
The Stage Media Company becomes Playbook Media
Publisher of the Bookseller and the Stage unveils new company identity.
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The Phoenix is a weekly magazine for 7–14 year olds that’s packed with incredible comics, drawing guides, and plenty more that inspires kids to get reading, writing, and drawing.
DG Publishing supplies the information needs of the UK’s Local Authority pension fund sector. Operating initially with a focus on the LGPS, the organisation has broadened its reach over a number of years to cover private sector DB and DC pension funds. Through market-leading products and events, DG Publishing has built a reputation for excellence in the provision of information and services to the pension fund investment sector.
Netmums is a relevant, inclusive and supportive parenting community in the UK, welcoming millions of parents every month to forums, parenting content, recipes, local listings, product reviews and email newsletters and courses. All of these are designed to make parents feel heard, supported and entertained on every step of their parenting journey.
History Today, established in 1951 and based in London, publishes the world’s leading scholars, on all periods, regions, and themes of history. Published monthly, every issue is carefully edited and illustrated to make an enjoyable and informative read.
Prospect is the UK’s outstanding monthly current affairs title—a home for fine writing, robust debate and considered reflection on the biggest issues of our time. It is published in print ten times a year—including a bumper issue in both the winter and the summer—and boasts a lively website, app and suite of newsletters with timely contributions from Prospect’s family of world-class writers.
Dods are a trusted heritage brand with a deep understanding of people, parliament and policy. They understand political challenges, goals and needs, and provide tailored political intelligence to shape business strategy. The Dods team cut through the noise to deliver relevant and accessible insights on complex parliamentary issues.
Webscribe is a family-run business that supports independent publishers with subscription fulfilment. With over 50 years’ experience, we provide practical tools and straightforward support to help grow subscriber bases in a flexible and affordable way. Our clients work with us long-term because we feel like an extension of their team: approachable, consistent, and invested in their success, not just their subscriptions.
WordPress VIP is the enterprise content platform trusted by the world’s leading publishers, combining a powerful, scalable CMS with Parse.ly’s real-time content analytics to help editorial teams publish faster, understand what resonates, and own their future.
XWP specializes in migrating publishers to modern, scalable WordPress platforms. We’ve moved some of the world’s largest media brands off legacy systems, reducing costs and improving performance without disrupting editorial operations.
Woodwing work with publishers to empower their content ecosystem. By merging technology with deep industry expertise, they redefine content management and drive editorial efficiency. Their solutions accelerate content production, optimize digital asset management, and orchestrate content across print and digital channels.
Upland Adestra is an email first audience engagement platform built for publishers, where newsletters are core products – not just traffic drivers. Designed for high volume, multi title environments, it helps teams turn subscriber insight into action, scaling newsletters, alerts, and commercial communications while protecting deliverability, compliance, and trust—driving real audience growth and revenue.
Merit Data & Technology is a UK-based AI and data services company partnering with publishers to turn data complexity into competitive advantage. From data engineering and quality management to AI-powered audience and content intelligence, they help media businesses make better decisions, faster.
Lifecycle Studio helps publishers find the growth they’re already sitting on. Lucy partners with leadership teams to uncover what’s holding growth back and turn it into measurable commercial results through better strategy, customer understanding and execution. Services include commercial audits, business challenge diagnosis, growth strategy, execution support and bespoke workshops tailored to your organisation’s most important commercial priorities.
In terms of content, I think it’s all relevant apart from the Full Fat Things breakfast as we don’t particularly want loads of them coming to that – its not live anyway. We just have to frame it different, as some will be able providing them with access to publishers, or the chance to shine a light on their businesses, or some is insight on the sector – all with the overall aim of generating business for them. The public affairs stuff is generally interesting as it supports the health of the sector, which is a key market for them. I can help with the framing when you have the mailer if useful.

Publisher of the Bookseller and the Stage unveils new company identity.

The nationwide campaign, led by Immediate, aims to help more children discover the joy of magazines.
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