The first edition of the new-look magazine will launch on July 18, with an increased circulation of 50,000 copies to be distributed throughout 69 locations Australia-wide.

The relaunch of the magazine will be accompanied by the rollout of VMO’s digital screens, growing its VMO Active network significantly.

Val Morgan Group CEO Dan Hill says; “VMO engages active consumers, and there is no better place to reach the ‘unreachables’ than the health club environment. This is a highly desirable, hard to reach and receptive audience actively pursuing an improvement to their lifestyle and wellbeing.

“The addition of Fernwood sees us reaching an additional audience of 70,000 women. We have an audience-centric approach to planning and growing our network and are dedicated to delivering the best audience opportunity for clients.”

VMO’s custom publishing arm already includes Fitness First Magazine. The addition of Fernwood magazine will deliver a combined readership of 300,000+ for both publications.

Sims told a forum in Sydney yesterday the digital platforms were “clear competitors to media companies” in the advertising marketplace, while raising complex questions about defamation law, copyright and journalistic codes of conduct.

The remarks by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission chairman were his first detailed public comments on the probe, which has attracted attention from global regulators.

Sims vowed to get to the bottom of allegations the platforms enjoyed “an unfair competitive advantage” due to their unequal treatment under regulations affecting media companies.

The inquiry will assess the platforms’ impact on the quality of news and journalism in Australia. The ACCC is seeking input from journalists, with a forum to be held in Sydney next month.

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The social media behemoth has been running commercials on TV stations and online, promoting recent changes it has made to ensure user privacy, reduce clickbait and to highlight its renewed focus on content from friends and family.

But Fairfax Media has learned the ad was amended for free-to-air audiences after an industry body that advises on the classifications of ads took issue with it.

Sources said Free TV’s Commercials Advice (CAD) unit told Facebook it was concerned the ad could be construed as being political in nature. Free TV is an industry body for TV networks such as Nine, Seven and Ten, and has been critical of Facebook.

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Google’s Asia Pacific president Karim Temsamani said he was sad to lose a “great leader” and “champion of the digital agenda” while Pellegrino said he was enormously lucky to have been part of “the journey from desktop to smartphone and now the AI-powered world ahead”.

But the reality is that after a decade at Google eating everyone else’s lunch in the advertising and media world, Pellegrino now has to turn his mind to the fact that the leading global digital platforms – Google and Facebook – pose a real threat to Domain’s business.

History shows that the No. 2 player in a digital market where two players have 90% of the market can make good money provided it maintains its investment in technology to expand the depth and reach of its product.

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Fund managers are keeping a close eye on Seven West Media, whose shares shot back into favour 2½ months ago and have ramped again on big volume in the past week.

Interestingly, it is Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s equities desk that has been most active in the stock, dominating trade with some big lines of shares.

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The island nation released a statement this morning taking exception at the ABC for saying it intended to cover the event in September and that the “the Nauruan government should not be allowed to dictate who fills the positions in an Australian media pool”.

“(The statement) is arrogant, disrespectful and a further example of the sense of entitlement shown by this activist media organisation,” the Nauruan government said.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he wouldn’t intervene in the Nauruan government’s decision to ban ABC journalists from the annual forum.

“It will be regrettable if the ABC is not there,” Turnbull told reporters in Sydney on Tuesday. “It is up to Nauru. We respect their sovereignty but obviously we prefer to have events like this open to all the media.”

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The site, Quartz, which Atlantic Media created in 2012, will be sold to the Japanese financial intelligence company Uzabase for a price between US$75 million and US$110 million, depending on its performance, according to a statement released on Monday.

The acquisition is the second major international media takeover by a Japanese company in recent years. In 2015, the Japanese media group Nikkei bought The Financial Times, the British business newspaper of salmon-coloured pages, for US$1.3 billion.

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The launch follows the successful Clinique-sponsored Secret Sweats event which was held in April.

The first Celeb Sweats session will be hosted by Pip Edwards, Women’s Health’s August cover star and co-founder/creative director of activewear label PE Nation. The event will see guests take part in a 45-minute class led by expert Pilates instructor Kirsten King of Fluid Form Pilates, who also trains Edwards.

Following the workout, Women’s Health editor Jacqui Mooney will host an intimate Q&A with Edwards as she shares her personal fitness, health and business success story.

