Evening Standard Limited says the first issue of The London Standard will be distributed on 26th September 2024 marking the beginning of a new chapter in the London media market and an important addition to the wider digital Standard portfolio.
The publisher says the 24/7 digital offering will now be enhanced by the weekly newspaper celebrating the best London has to offer, from entertainment guides to lifestyle, sports, culture and news - the drumbeat of life in the city.
The London Standard is a new weekly newspaper that brings together the newspaper qualities that audiences have read for almost two hundred years. Opinion, analysis, interviews and deeply researched features will combine with ES Magazine’s core values of design, visual impact, luxury lifestyle content and relevance, added the publisher. With an insiders feel it will offer an original, energetic take on everything London has to offer - comment, consumer guides, business, fashion, food, travel, reviews, politics and the hottest places in London to enjoy the weekend, the publisher continued.
Dylan Jones, editor in chief, said: “I’m excited to re-launch London’s only essential newspaper of record, an indispensable tip-sheet full of vibrant opinion, cultural broadsides and political gossip. It guides informed Londoners through the very best our city has to offer, fusing magazine and newspaper content in the most original print package on the market.”
The London Standard will be distributed every Thursday and will replace the weekly distribution of ES Magazine. The last issue of ES Magazine will be published on the 12th of September to coincide with London Fashion Week. The last daily issue of the Evening Standard will be the 19th of September - up to this point, the publisher says it will continue to publish a 3-day operation across Tuesday to Thursday.
This evolution marks a new chapter in the Evening Standard’s journey with strategic changes to its business designed to strengthen its position as one of the leaders in London. The publisher says it will continue to serve its loyal national audience across multiple platforms including digital, social, audio and now with a completely new weekly print product edited by Dylan Jones.
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