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Metal Hammer & Classic Rock mags in trouble as TeamRock goes into administration

  • 20-12-2016 1:07am
    #1
    Wrongway1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭


    The future of these well known mags look bleak as the firm over them was confirmed to be winding down.

    http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/business/business-news/73-jobs-lost-publisher-team-9486316

    Awful for people to be losing their jobs a week to Christmas especially given this has likely been on the cards for some time.

    Wasn't surprising they went the online venture after acquiring the brands from Future Publishing but the setup and layout on the TeamRock site the rare time I visited was dreadful.

    Bought the mags on occasion nothing like I used to in the past, found out bout heaps of bands and on the accompanying sampler that was mostly with them over the years.


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  • #2
    Rainman16
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 566 ✭✭✭Rainman16


    Not surprising really that a music based print medium is going under in 2016. With the world online and instant information at everyones finger tips, I wonder how they lasted this long.


  • #3
    Lithium93_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    Machine Head & Avenged Sevenfold have donated £500 & £1000 respectively to help the staff who've been laid off.


  • #4
    Mushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,656 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Monster Truck posted a link to a crowdfund alright, didn't say how much they gave now.


  • #5
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,150 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Expecting music fans to fork out between €7 and €10 for a magazine isn't going to be viable in the long term. The quality of journalism and exclusive content would have to be unmatched with what's available online. Nice to see some bands give a gesture like those above though.


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