Future, the special-interest media group, is delighted to announce that Cycling Plus was named ‘Specialist Consumer Magazine of the Year’ at the prestigious PPA Awards 2010.
More than 1,000 guests from across the magazine publishing industry gathered for the 30th anniversary of the event, which celebrates editorial and publishing excellence in the consumer and business media sector. The awards were hosted by comedian Sean Lock who handed out a total of 22 awards on the night.
Cycling Plus, the UK’s best-selling road cycling magazine, won the award in a strong category, beating Radio Times, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Country Living, Lonely Planet and Jamie Magazine to the award.
Edited by Rob Spedding, Cycling Plus saw its last ABC circulation increase 15.8% year-on-year, its 12th consecutive rise.
Future was also shortlisted for five other PPA awards: BikeRadar.com for ‘Consumer website of the year’; ‘Publisher of the Year (consumer magazines)’ for Classic Rock’s Chris Ingham, T3’s Duncan Bell for ‘Columnist of the Year (consumer magazines)’ and Total Film’s Aubrey Day and Classic Rock’s Scott Rowley for ‘Editor of the Year (consumer magazines)’.
Simon Wear, Future’s Chief Operating Officer said:
“A hearty congratulations to everyone on Cycling Plus for winning Specialist Consumer Magazine of the Year. It’s been 18 years in the making and is so deserved! The consistent circulation growth the magazine has seen over the years is testament to its outstanding journalism. Cycling Plus encapsulates everything that is brilliant about specialist magazines and Future: the team’s enthusiasm, passion and encyclopaedic knowledge pack every page.”
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.
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