The Listener, Woman’s Weekly and Woman’s Day are up for sale as owners Are Media go on the market.

The sale raises the inevitable question of the future direction of the magazines under any new ownership – and whether they will remain under one umbrella.

Founder and Managing Editor for The Spinoff Duncan Greive says magazines are just a tough market to be in, everywhere in the world.

He says despite loyal readership, the numbers aren't as high as they once were.

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