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Future plc’s CEO Stevie Spring on BBC Radio 4

26/02/10 – Stevie Spring, Chief Executive of Future plc, the special-interest media group, was interviewed yesterday for the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The Bottom Line’ by Evan Davies, in a discussion with Ronan Dunne, the chief executive of mobile phone company O2 UK and Ananda Mukerji, chief executive of outsourcing company Firstsource on outsourcing and the future of publishing.

The programme will be broadcast again on Saturday 27th February at 5.30pm, or you can click here to listen to the programme.

About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR).  Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests.  We hold strong multi-media market positions in games, technology, film, music, cycling, automotive and crafts.  Our biggest-selling magazines include Total Film, T3, Classic Rock, Digital Camera, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife.  Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, musicradar.com, dailyradar.com and photoradar.com.  Future produces nearly 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 27 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts.  In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.

For more information
Victoria Bacon, Head of Group Communications, Future Plc, 020 7042 4033

  • No. 13 at US newsstand
  • 21 international editions of T3
  • 100% of paper purchased is from managed or sustainable forests or recycled fibre
  • No. 1 UK magazine exporter
  • 27 million unique monthly visitors to our websites
  • GamesRadar.com - world's no. 3 games information website
  • 6m customer magazines produced every month
  • Future holds FSC Chain of Custody certification
  • No. 3 special-interest publisher on UK newsstand
  • No. 1 for guitar magazines worldwide
  • Future sells 3.6 million magazines a month
  • No. 1 cycling publisher worldwide
  • 90 Future magazines exported or licensed to 90 countries
  • No. 1 for games magazines worldwide
  • We incorporate the recycle logo in all our UK magazines
  • 27 annual events attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors
  • Largest producer of film magazines in the UK
  • No. 1 UK magazine licensor
  • Future is included in the FTSE4Good financial index
  • Future's employee initiative, Go Green, encourages staff to engage in environmentally sustainable practices