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James Brown (born 26 September 1965^[1] in Leeds) is a British former journalist, author, radio host and media entrepreneur. His first book, Above Head Height: A Five-a-Side Life, was published in 2017 by Quercus^[2] and received positive reviews in The Guardian,^[3] The Australian^[4] and The Daily Telegraph.^[5] A renowned Leeds United supporter, Brown also co-hosts The Late Tackle^[6] on Talksport with the comedy writer Andy Dawson, of Athletico Mince fame. In addition to his media profile, he is the owner of Sabotage Times – a music, football and culture website – and the Sabotage Agency, which has provided content for such brands as Scotts, Carling and Adidas.

Early career

In 1985, Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper Leeds Other Paper. In 1986, following work on his fanzine Attack on Bzaag, he was hired as freelance features writer for Sounds. From there, he soon joined the magazine NME. In 1991, he became the manager of Fabulous, a rock band composed of various NME journalists.^[7] After leaving NME, he wrote features for the Sunday Times Magazine.

Loaded

In 1994, Brown launched the magazine Loaded, which was an early example of the modern "lads' mag" format. He won the British Society of Magazine Editors' "Editors' Editor of the Year" award for his work on the title.^[8]

In a 1997 Independent interview, Brown expressed pride in his accomplishment in beginning Loaded, saying, "The facts are there. I started the most influential magazine in Britain in the last 10 years and made my last company millions and millions and millions of pounds after an outlay of virtually nothing, and I've got something like six or seven major publishing awards."^[9]

GQ

In 1997, Brown left Loaded for the British edition of GQ. He launched the "Man of the Year" Awards and hired the then-unknown chef Jamie Oliver to write the food column. Brown left GQ in early 1999 over what were termed "philosophical differences", having included Field Marshal Rommel (shown in a photograph sporting a swastika band on his uniform) on a list of "The Most Fashionable Men of the Century".^{[citation needed]}

Later career

After leaving GQ, Brown launched his own company, I Feel Good, and subsequently acquired Viz, Fortean Times and Bizarre magazines from John Brown Publishing for £6.4 million.^[10]

He created the magazine Jack in August 2002.^[11] IFG was sold to Dennis Publishing for £5.1 million in 2003^[12] after the company's annual losses doubled to £1.1 million and the film title Hotdog was sold, having failed to reach break-even.^[13] Speaking in 2010, Brown said he had "made a lot of mistakes" at IFG and felt "a bit embarrassed about how little I had made of the opportunities I had created".^[8] In July 2004, Dennis wrote off its investment in Jack and closed the title with paid-for sales stagnant at less than 28,000 copies.^[14]

In 2007, he was hired as editor-in-chief of the free-to-air TV channel Sumo TV, saying he had plans to push the genre of "spectacular voyeurism". The channel was briefly moved into the Adult, Gaming and Dating categories before refocusing on content provided by Psychic Television.^[15]

After selling IFG, Brown worked across the media. On television he appeared with Gok Wan in Miss Naked Beauty and was a participant in Channel 4's Extreme Detox. He also helped to create Flipside TV^{[citation needed]} and co-produced over 50 episodes before the show was bought for Channel 4 and then Paramount.

Brown was appointed as consultant editor-in-chief at Sport Media Group, a part-time post, in November 2007.^[16] In January 2008, Barry McIlheney was hired by Brown as the new editor-in-chief.^[17] The two men were responsible for a relaunch of the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport newspapers in April 2008.^[18]

Brown also presented and co-produced I Predict a Riot for Bravo, a ten-part investigation into the history of civil disorder, and regularly appeared as a pundit on the BBC's art shows Newsnight Review and The Culture Show. In 2010 he oversaw the relaunch of the Sky Sports Magazine.

In May 2010, Brown launched the website Sabotage Times to focus on music, sports, fashion, travel, TV and film.

