Press Office
4th April 2008
CHANNEL 4 AND BROOKLANDS GROUP CREATE JOINT VENTURE TO LAUNCH APLACEINTHESUN.COM
- A Place in the Sun goes digital with summer website launch
- Online classifieds portal to follow magazine and exhibition success
- Unique joint venture bringing together brand management expertise, in-depth new media knowledge and extensive overseas property experience
Channel 4 and the publishing and exhibition company Brooklands Group have today announced the formation of a unique joint venture to launch an online classifieds portal for overseas property sales on the back of Channel 4's highly successful series, A Place in the Sun - produced by Freeform Productions.
7th March 2008
MANCHESTER LOVES A PLACE IN THE SUN LIVE: MORE THAN 8,000 VISITORS TO CHANNEL 4'S OVERSEAS PROPERTY EXHIBITION
- Runaway success for first-ever A Place in the Sun Live in the north-west
- 8,029* visitors in search of a holiday home or investment property abroad
- Millions of pounds' worth of business for satisfied exhibitors
- A Place in the Sun Live now moves on to ExCeL London (25th-27th April)
A Place in the Sun Live, the award-winning Channel 4 overseas property exhibition, brought a ray of sunshine to the north-west last weekend (29th February-2nd March) when it debuted at Manchester Central (GMEX). 8,029* visitors from right across the region flocked to the event in search of a property abroad and, with an average of £147,000 to spend, it appears their desire for a bolt-hole overseas remains strong in the face of any credit crunch.
14th February 2008
NEW LOOK FOR CHANNEL 4’S A PLACE IN THE SUN MAGAZINE AS OVERSEAS PROPERTY INDUSTRY NAMES IT ‘BEST PRINT MEDIA’
- New look publishes Thursday 14th February
- More focused content, revamped design
- New logo across all platforms (television, print, exhibitions)
- Named ‘Best Print Media’ at OPP Awards
Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun magazine, the UK’s best-selling overseas property title, relaunches today (14th February) with developments in three core areas – a more focused content offering, a revamped design and layout and an exciting new logo.
15th January 2008
A PLACE IN THE SUN REVEALS THE UK’S TOP 20 DESTINATIONS FOR BUYING ABROAD: FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE SURPRISING…
According to a survey published today (17 Jan), in the form of A Place in the Sun magazine’s annual Top 20 buying destinations, despite a raft of emerging markets and USA property prices down 30% on a year ago and a dollar weakened by 25%, it’s the traditional sun-seeker’s favourite Spain that takes the number one spot for the second year running.
9th May 2007
BROOKLANDS GROUP SECURES CONTRACT FOR FLYBE UNCOVERED, IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE FOR EUROPE'S LARGEST REGIONAL AIRLINE
- All-new magazine in new format and new size
- 180 pages, published six times a year
- On all flights from 1st June 2007
- For 10.5 million passengers a year
24th April 2007
BIGGEST EVER A PLACE IN THE SUN LIVE - IN ASSOCIATION WITH MONEYCORP - ATTRACTS NEARLY 19,000 VISITORS TO EXCEL LONDON, CONFIRMING STATUS AS UK'S NUMBER ONE OVERSEAS PROPERTY SHOW
- 17,000 square metres, 400+ exhibitors, 40+ countries
- 18,630 visitors over three days (subject to pending ABC audit)
- 3% attendance increase show-on-show
- Expanded four-show A Place in the Sun Live calendar for 2008
- Manchester, ExCeL London, Birmingham, Earls Court London
18th April 2007
BROOKLANDS GROUP CONFIRMS IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF POPWORLD PULP MAGAZINE
5th January 2007