Touchline under scrutiny

Despite a news blackout by both Media24 and the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) to try stop speculation ahead of a crucial ABC Board meeting next week to discuss the results of a Media24 and ABC forensic audit across the group's magazines, it is emerging from sources that yet another division is affected: the Touchline media group, publishers of some of the most prominent men's and sporting titles. Sources have confirmed to Bizcommunity.com that the founder and current MD of Touchline, Marc Blachowitz, and senior members of his management team have resigned in the face of the growing scandal. This follows the detection of circulation irregularities in the woman's magazine division at Media24 earlier this month.