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Time Out London - news archive

This is an archive of news about Time Out London. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Media Guardian: Time Out listings could go online
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 1 2008, 11.33am
Time Out founder Tony Elliott is looking for outside investors and is thinking about putting listings on the internet and distributing a slimmed down version of the magazine for free. (more)

Time Out chief Tony Elliott wants BBC out of publishing
From The Times. Posted August 24 2008, 11.00pm
Tony Elliott, the owner of Time Out, the entertainment listings magazine, called for a break-up and sale of the BBC’s commercial division yesterday as he accused the corporation of overreaching itself with the £75 million acquisition of the Lonely Planet travel guides. (more)

Time Out: 40 years of covers
From Media Guardian. Posted August 11 2008, 2.01pm
As the London listings magazine celebrates its 40th birthday, we look back at some of the covers that have made a mark over the past four decades (more)

Time Out at 40
From Media Guardian. Posted August 9 2008, 11.08pm
How an arts magazine born on a kitchen table became the bible of the hip crowd (more)

BBC travel guides: Time Out urge enquiry by Office of Fair trading
From The Times. Posted June 8 2008, 12.00am
TIME OUT, the international listings guide, is urging the Office of Fair Trading to launch an investigation into the BBC’s acquisition of the travel-guide company Lonely Planet. (more)

Time Out editor stands against Boris and Ken in London mayor election
From Press Gazette. Posted February 29 2008, 12.00am
Time Out editor-at-large Michael Hodges has entered the race for London mayor and said that “tough calls” on the London freesheets will definitely feature in his manifesto. (more)

Time Out launches Barcelona edition
From Media Guardian. Posted January 15 2008, 4.17pm
Listings magazine Time Out has launched an edition in Barcelona, ahead of a planned relaunch of its London website later this year. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Time Out appoints Mark Elliott as publisher
From Media Guardian. Posted November 21 2007, 7.42am
Time Out has hired magazine executive Mark Elliott to be publisher of the London magazine and website. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Time Out goes down under
From Media Guardian. Posted October 3 2007, 1.00am
Time Out magazine has launched in Sydney - the 20th international edition of the iconic entertainment bible. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons. (more)

Philippa Kennedy jets out to Dubai for Time Out role
From Press Gazette. Posted September 27 2007, 12.00am
Former editor of Press Gazette Philippa Kennedy is heading out to Dubai to edit the local version of entertainment magazine Time Out. (more)

Hotline: Time Out appoints Viseum
From Brand Republic. Posted September 7 2007, 12.00am
Time Out magazine has appointed Vizeum to its media planning and buying account following a pitch against Target Media, The Media Shop, BJK&E and the incumbent, Total Media, which has handled the business for the past 20 years. (more)

CN to network daytime output
From Radio Today. Posted June 14 2007, 10.20am
CN Radio are set to network up to eight hours of programming daily, including daytime, across five of their radio stations in the midlands. Oak, Rugby and three Touch stations will join together for more shared programmes, after Ofcom gave the green light for the changes last week. (more)

Time Out Kiev to launch
From Press Gazette. Posted November 20 2006, 4.09pm
London-based listings mag Time Out is adding Kiev to its growing list of international franchised editions. (more)

Vogue art editor takes Time Out
From Press Gazette. Posted November 2 2006, 2.00pm
Time Out London has hired Nick Booth as its new art director. (more)

Online listings pay for Time Out
From Press Gazette. Posted August 17 2006, 5.00pm
Time Out has claimed its success in the latest ABCs justifies the “bold step” of putting its London listings online. (more)

Time Out Beirut launches
From Press Gazette. Posted May 30 2006, 11.49am
Time Out Beirut and Time Out Almaty have launched, bringing Time Out's global network of magazines to a total of 17 cities. (more)

Time Out names music editor
From Press Gazette. Posted May 12 2006, 2.14pm
Time Out names Eddy Lawrence music editor. He is to replace Chris Salmon, who leaves in June to pursue a freelance and broadcast career. (more)

Time Out launches Tube ad campaign
From Press Gazette. Posted March 30 2006, 12.00am
London listings magazine Time Out has launched a second marketing drive with a series of advertisements on the London Underground, following a successful ad campaign last autumn that resulted in a sales increase in the ABCs in February. (more)

Ex-Time Out manager to sue former bosses
From Press Gazette. Posted March 2 2006, 12.00am
A former managing director at Time Out is claiming unfair dismissal against the company. (more)