The Weekly Review is a new free weekly magazine delivered to more than 200,000 people in some of Melbourne's most affluent suburbs. The magazine, published by Metro Media Publishing, is a 200-plus page gloss format premium lifestyle publication featuring a stable of some of Australia’s most talented and best known writers.
The strong high-end editorial focus is supported by Melbourne’s most comprehensive display of gloss real estate advertising.
The magazine will be distributed in print, online and delivered to mobile phone platforms providing a significantly larger audience reach. The digitally-delivered edition will extend readership to those who live outside the print distribution area.
Metro Media Publishing was founded in 2010 in partnership with more than 20 prestige advertisers. Its publisher and founder, Antony Catalano, said The Weekly Review was an exciting new initiative that would “revitalize and reinvigorate” Melbourne’s publishing scene.
Catalano says the independent publication is “reader-focused and editorially driven” and managed by a highly-skilled publishing team with extensive experience in magazine and newspaper publishing.
“The Weekly Review is a compelling, lively and engaging magazine that celebrates the best of Melbourne and all that it has to offer. It will be a high-quality read as well as cheeky, irreverent and fun.
“The Weekly Review combines the best journalism involving some of Melbourne’s well-known, award-winning writers with the most appealing production values of cutting edge design, quality illustration and photography.
“Melburnians will be able to enjoy the best reading as well as having access to high quality real estate listings in an attractive, smart and contemporary setting. We believe it will be enthusiastically embraced by readers and advertisers”.
Writers already committed to The Weekly Review include: Tom Noble (ex-The Age – awardwinning journalist and author of the best-selling novel I, Mick Gatto); award-winning journalist Corrie Perkin (ex-The Age, The Sunday Age and The Australian); Peter Wilmoth (ex-The Age and The Sunday Age); Kendall Hill (ex-Sydney Morning Herald) and Leanne Tolra (former deputy editor of The Age’s Epicure section). The managing editor is Eileen Berry (ex-The Age, The Independent - London) and art director Sue Richardson (ex-The Sunday Age, HWT, The Times – London).
The Weekly Review covers food, wine, travel, entertainment, fashion, art and culture, motoring, outdoors, design, and people celebrating Melbourne as one of the world’s most livable cities.
The Weekly Review has also secured the sales expertise of Trent Casson in the role of Sales and Marketing Director. Casson, a former leader within Austereo’s agency sales operation, said there has been a strong response from retail and other advertising clients.
“Given the positive response and forward bookings from high-end agency clients there is clearly a need in the market for a quality free glossy,” he said.
Catalano, a former journalist and senior newspaper executive, said The Weekly Review would provide advertisers with “a high-quality platform befitting the demographics of the readership base allowing communication between buyers and sellers in a premium environment that will make real estate, and other advertising, more effective and engaging”.
More than 20 of Melbourne’s leading prestige real estate agencies have partnered The Weekly Review. Real estate partners include Fletchers, TBM, Hocking Stuart, Bennison Mackinnon, RT Edgar, Woodards, JR Buxton, Gary Peer & Associates, Jellis Craig, Kay & Burton, Marshall White, Abercrombys, Hodges, Noel Jones, Christopher Russell, Williams Batters and McLaren. Many of Melbourne’s leading developers and quality builders have also committed to advertise.
Catalano says the new magazine connects real estate purchasers and vendors “in an unprecedented way with efficient distribution, significantly expanding the existing publishing footprint currently provided by other publications”.
“The Weekly Review will provide the latest access to real estate information as it happens with online data and has the advantage of an electronic distribution through the qualified leads provided through estate agent databases. The expanded reach through database distributed of the electronic version will extend reach to more than 300,000 people weekly,” Catalano said.
The Weekly Review website will also offer readers the opportunity to access the latest auctions information first through a content-sharing partnership with the industry-owned portal realestateview.com.au. The Weekly Review has combined with the REIV to provide online auction results on Saturday night and tailored individual auction results via mobile phone technology.
“This high-quality integrated print and digital magazine will reach more people and get into the hands of more buyers and sellers with a significantly-expanded footprint than currently exists in the market,” Catalano said.
Regular columns include:
Interview Peter Wilmoth speaks to the personalities who make Melbourne tick
Literati Corrie Perkin talks books
24\seven Australian bands share their week with us
Snippets Do blondes have more fun?
Get this look The latest in fashion, what’s in and what’s not
A week in culture The best of TV, music and film
Tasting plate Culinary delights from Melbourne's best restaurants
Wine Reviews and the top picks
Wish you were here Reviews of the best travel destinations
Motoring Car reviews
Reality cheque Money advice
Outdoor reviews The latest in recreational pursuits
Readership is expected to be in the 24-50 age demographic with a strong AB profile, providing strong appeal for advertisers. Advertising rates will be cost effective with a flat advertising rate structure.
Metro Media Publishing Pty Ltd
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Trading as The Weekly Review
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