Newport Beach Magazine

What Newport Beach Magazine does

Newport Beach Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication serving affluent residents of Newport Beach and surrounding Orange County, California. The magazine covers categories including art, automotive, dining, fashion, home design, people and places, travel, and wellness. It is published by Firebrand Media LLC, a private media company that also operates sister publications Newport Beach Indy, Laguna Beach Indy, and Coastal Real Estate Guide, creating a portfolio of regional coastal titles sharing sales and editorial infrastructure.

Name

Newport Beach Magazine

Legal name

Firebrand Media LLC

Website

https://newportbeachmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Newport Beach Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication covering art, dining, fashion, home design, travel, and wellness for affluent Newport Beach and Orange County readers, published by Firebrand Media LLC alongside sister regional titles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Digital publishing platform
• Lifestyle editorial content
• Local community journalism
• Print and digital publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Laguna Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Publishing and Advertising: Newport Beach Magazine generates revenue through print and digital magazine publishing, featuring sponsored content, partner messages, and advertising from local businesses, restaurants, hotels, and luxury brands targeting the Newport Beach upscale community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Newport Beach Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication providing curated coverage of Newport Beach and Orange County, California, spanning categories such as art, automotive, dining, fashion, home design, people, travel, and wellness. The magazine is offered in both print and digital editions, supplemented by sister publications (Newport Beach Indy, Laguna Beach Indy, Coastal Real Estate Guide) and a City Guide, generating revenue through subscriptions, sponsored content, and advertising from local businesses and luxury brands.

Product overview

Newport Beach Magazine is a lifestyle publication offering comprehensive coverage of Orange County's most upscale Newport Beach community. The company operates its core magazine product alongside a digital edition platform, supplemented by related publications including Newport Beach Indy (independent newspaper), Laguna Beach Indy, and the Coastal Real Estate Guide. Content spans diverse categories including art, automotive, dining, fashion, home design, people and places, travel, and wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newport Beach Magazine

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Firebrand Media LLCcoreOthersNewport Beach Magazine is published by Firebrand Media LLC, a media company that operates multiple regional publications including Newport Beach Indy, Laguna Beach Indy, and Coastal Real Estate Guide.
• PageSuitecoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital editions of Newport Beach Magazine are hosted and distributed through PageSuite platform, enabling readers to access digital versions of the magazine on web and mobile devices.
• Fashion IslandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Newport Beach Film Festival (featured in the magazine) partners with Fashion Island for opening night events and StyleWeekOC collaborations.
• VarietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Newport Beach Film Festival hosts two of Variety's 10 to Watch programs, and Variety's Awards Chatter sessions with Scott Feinberg and The Hollywood Reporter.
• The Hollywood ReporterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Newport Beach Film Festival hosts Awards Chatter sessions in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Los Angeles Magazine: Established regional luxury lifestyle magazine covering the broader Los Angeles market including dining, fashion, real estate, and culture. Overlaps significantly on audience and advertiser base but operates at a wider geographic scale.
• Robb Report: Established national luxury lifestyle publication covering travel, real estate, automotive, fashion, and wellness — the same verticals Newport Beach Magazine serves at a regional level. Targets the same high-net-worth readership.
• Modern Luxury: Multi-city media company publishing a portfolio of regional luxury lifestyle magazines. Direct competitor model — sells against the same affluent audience via a network of hyper-local titles rather than a single regional publication.
• Town & Country: Long-established Hearst luxury lifestyle magazine covering travel, home, culture, and society. Competes for the same affluent advertisers and brand-conscious readers, but at national scale.

Direct peers

• Coastal Living: National magazine dedicated to coastal lifestyle, home design, and travel — covering similar editorial verticals (beach living, dining, design) as Newport Beach Magazine but at national scale.
• Angeleno Magazine: Los Angeles luxury lifestyle magazine covering society, dining, fashion, and culture for affluent Southern Californians. Comparable in audience demographic and ad-supported luxury publishing model, slightly broader geography.
• Orange Coast Magazine: Long-running Orange County lifestyle magazine covering dining, fashion, home, and culture for the same affluent Southern California audience. Directly comparable in geography, content verticals, and ad-supported luxury publishing model.
• Riviera Magazine: Orange County-based regional lifestyle publication covering luxury living, dining, fashion, and culture in the Newport Beach / OC market. Closest direct competitor by both geography and editorial scope.

Emerging players

• California Home + Design: California-focused home and design publication overlapping with Newport Beach Magazine's Home & Design and architecture coverage. Targets the same affluent coastal homeowner audience but with a narrower editorial focus.
• DuJour Media: Luxury lifestyle print and digital publication covering travel, dining, fashion, and design. Targets the same ultra-high-net-worth audience and competes for luxury brand advertising spend.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/newportbeachmag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVC_4y0rpjU_xljyO7RqAWQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewportBeachMagazine/?fref=ts
• Instagraminstagram.com/newportbeachmag/?hl=en

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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