MEDIA BRIEFS: NatMags prepares to launch new glossy

The National Magazine Company is set to grow its Affluent Group, home to Harpers and Queen, Country Living, Esquire and Focus, with the development of a new glossy title. Harpers and Queen editor Fiona Macpherson is stepping down at the end of the year to work on the new venture. NatMags is also looking at various acquisitions following the purchase of Gruner and Jahr's UK magazines earlier this year.