Future Share Discussion Threads

[anyoldrubbish] 29/4/2010 09:53

To be honest, any journalist working in the magazine/newspaper industry should be grateful to HAVE a job. 1000s have lost their job over the last couple of years. I don't think a pay freeze is unreasonable, just look at what's going to hit the public sector after the election! That'll be small beer by comparison. Statistically, the recession might be over, but we're not out of the woods by a long way.

[outsourcer] 28/4/2010 09:12

WTF do the board do at FUTR, this has fallen 20% in less than a month, are they completely clueless. All I ask for is 30p a share to break even so I can get out.

[pugugly] 27/4/2010 15:01

CR:> Can you change 1 word in the headline please.. Delete HIGHER replace by LOWER.

I suspect that this may be a broken business model. Share price has gone steadily South since you started the thread.

Bookstall sales of magazines are (if not already) potentially a declining market. The consumer is accessing content via the net and I supect there will be a growth of specialist interest sites to replace printed media and where the high quality input will come from entusiasts.

We have a splendid example here with ADVFN and the competitor (whose name must not be mentioned) plus Proactive, III, etc where in some cases the analysis is superior to IC and some brokers

I am already seeing requests for start-up funds

(imo & dyor) Other views?

[anyoldrubbish] 21/4/2010 09:37

Sounds like a disgruntled former employee to me. Get the sack, did we?

[altube] 21/4/2010 00:40

I have no motives just reality when you hear the scandalous way this company is being run, and mistake being pushed under the carpet.

[outsourcer] 20/4/2010 16:37

altube - I remember when you were poster boy for FUTR, always on here bigging them up and now you do nothing but bash - I dont really get your motives

[altube] 20/4/2010 16:00

I would bail out while you can, I am hearing some terrible stuff about performance this year. Still too much dead wood, no business focus and a complete lack of respect from those on the board to those (editorial) who have created great products

[outsourcer] 20/4/2010 12:14

looks like something is amiss, what a POS, looked nice and steady and then all wiped out in 2 days

[altube] 19/4/2010 22:41

This is a one way street I am afraid, the business model is screwed, the staff I hear are working to rule after 2 years of pay freezes and redundancies and then they give Stevie a 100,000 pay rise.

Its a disgrace and I feel for those who work there.

[outsourcer] 16/4/2010 08:51

am I reading that RNS right, have Lloyds dumped all 18m shares they held ?

[anyoldrubbish] 12/4/2010 15:44

The BBC already has significant publishing experience of its own. It also bought into the experience of Origin Publishing in Bristol (itself set up by an ex-Future bod), with many of its senior managers joining the BBC a few years ago. I can't see what Future would give it apart from an overseas sales boost (through licensing) and a tighter business model. Actually, maybe those two things would be quite appealing. Still, I'd suspect they want to generate some cash from this sort of deal or are maybe even looking to get out of the publishing side of things completely. Interesting though.

[outsourcer] 12/4/2010 13:56

a good fit for FUTR ?

[altube] 29/3/2010 18:14

If I was a shareholder I would look to see if you can look at all senior executives expenses claims

[anyoldrubbish] 12/2/2010 10:16

Interesting Steve Spring interview: pubexpo.silver-cast.tv/player.asp?id=2541&chan=221&dk=1

A bit full-on with the management speak (it's be great for a drinking game), but some interesting observations nonetheless.

[anyoldrubbish] 12/1/2010 09:01

Future are one of the better payers in the magazine industry. Place I used to work at still has a starting salary of 11k for a staff writer who is supposed to work all hours, produce in excess of 30 pages a month of copy, write copy for a website, produce video reviews, Podcasts, special editions, etc with no overtime or bonuses to speak of. Now THAT is outrageous.

[outsourcer] 11/1/2010 12:50

if Stevie can get this up to my break even point of 35p I dont care what they pay her, as long as I can sell up and move on !3

Altube, i remember a while back you were poster boy for FUTR and now you are just a doom and gloom merchant, what changed ?