The boutique little sister of Women’s Health’s large-scale event Fit Night Out, Celeb Sweats is an intimate fitness experience that gives the Women’s Health audience an exclusive opportunity to train and learn alongside high-profile trainers, talent and influencers in the fitness and wellness space.

Mooney said: “Celeb Sweats is the next evolution of our live brand extensions that continue to bring together our wider audience and community. This reinforces Women’s Health’s commitment to transforming the brand and offering Australian women an exclusive and unique 360 brand experience.

“Women’s Health is so much more than a magazine: it’s a global community of women with a rapidly growing audience across print, digital, social and experiential events. The launch of Secret Sweats is the next step forward in evolving and extending the Women’s Health brand into the future and growing into new spaces with like-minded partners.”

The Pip Edwards and Kirsten King hosted session will be held on Tuesday July 17 at La Porte Space Rosebery with tickets on sale via Women’s Health social and digital platforms now to coincide with the August issue hitting newsstands nationally.

The event will feature a number of partners offering guests sampling and a night to remember. In addition, attendees will receive a gift bag worth more than $200.

To coincide with the event, the August issue of Women’s Health features an exclusive interview and shoot with Pip Edwards, and an exclusive subscriber cover has also been created for this issue.

Visit womenshealth.com.au for more information.

“As of today, we’ve given both our magazine and our website complete makeovers. Starting with our current issue, featuring Cardi B and Offset on the cover, the magazine appears in a big, bold, glossy format, with more pages and richer photography. Each issue will feature more new music, more political coverage, more of the best and brightest in pop culture. Our logo has also undergone a subtle but significant update – for more on that, watch the video above. What isn’t changing is our commitment to deep reporting, unforgettable interviews, criticism you can trust and political journalism that speaks truth to power.”

While the Australian edition vanished earlier this year after the publication of its February edition, the brand lives on in the US under new owner Penske Media and there have been some significant changes.

The longtime fortnightly frequency is gone – the new US magazine product is now monthly starting with the July edition on sale this week.

The newsstand price has surged significantly from $5.99 to $9.99.

The magazine has also significantly reduced circulation from 1.45m to 650,000.

There has been some investment in the brand with the hiring of 13 new staffers this year.

“The Rolling Stone business has a unique balance of mission and impact, not to mention some of the most talented content creators and investigative journalists,” says Jay Penske, CEO of Penske Media. “There is so much opportunity ahead for this incredible business and brand – the relaunch is just the beginning.”

Hall was sacked for his vulgar comments about Leigh Montagna’s wife, but the network and Hall’s four fellow commentators have escaped punishment.

Hutchison’s company, Crocmedia, paid about $10 million for lucrative AFL rights in late 2016, and is in a commercial partnership with Triple M’s parent company Southern Cross Austereo.

Hutchison also employs two of the commentators who were involved in the repulsive on-air discussion.

“I don’t think it’s fair to point the finger at the guys around (Hall) or Triple M’s response,” Hutchison said on Channel 9 on Monday night.

“The people that laughed – not to defend, but it is a moment where you are trying to absorb what’s happened and you need a second to take stock of it. I don’t think that any of those guys on-air would be anything other than appalled by what Barry said and, if they had their time again, would’ve handled it a touch more delicately.”

The comment that cost Hall his job was part of a wider conversation involving Nathan Brown, Mark Howard, Leigh Montagna and reporter Damian Barrett about the pending arrival of Montagna’s baby.

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The Airport Economist is a guide to doing business overseas. In each episode, renowned economist, TV personality and university professor Tim Harcourt explains key markets around the world to discover emerging opportunities and teach listeners how to get a foot in the door.

“In the past decade we have seen unprecedented numbers of Australians pursuing business opportunities abroad,” said Harcourt.

“With global trade booming, it’s easy to underestimate just how challenging it can be to launch or expand a business overseas.”

The Airport Economist podcast series will take listeners to Asia, the Americas and emerging markets, highlighting key economic trends, untapped opportunities, prospective challenges and cultural considerations. The first series looks at China, Japan, India, Peru, Chile and Brazil.

“Heightened political volatility in recent years highlights the importance of education and contextual understanding when it comes to global economics,” added Harcourt.

“I hope The Airport Economist will empower people with the information required to have both successful and enjoyable business trips and cultural experiences too.”

