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| '''Tom Rubython''' is the editor-in-chief of BusinessF1, |
'''Tom Rubython''' is the editor-in-chief of BusinessF1, a highly libelous scandal rag aimed at the Formula One business community. | ||
| He is one of the best known journalists covering Formula One, since he began writing about the subject in 1997. In his career, the 50 year old has launched many magazines and publications, some successful and some not. His first publication was launched in 1989 for market traders and wholesalers called 'Markets', a monthly. He followed that up with the launch of a weekly newspaper called 'Marketeer' which was Britain's first hand delivered national free weekly newspaper and broke new ground in newspaper logistics. In 1994 he sold the newspaper to Centaur Communications and launched 'Amusement Business', a fortnightly for the amusement industry. This was followed by the launch of a host of publications for the developing leisure industry, notably 'Leisure Week', a weekly that came to dominate the sector. That was sold in 1990 - also to Centaur. | |||
| He is not taken seriously by any of the Formula One insiders although he began writing about the subject since 1997. In his career, the 60 year old has launched many magazines and publications all of which have failed. | |||
| In 1991 he launched a weekly business magazine called 'Management Week'. This was not a success and closed after a year. From the ashes of Management Week rose a new monthly called 'BusinessAge'. BusinessAge was built up from a standing start over four years and eventually sold to VNU Business Publications. The proceeds were invested in a new national newspaper called 'Sunday Business'. This ran for a a year but collapsed when its parent company, in an unrelated industry, went into receivership. The title as sold to the Barclay brothers and is still published today. In 1997 he developed an internet service called jobs.com and jobsbase.com but it was too early, too few people had internet access and the venture was still born. | |||
| In 1999 he launched a new monthly called EuroBusiness in partnership with Formula One commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone. That was followed by F1 Magazine in 2001. Ecclestone |
In 1999 he launched a new monthly called EuroBusiness in partnership with Formula One commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone. That was followed by F1 Magazine in 2001. Ecclestone soon got tired of endless complaints from the Formula One community and sacked him in 2002. Early in 2003 he launched his current publication called BusinessF1 which has not been successful. | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 9 January 2006
Tom Rubython is the editor-in-chief of BusinessF1, a highly libelous scandal rag aimed at the Formula One business community.
He is not taken seriously by any of the Formula One insiders although he began writing about the subject since 1997. In his career, the 60 year old has launched many magazines and publications all of which have failed.
In 1999 he launched a new monthly called EuroBusiness in partnership with Formula One commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone. That was followed by F1 Magazine in 2001. Ecclestone soon got tired of endless complaints from the Formula One community and sacked him in 2002. Early in 2003 he launched his current publication called BusinessF1 which has not been successful.