperation of both Bauer and Hearst, and our Danish editorial has done a fantastic job.

Templar Talent

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-04-22
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Kevin Waldron wins the BolognaRagazzi Opera Prima Award for Mr. Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo

Kevin Waldron's Mr Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo, published by Bonnier-owned Templar Publishing, accepted the first BolognaRagazzi Opera Prima Award at the Bologna Book Fair.

The BolognaRagazzi Award is one of the most prestigious awards in children's book world. This year, there were almost 1,200 contributions from 36 countries, competing in four categories.

Prime Time

By Niklas Sessler on 2009-04-02
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Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt highlights AdLibris's recession-resistant business

Foto: Anders Cserkuti

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is on tour in Sweden, visited AdLibris's warehouse in Morgongåva this week.  His visit highlights a business that is growing, despite a challenged economy.

In the first quarter of 2009, online bookstore AdLibris had sales of nearly 25 percent over the same period last year. AdLibris sells 3.5 million books annually throughout the Nordic region. In November, the company recruited 20 people, and this year, they expect to have a turnover of one billion kronor.

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