Next Digital’s Eat and Travel Weekly magazine ends print run after 20 years, goes digital-only
Last edition will be on August 3, though content will continue to be produced for website and mobile app
The restructuring of loss-making media giant Next Digital Limited continued on Thursday as the company announced that its long-running Eat and Travel Weekly magazine would end its print run next week.
After 20 years on news stands, the weekly publication specialising in food and travel will bid farewell to readers on August 3, when its 1,430th and final edition is published. Content will continue to be produced for its website and dedicated mobile app.
Group CEO Cassian Cheung Ka-sing was then quoted by Next Media Trade Union as saying that the firm would study the future positioning of the magazine, adding that he believed it could still be profitable.
The group’s trade union expressed anger at the latest move, and demanded an explanation.