Since 2010, Brown has made frequent appearances in the media, both on the radio for talkSPORT'sshow The Warm Up, hosted by Brown, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin Woods, and as a guest panellist on Alan Davies' show As Yet Untitled, broadcast on Dave. He is also an active business speaker and took the stage alongside figures such as Kofi Annan and Al Gore at the Leaders in London summit in 2007.^[19]

In March 2019, Brown was appointed as editor-in-chief of FourFourTwo magazine.^[20] In August 2019, he left FourFourTwo after less than six months.^[21] It was later reported that he had made offensive remarks about the Tottenham Hotspur player Son Heung-min.^[22]

References

^ David Teather (24 August 2007). ""Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ James Brown. Above Head Height. Quercus.
^ Brown, James (4 March 2017). "Football: the bond that lasts longer than many marriages". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ "Escape is all about the ball". The Australian. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ Brown, James (17 December 2015). "Goodbye, my five-a-side friend. I won't forget our strange and special bond". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ "The Late Tackle". talkSPORT. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ http://heavenly100.net/archive/biogs/biog_fabulous1.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b John Plunkett (13 September 2010). "Loaded founder James Brown on his new digital venture". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Tim Hulse (5 October 1997). "James Brown: the Latest Edition". The Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ John Cassy (26 May 2001). "James Brown buys Viz to take it off top shelf". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Jack the mag hits target". BBC News. 28 August 2002.
^ Chris Tryhorn (2 May 2003). "James Brown's publishing dream ends". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
^ Jessica Hodgson (21 January 2002). "Brown sells Hotdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Jack folds after sales stagnate". Marketing. 21 July 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
^ Emma Thelwell (24 October 2007). "Loaded founder eyes 'spectacular voyeurism'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Chris Tryhorn (6 November 2007). "James Brown takes role at Sport titles". The Guardian.
^ Stephen Brook (14 January 2008). "Zoo founder joins Sport papers". The Guardian.
^ Stephen Brook (21 April 2008). "Daily Sport unveils £1m redesign". The Guardian.
^ David Teather (24 August 2007). "Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas". The Guardian.
^ "James Brown appointed as Editor-in-Chief of football brand FourFourTwo" (Press release). Future plc. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Charlotte Tobitt (28 August 2019). "Lads' man pioneer James Brown leaves FourFourTwo after six months as editor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Ziegler, Martyn (6 September 2019). "English clubs make deals with 'Vampire Kangaroo'". The Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

External links

News items

[1] David Teather (24 August 2007). ""Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

[2] James Brown. Above Head Height. Quercus.

[3] Brown, James (4 March 2017). "Football: the bond that lasts longer than many marriages". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[4] "Escape is all about the ball". The Australian. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[5] Brown, James (17 December 2015). "Goodbye, my five-a-side friend. I won't forget our strange and special bond". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[6] "The Late Tackle". talkSPORT. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[7] ttps://heavenly100.net/archive/biogs/biog_fabulous1.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[digital_venture-8] John Plunkett (13 September 2010). "Loaded founder James Brown on his new digital venture". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[9] Tim Hulse (5 October 1997). "James Brown: the Latest Edition". The Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[10] John Cassy (26 May 2001). "James Brown buys Viz to take it off top shelf". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[11] "Jack the mag hits target". BBC News. 28 August 2002.

[12] Chris Tryhorn (2 May 2003). "James Brown's publishing dream ends". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2009.

[13] Jessica Hodgson (21 January 2002). "Brown sells Hotdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[14] "Jack folds after sales stagnate". Marketing. 21 July 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.

[15] Emma Thelwell (24 October 2007). "Loaded founder eyes 'spectacular voyeurism'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[16] Chris Tryhorn (6 November 2007). "James Brown takes role at Sport titles". The Guardian.

[17] Stephen Brook (14 January 2008). "Zoo founder joins Sport papers". The Guardian.

[18] Stephen Brook (21 April 2008). "Daily Sport unveils £1m redesign". The Guardian.

[19] David Teather (24 August 2007). "Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas". The Guardian.

