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Intelligence Squared

Business Weekly: The Future of publishing

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

News, Society & Culture, Arts, News Commentary

4.2 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Zillah Byng-Thorne is CEO of Future, the UK’s biggest magazine publishing group. With a stable of over 160 titles across print and online including recent acquisitions such as Wallpaper and The Week, Future is a truly multifaceted business and its CEO has also returned the group to record profits in recent years. She talks to Jeremy Leslie, Creative Director of the site, design consultancy and shop covering all things magazines: magCulture, to discuss how to keep a major publishing business moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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You're listening to Intelligent Square Business Weekly.

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This week we're looking at the publishing industry with Zilla Bing Thorne, CEO of Future.

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Her host today is Jeremy Leslie, creative director of the site Design Consultancy

1:11.5

and shop covering all things magazines, Magculture.

1:14.5

He's also the mind behind the annual Magculture Live Conferences in London and New York.

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Here's Jeremy with more.

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Producing a successful magazine involves a whole array of talent and skills.

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