By Andrew Kersley
Specialist media publisher Fieldsports Press has bought Archant’s five shooting magazines, meaning the regional publisher has offloaded its entire specialist magazine portfolio.
Edinburgh-based Fieldsports Press bought Sporting Shooter, Rifle Shooter, Clay Shooter, Airgunner and Airgun World from Archant Community Media for an undisclosed fee.
The Archant teams working on these titles will be transferring across to Fieldsports Press with Dominic Holtam joining as managing director.
As a result of the move, Fieldsports Press, which also publishes Fieldsports Journal and Gundog Journal, will now become the biggest publisher in the field sports sector.
Archant had previously offloaded six of its specialist magazine titles to Kelsey Media in February before Archant’s acquisition by regional news rival Newsquest. In the aftermath of the deal, Archant sold four of its France-themed magazines to France Media Group, leaving just its shooting titles unsold.
Fieldsports Press chief executive Simon Barr said: “These much-loved specialist titles are an incredible fit with our existing portfolio.
“We can now offer unrivalled reach to any demographic across the entire field sports sector and have a number of unique titles representing niche communities with highly engaged audiences.
“With a roadmap of investment, further acquisitions and new launches, we are deeply committed to a sector we are also active participants in.”
Source: Press release
Deal size: Undisclosed
Country: UK
Status: Official
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