Sunday Business

Sunday Business first edition

Sunday Business was a national Sunday broadsheet financial newspaper published in the United Kingdom, which ran from 1996 to 2006, when it was turned into a magazine called The Business.

History

It was founded by Tom Rubython in order to provide a Sunday alternative to the Financial Times, achieving sales of around 150,000 on launch, falling to fewer than 20,000 within months. In 1997 the title was bought by the Barclay Brothers - David and Frederick Barclay, who at the time owned The European newspaper and subsequently, The Daily Telegraph and The Scotsman.

It was re-launched on 15 February 1998 with an exclusive interview with Gordon Brown - who promised a budget tailored towards the business community.

Re-launched, The Sunday Business quickly became a critical success and within its first two years of production had won numerous industry awards, including Newspaper of The Year (1999) and Newspaper Design of the Year (1998, 2000).

The newspaper became known as a launch pad for the successful careers of the small team put together by editor Jeff Randall (journalist) in the winter of 1997/8.

Food and Drink Nov 1999 Carvery Carlton Towers review with drawings by Lucinda Rogers

The newspaper made various moves - both in editorial style and physical location. The newspaper was originally based in Cavendish Square in Central London, while the re-launched newspaper was based in the offices of ITN News in Grays Inn Road, moving on to South Quay in London Docklands in 2000 and then finally back to the City at Waterhouse Square.

By the summer of 2003, most of the re-launch team had been head-hunted by rival national newspapers from across Fleet Street,. and the production of the newspaper was handed over to the Press Association. From its offices in London's Victoria, and under the editorship of Andrew Neil, it was rebranded The Business - a weekly glossy magazine - in the autumn of 2006.

That magazine disappeared in 2008 as it was merged into The Spectator and subsequently re-emerged as the monthly Spectator Business magazine.

Re-launch team

Editors

1996:
1998: Jeff Randall
2001: Nils Pratley
2001: Richard Northedge and Iain Watson
2002:

References

  1. ↑ Teather, David (29 April 2000). "Editorial chief leaves thestreet.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  2. ↑ Baker, Martin. "Home Page". MartinFDBaker.
  3. ↑ Pratley, Nils (3 October 2007). "Staff Profile". London: Guardian.
  4. ↑ Tullock, Emily (June 25, 2012). "New editors appointed at Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald". PANPA newsletter.
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