[20] "James Brown appointed as Editor-in-Chief of football brand FourFourTwo" (Press release). Future plc. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[21] Charlotte Tobitt (28 August 2019). "Lads' man pioneer James Brown leaves FourFourTwo after six months as editor". Press Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[22] Ziegler, Martyn (6 September 2019). "English clubs make deals with 'Vampire Kangaroo'". The Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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-'''James Brown''' (born 26 September 1965<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/24/pressandpublishing.media "Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas"] ''[[The Guardian]]'' (24 August 2007). Retrieved 30 May 2010.</ref> in [[Leeds]]) is a British journalist, author, radio host and media entrepreneur. His debut book ''Above Head Height: A Five-a-Side Life''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781786481764|title=James Brown – Above Head Height – Quercus|language=en-GB}}</ref>, was published in 2017 by [[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]], and achieved positive reviews in the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/04/james-brown-five-a-side-above-head-height|title=Football: the bond that lasts longer than many marriages|last=Brown|first=James|date=4 March 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 October 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>, ''[[The Australian]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/above-head-height-a-fiveaside-life-its-all-about-the-ball/news-story/d5b7727e394a9cff642308cf890c8260|title=Escape is all about the ball|date=17 March 2017|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref> and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/goodbye-my-five-a-side-friend-i-wont-forget-our-strange-and-spec/|title=Goodbye, my five-a-side friend. I won't forget our strange and special bond|last=Brown|first=James|date=17 December 2015|work=The Telegraph|access-date=12 October 2017|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> A renowned [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] diehard, Brown also co-hosts ''The Late Tackle''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://talksport.com/late-tackle|title=The Late Tackle|work=talkSPORT|access-date=12 October 2017|language=en}}</ref> on [[Talksport]] with comedy writer Andy Dawson, of ''Athletico Mince'' fame. In addition to his media profile, he is the owner of [[Sabotage Times]] – a music, football and culture website – and the Sabotage Agency, which has provided content for such brands as ''[[Pentland Group|Scotts]]'', ''[[Carling brewery|Carling]]'' and ''[[Adidas]]''.
+'''James Brown''' (born 26 September 1965<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/24/pressandpublishing.media |title="Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=David Teather|date=24 August 2007|accessdate=30 May 2010}}</ref> in [[Leeds]]) is a British former journalist, author, radio host and media entrepreneur. His first book, ''Above Head Height: A Five-a-Side Life'', was published in 2017 by [[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781786481764|author=James Brown|title=Above Head Height|publisher =Quercus}}</ref> and received positive reviews in ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/04/james-brown-five-a-side-above-head-height|title=Football: the bond that lasts longer than many marriages|last=Brown|first=James|date=4 March 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 October 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Australian]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/above-head-height-a-fiveaside-life-its-all-about-the-ball/news-story/d5b7727e394a9cff642308cf890c8260|title=Escape is all about the ball|work=The Australian|date=17 March 2017|access-date=12 October 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/goodbye-my-five-a-side-friend-i-wont-forget-our-strange-and-spec/|title=Goodbye, my five-a-side friend. I won't forget our strange and special bond|last=Brown|first=James|date=17 December 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=12 October 2017|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> A renowned [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] supporter, Brown also co-hosts ''The Late Tackle''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://talksport.com/late-tackle|title=The Late Tackle|work=talkSPORT|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref> on [[Talksport]] with the comedy writer Andy Dawson, of ''[[Athletico Mince]]'' fame. In addition to his media profile, he is the owner of ''Sabotage Times'' – a music, football and culture website – and the Sabotage Agency, which has provided content for such brands as [[Pentland Group|Scotts]], [[Carling brewery|Carling]] and [[Adidas]].
 ==Early career==
-In 1985 James Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper ''[[Leeds Other Paper]]''. In 1986, following work on his [[fanzine]] ''Attack on Bzaag'', Brown was hired as freelance features writer for ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''; from there he soon joined the magazine ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]''. In 1991 Brown became the manager of [[Fabulous (band)|Fabulous]], a rock band composed of various ''NME'' journalists.<ref>http://heavenly100.net/archive/biogs/biog_fabulous1.html</ref> After leaving ''NME'', he wrote features for the ''Sunday Times'' magazine.
