NME stops weekly print edition

NME, one of the world’s most famous music magazines, is ceasing its weekly print edition.

Publishers said that the magazine would release its final free print edition tomorrow, citing rising production costs and a “tough” advertising market.

It will be“focusing investmenton further expanding NME’S digital audience”, Time Inc said.

The magazine, which launched in 1952, went free in September 2015.

The development comes at a tumultuous time in the magazine world, with Glamour announcing it would be printing a paper magazine only twice a year, and with its online site focusing on beauty.

NME said new services, part of its digital extension, would include new music channels and a weekly franchise, The Big Read, online, replacing the weekly cover star interview.

Keith Walker, digital director of NME, said: “Our global digital audience has almost doubled over the past two years. With these new developments, we are giving consumers even more of what they want from us. By making the digital platforms our core focus, we can accelerate the amazing growth we’ve seen and reach more people than ever before on the devices they’re most naturally using.”