News review October 2013

Fairfax cans mags

Fairfax’s business magazine BRW announces it will stop its weekly print edition to concentrate on digital and flagship list editions, while in the same month the publisher axes the Sydney and Melbourne newspaper magazine inserts with the loss of 46 jobs.

Seven unveils new restructure

Seven’s TV sales boss Kurt Burnette is promoted to chief revenue officer for parent company Seven West Media, while Pacific Magazines boss Nick Chan moves to the role of chief operating officer. Chan replaces Rohan Lund who announced he was departing in September before landing a job as chief operating officer at Foxtel.