Newsbrief was the working title for a planned international news magazine, developed under the codename Project Phoenix by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).[1][2] The project was to be BBC Magazines' largest-ever investment when released in 2007.[3] The original 2006 release date was pushed back. The magazine was to be tied closely with the BBC's flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight.[4] In 2006, BBC Magazines' sales director Ashley Munday moved into a new development role in preparation for the launching of the magazine.[5] Peter Phippen, BBC Magazines' managing director had planned on the release of a news-based magazine since mid-1990s.

PATA was expected to correspond with BBC World for Project Phoenix on a subproject, Travel Profiles, to promote Asian-Pacific travel.[6] Other promotions were to be done by CNN International and National Geographic, and in print titles such as Time, Fortune, and Newsweek.[7] Australia, Canada, Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore were to be the biggest contributors to the project.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Greenslade, Roy (14 June 2007). "BBC puts news magazine launch on ice". Guardian Blog. Guardian.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Crummy, Colin (29 June 2007). "BBC news magazine launch pencilled in for autumn". Press Gazette.
  3. ↑ "BBC plans weekly magazine link to flagship news programmes". Press Gazette Ltd. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  4. ↑ "Digital overload". London: Guardian News and Media Ltd. 15 June 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  5. ↑ "BBC Magazines looks at news magazine". Media Week. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "PATA Launches Destination Profiles on BBC World". Pacific Asia Travel Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  7. ↑ "Consumers to receive a more balanced coverage of Asia Pacific travel issues". Hsyndicate. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  8. ↑ "BBC World Asia Pacific Guides Air Today". Pacific Asia Travel Association. Archived from the original on 24 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2007.


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