+In 1985, Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper ''[[Leeds Other Paper]]''. In 1986, following work on his [[fanzine]] ''Attack on Bzaag'', he was hired as freelance features writer for ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''. From there, he soon joined the magazine ''[[New Musical Express|NME]]''. In 1991, he became the manager of [[Fabulous (band)|Fabulous]], a rock band composed of various ''NME'' journalists.<ref>http://heavenly100.net/archive/biogs/biog_fabulous1.html{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After leaving ''NME'', he wrote features for the ''Sunday Times Magazine''.
 ==''Loaded''==
-In 1994, Brown launched the magazine ''[[Loaded (magazine)|Loaded]]'', which became an early example of the modern "[[List of men's magazines#Lads' mags|lads' mag]]" format. Brown won the British Society of Magazine Editors' "Editors' Editor of the Year" award for his work on the title.<ref name="digital venture">[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/13/james-brown-sabotage-times "James Brown on his new digital venture"], ''[[The Guardian]]'' (13 September 2010)</ref>
+In 1994, Brown launched the magazine ''[[Loaded (magazine)|Loaded]]'', which was an early example of the modern "[[List of men's magazines#Men's lifestyle magazines|lads' mag]]" format. He won the British Society of Magazine Editors' "Editors' Editor of the Year" award for his work on the title.<ref name="digital venture">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/13/james-brown-sabotage-times |title=Loaded founder James Brown on his new digital venture|author=John Plunkett|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 September 2010|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref>
-In a 1997 ''Independent'' interview, Brown expressed pride in his accomplishment in beginning ''Loaded'', stating, "The facts are there. I started the most influential magazine in Britain in the last 10 years and made my last company millions and millions and millions of pounds after an outlay of virtually nothing, and I've got something like six or seven major publishing awards."<ref name="latest edition">Tim Hulse [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/james-brown-the-latest-edition-1234041.html "James Brown: the Latest Edition"], ''The Independent'', 5 October 1997)</ref>
+In a 1997 ''[[The Independent|Independent]]'' interview, Brown expressed pride in his accomplishment in beginning ''Loaded'', saying, "The facts are there. I started the most influential magazine in Britain in the last 10 years and made my last company millions and millions and millions of pounds after an outlay of virtually nothing, and I've got something like six or seven major publishing awards."<ref>{{cite news|author=Tim Hulse |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/james-brown-the-latest-edition-1234041.html |title=James Brown: the Latest Edition|work=The Independent|date=5 October 1997|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref>
 ==''GQ''==
-In 1997 Brown left ''Loaded'' for the British edition of ''[[GQ]]''. He launched the ''Man of the Year'' Awards and hired the then-unknown chef [[Jamie Oliver]] to write the food column. Brown parted company with ''GQ'' in early 1999 over what were termed "philosophical differences", having featured Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel|Rommel]] (shown in a photograph sporting a swastika band on his uniform) on a list of "The Most Fashionable Men of the Century."
+In 1997, Brown left ''Loaded'' for the British edition of ''[[GQ]]''. He launched the "Man of the Year" Awards and hired the then-unknown chef [[Jamie Oliver]] to write the food column. Brown left ''GQ'' in early 1999 over what were termed "philosophical differences", having included Field Marshal [[Erwin Rommel|Rommel]] (shown in a photograph sporting a swastika band on his uniform) on a list of "The Most Fashionable Men of the Century".{{cn|date=October 2022}}
 ==Later career==
-After leaving ''GQ'', Brown launched his own company, I Feel Good, and subsequently acquired ''Viz'', ''Fortean Times'' and ''Bizarre'' magazines from John Brown Publishing for £6.4m.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/may/26/media1 "James Brown buys Viz to take it off top shelf"], ''The Guardian'' (26 May 2001)</ref>
+After leaving ''GQ'', Brown launched his own company, I Feel Good, and subsequently acquired ''[[Viz (comics)|Viz]]'', ''[[Fortean Times]]'' and ''[[Bizarre (magazine)|Bizarre]]'' magazines from John Brown Publishing for £6.4 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/may/26/media1 |title=James Brown buys Viz to take it off top shelf|work=The Guardian|author=John Cassy|date=26 May 2001|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref>