Karina Utomo in Hot Heads

Devoted to the culture of super-hot food and the people who love it, season one of Hot Heads will see young Vice host Karina Utomo – front woman of acclaimed Australian hardcore band High Tension – head to India.

Breaking bread (and a sweat) with the characters behind the country’s hottest experiences, Utomo will put her steel tongue and iron stomach to the test through some of the most searingly hot dishes available.

AirAsia group head of branding, Rudy Khaw, said: “Vice is the perfect partner for us to showcase India as an exciting destination for millennials. Using food as the driver, the unique series challenges the host Karina to step outside her comfort zone and explore the diverse sights and sounds of India.”

Business development director of brand partnerships Vice Australia, Cain Collins, said: “We’re incredibly excited to be working with the team at AirAsia, and inspiring the search for unique and exciting experiences. Hot Heads is a travel series informed by quantifiable insights drawn from Vice-owned data around what’s currently driving young people’s destination consideration set: culinary adventurism and local experiences, combined with a little bit of Schadenfreude.”

Hot Heads will tour diverse locations within AirAsia’s India network, including Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Jaipur, tracking down authentic cuisines, breathtaking scenery and unforgettable new friends.

Watch Episode 1 of Hot Heads here.

The new season sees the ever-growing Kardashian family face some of their toughest challenges yet when a baby boom sees Khloé and Kylie navigate first-time motherhood, and Kim welcomes her third child via a surrogate.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Bunim/Murray Productions. Ryan Seacrest serves as the Executive Producer at Ryan Seacrest Productions. Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian West and Khloé Kardashian serve as Executive Producers. Gil Goldschein, Farnaz Farjam-Chazan and Amanda Weinstein serve as Executive Producers at Bunim/Murray.

Keeping Up With The Kardashians season 15 premieres Monday 6 August on hayu, with a new episode every Monday thereafter – same day as the US.

As the second seasons of both series wrap up, the former has topped the Digital Originals charts in Australia and New Zealand, while the latter has done the same on the Overall TV charts.

Apple Music’s Carpool Karaoke is the big mover in both countries on the Digital Originals charts following the brilliant edition featuring Paul McCartney returning to hometown Liverpool. The 24-minute clip has had an astounding 24 million views on YouTube.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has cracked the Overall TV top 10 in Australia after sitting in the New Zealand top 10 for the previous three weeks.

Netflix’s Queer Eye is also new to this chart in both territories.

The players will host, panel, commentate, and interview on every show and game alongside Fox Footy talent during the week-long themed round.

Regular entertainment show hosts and guests of AFL 360, on The Weekend Lowdown, Saturday Stretch, The Beep Test, and Bounce will be taken over by the superstars we cheer on every weekend.

It all kicks off when On The Couch regulars Jonathan Brown, Garry Lyon and Paul Roos are rested on the bench, and host Gerard Healy is joined by Geelong Brownlow Medallist Patrick Dangerfield for a bumper Monday night.

Jack Riewoldt and Jordan Lewis will do their very best Gerard Whateley and Mark “Robbo” Robinson impressions as they take over the hosting gig on Tuesday’s AFL 360.

Episode four of Bob Murphy’s new show, Bob, will go one-on-one with Lions power forward Sabrina Frederick-Traub, while the mic is turned on Mike Sheahan as a secret player interviews the doyen himself.

On The Mark host Sarah Jones will be joined by AFLW stars, including Katie Brennan, as they discuss the more personal stories of the game.

Bounce host Jason Dunstall and Danny “Spud” Frawley will welcome Isaac Smith to the team, as Alex Rance and Mason Cox take on a Yesterday’s Heroes challenge. Young gun Jack Higgins will man the barbecue, throwing on a few snags for audience members.

Tayla Harris is among the players taking on comedians Dave Thornton, Lehmo and Lawrence Mooney for the season return of comedy quiz show The Beep Test.

Ben Brown, Sam Docherty, Bernie Vince, Selwood and Dangerfield take over game day panels and boundaries for Thursday Night Footy on Fox, Friday Night Footy on Fox, Super Saturday, and Sunday Footy on Fox.

Regular Fox Footy experts such as Eddie McGuire, Neroli Meadows, Nick Riewoldt, Dermott Brereton, David King, Kelli Underwood, Ben Dixon, and Cam Mooney will take a back seat during the round, as big name players have the chance to show off their skills of a different variety, some even considering job opportunities for after footy.