Singapore: new luxury magazine “JETGALA” will launch

Oriental Media Group has announced last week’s launch of their pan-Asian luxury print magazine JETGALA. JETGALA is a bi-monthly, regional title which reaches out to and covers executive and private jet aviation field. The print run is 20 000 and the cover price is the local equivalent of US$10.

JETGALA is published in English and is distributed in 14 countries around the greater Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East.  According to Oriental Media Group, the title is circulated via established luxury media distribution channels, selected newsstands, as well as via the private and executive jet industry in over 12 countries.

The website Jetgala.com will go live in July.

Germany: Focus magazine launches iPad app

German newsweekly FOCUS just introduced its first iPad app, just on time for the launch of Apple’s tablet in Germany last week.

More info on Focus’ website (in German).

Football mag “FourFourTwo” launches six new international editions

FourFourTwo, the football magazine from Haymarket Consumer Media has agreed six new licensed editions, which have either already launched or are set to launch before the World Cup in South Africa this June.

The licensed print editions are in Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, East Africa and the Netherlands. In the U.S., FourFourTwo will be published in a digital format.  Together, these expand FourFourTwo’s already significant international presence by bringing the total of global markets in which it is published – including its original UK home – up to 19.  The British flagship edition currently circulates 103 216 copies a month, according to Haymarket.

FourFourTwo will also be producing its Complete Guide to the World Cup in 15 new territories in a deal sponsored by Nike. This means that the Guide will now reach 33 territories in total.  In 16 of those, the Guide introduces the FourFourTwo brand to the local market for the first time. Those territories are Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Poland, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Vietnam, India, Japan, Bangladesh and Iceland.

Alastair Lewis, Haymarket’s international licensing manager, said: “This year really is the year of FourFourTwo. To have signed six new licence deals for 2010 launch at this stage in the year really is phenomenal. It is testament to the growth of the FourFourTwo brand around the soccer-loving world, the strength and quality of the UK content and the global reach of the English Premier League that we have seen such growth.”

“With several more licence agreements under negotiation and a pilot issue launched in Italy this week I think this is going to be a very special year for FourFourTwo,” he added.

David Hall, editor of FourFourTwo, said: “We’re proud to be introducing FourFourTwo to so many new readers worldwide. As always, we can promise them that we’ll deliver our unique blend of unparalleled access, insight and humour in this landmark year for football.”

Click for more info about FourFourTwo.

USA: Star Trek Magazine now available digitally on Zinio

The digital edition of Star Trek Magazine represents a first in the history of the official licensed guide to the “greatest space saga of them all”, which until now has only been available in print format from newsstands and comic book stores.

Zinio offers an exciting alternative to the print edition and a high quality digital reading experience, according to the publishers. The latest issue of Star Trek Magazine shines the spotlight on the saga’s 11 cinematic odysseys, presenting a one-stop guide to the voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise on the big screen. The magazine also features an interview with British actor David Warner, who appeared in three of the movies, the first of a two-part feature about the stories told between the movies in comic book form, an analysis of the development of the Romulans on screen and in other media, and much more. You can preview the digital version of the current issue at the Zinio website.

A subscription to the digital version of Star Trek Magazine typically saves readers 35% off the newsstand price. In the United States, the subscription price is $39.99 (compared to a cover price of $61.92), and in the United Kingdom it is £26.14 (compared to £40.48).

Readers can keep up to date with new releases on Zinio and all other news and announcements from Star Trek Magazine at their official Facebook page.