-He created the magazine ''[[Jack Magazine|Jack]]'' in August 2002<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2221419.stm "Jack the mag hits target"], [[BBC]] (28 August 2002)</ref> IFG was sold to [[Dennis Publishing]] for £5.1m in 2003<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/may/02/citynews.pressandpublishing "James Brown's publishing dream ends"], ''The Guardian'' (2 May 2003). Retrieved 17 September 2009.</ref> after the company's losses doubled to £1.1m year on year and film title ''Hotdog'' was sold having failed to reach break-even.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/21/pressandpublishing "Brown sells Hotdog"], ''The Guardian'', 21 January 2002</ref> Speaking in 2010, Brown said he had "made a lot of mistakes" at IFG and felt "a bit embarrassed about how little I had made of the opportunities I had created."<ref name="digital venture" /> In July 2004, Dennis wrote off its investment in ''Jack'' and closed the title with paid-for sales stagnant at less than 28,000 copies.<ref>[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/14002339/jack-folds-after-sales-stagnate "Jack folds after sales stagnate"], Marketing (21 July 2004)</ref>
+He created the magazine ''[[Jack Magazine|Jack]]'' in August 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2221419.stm |title=Jack the mag hits target|work=[[BBC News]]|date=28 August 2002}}</ref> IFG was sold to [[Dennis Publishing]] for £5.1 million in 2003<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/may/02/citynews.pressandpublishing |title=James Brown's publishing dream ends|work=The Guardian|author=Chris Tryhorn|date=2 May 2003|accessdate=17 September 2009}}</ref> after the company's annual losses doubled to £1.1 million and the film title ''[[Hotdog (magazine)|Hotdog]]'' was sold, having failed to reach break-even.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/21/pressandpublishing |title=Brown sells Hotdog|work=The Guardian|author=Jessica Hodgson|date=21 January 2002|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref> Speaking in 2010, Brown said he had "made a lot of mistakes" at IFG and felt "a bit embarrassed about how little I had made of the opportunities I had created".<ref name="digital venture" /> In July 2004, Dennis wrote off its investment in ''Jack'' and closed the title with paid-for sales stagnant at less than 28,000 copies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/14002339/jack-folds-after-sales-stagnate |title=Jack folds after sales stagnate|work=Marketing|date=21 July 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083135/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/14002339/jack-folds-after-sales-stagnate|archivedate=7 April 2014|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
-In 2007, he was hired as editor in chief of the free-to-air TV channel [[Sumo TV]], saying he had plans to push the genre of "spectacular voyeurism." The channel was briefly moved into the Adult, Gaming and Dating categories before refocusing on content provided by [[Psychic Television]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2818216/Loaded-founder-eyes-spectacular-voyeurism.html "Loaded founder eyes 'spectacular voyeurism'"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (24 October 2007)</ref>
+In 2007, he was hired as editor-in-chief of the free-to-air TV channel [[Sumo TV]], saying he had plans to push the genre of "spectacular voyeurism". The channel was briefly moved into the Adult, Gaming and Dating categories before refocusing on content provided by [[Psychic Television]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2818216/Loaded-founder-eyes-spectacular-voyeurism.html |title=Loaded founder eyes 'spectacular voyeurism'|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|author=Emma Thelwell|date=24 October 2007|accessdate=23 October 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
-After selling IFG, Brown worked across the media. On television he appeared with [[Gok Wan]] in ''[[Miss Naked Beauty]]'' and a participant in Channel 4's ''[[Extreme Detox]]''. He also helped create ''[[Flipside TV]]''{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} and co-produced over 50 episodes before the show was bought for Channel 4 and then Paramount.
+After selling IFG, Brown worked across the media. On television he appeared with [[Gok Wan]] in ''[[Miss Naked Beauty]]'' and was a participant in Channel 4's ''[[Extreme Detox]]''. He also helped to create ''[[Flipside TV]]''{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} and co-produced over 50 episodes before the show was bought for Channel 4 and then Paramount.
-Brown was appointed as consultant editor-in-chief at Sport Media Group, a part-time post, in November 2007.<ref>Chris Tryhorn [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/nov/06/pressandpublishing "James Brown takes role at Sport titles"], ''The Guardian'', 6 November 2007</ref> In January 2008 [[Barry McIlheney]] was hired by Brown as the new editor-in-chief.<ref>Stephen Brook [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/14/pressandpublishing "Zoo founder joins Sport papers"], ''The Guardian'', 14 January 2008</ref> The two men were responsible for a relaunch of the ''[[Daily Sport]]'' and ''[[Sunday Sport]]'' newspapers in April 2008.<ref>Stephen Brook [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/21/pressandpublishing "Daily Sport unveils £1m redesign"], ''The Guardian'', 21 April 2008</ref>
+Brown was appointed as consultant editor-in-chief at Sport Media Group, a part-time post, in November 2007.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chris Tryhorn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/nov/06/pressandpublishing |title=James Brown takes role at Sport titles|work=The Guardian|date=6 November 2007}}</ref> In January 2008, [[Barry McIlheney]] was hired by Brown as the new editor-in-chief.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stephen Brook |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/14/pressandpublishing |title=Zoo founder joins Sport papers|work=The Guardian|date=14 January 2008}}</ref> The two men were responsible for a relaunch of the ''[[Daily Sport]]'' and ''[[Sunday Sport]]'' newspapers in April 2008.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stephen Brook |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/21/pressandpublishing |title=Daily Sport unveils £1m redesign|work=The Guardian|date=21 April 2008}}</ref>
-Brown also presented and co-produced ''I Predict a Riot'' for Bravo, a ten-part investigation into the history of civil disorder, and regularly appears as a pundit on the BBC's art shows ''[[Newsnight Review]]'' and ''[[The Culture Show]]''. In 2010 he oversaw the relaunch of the ''Sky Sports Magazine''.
+Brown also presented and co-produced ''I Predict a Riot'' for [[Bravo (British TV channel)|Bravo]], a ten-part investigation into the history of civil disorder, and regularly appeared as a pundit on the BBC's art shows ''[[Newsnight Review]]'' and ''[[The Culture Show]]''. In 2010 he oversaw the relaunch of the ''Sky Sports Magazine''.
-In May 2010, Brown launched the website ''[[Sabotage Times]]'' to focus on music, sports, fashion, travel, TV and film.
+In May 2010, Brown launched the website ''Sabotage Times'' to focus on music, sports, fashion, travel, TV and film.
-Since 2010, Brown has made frequent appearances in the media, both on the radio for [[talkSPORT]]'s popular show ''The Warm Up'', hosted by Brown, [[Johnny Vaughan]], and Gavin Woodman, and as a guest panellist on Alan Davies' show [[Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled|As Yet Untitled]], broadcast on [[Dave (channel)|Dave]]. He is also an active business speaker, and took the stage alongside figures such as [[Kofi Annan]] and [[Al Gore]] at the Leaders in London summit in 2007.<ref>David Teather [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/24/pressandpublishing.media "Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas"], ''The Guardian'', 24 August 2007</ref>
+Since 2010, Brown has made frequent appearances in the media, both on the radio for [[talkSPORT]]'sshow ''The Warm Up'', hosted by Brown, [[Johnny Vaughan]] and Gavin Woods, and as a guest panellist on Alan Davies' show ''[[Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled|As Yet Untitled]]'', broadcast on [[Dave (channel)|Dave]]. He is also an active business speaker and took the stage alongside figures such as [[Kofi Annan]] and [[Al Gore]] at the Leaders in London summit in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Teather |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/24/pressandpublishing.media |title=Father of lads' mags still loaded with ideas|work=The Guardian|date=24 August 2007}}</ref>
+In March 2019, Brown was appointed as editor-in-chief of ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.futureplc.com/2019/03/06/james-brown-appointed-as-editor-in-chief-of-football-brand-fourfourtwo/|title=James Brown appointed as Editor-in-Chief of football brand FourFourTwo|date=6 March 2019|publisher=Future plc |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509154851/https://www.futureplc.com/2019/03/06/james-brown-appointed-as-editor-in-chief-of-football-brand-fourfourtwo/|archivedate=9 May 2019|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref> In August 2019, he left ''FourFourTwo'' after less than six months.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/lads-mag-pioneer-james-brown-leaves-four-four-two-after-six-months-as-editor/|title=Lads' man pioneer James Brown leaves FourFourTwo after six months as editor|date=28 August 2019|work=Press Gazette |author=Charlotte Tobitt |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> It was later reported that he had made offensive remarks about the [[Tottenham Hotspur]] player [[Son Heung-min]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ziegler|first=Martyn|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/english-clubs-make-deals-with-vampire-kangaroo-jwrgl6rhr/|title=English clubs make deals with 'Vampire Kangaroo'|date=6 September 2019|work=The Times|access-date=23 September 2019|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 * [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/24/pressandpublishing.media Biography – 24 August, 2007 ''The Guardian'' article]
 * [http://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/entrepreneurs/257270/james-brown-from-lads-to-riches.thtml 17 July, 2007 ''GrowthBusiness'' article]
-* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-decline-of-lads-mags-unloaded-and-now-the-party-is-over-412383.html 18 August, 2006 ''Independent'' article]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090726102246/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-decline-of-lads-mags-unloaded-and-now-the-party-is-over-412383.html 18 August, 2006 ''Independent'' article]
-* http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/entertainment-reviews/100507-website-sabotage-times-.aspx
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20100513075144/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/entertainment-reviews/100507-website-sabotage-times-.aspx
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