Magazines may have been weathering the economic downturn better than newspapers, but the current upheaval in the financial markets makes it only more likely that survival will be more difficult. And so, in advance of an increasingly pessimistic outlook, Hearst has decided to shutter CosmoGirl magazine, the second mag...
Layoffs at Mansueto Ventures, specifically the digital side of Fast Company, the result, we're told, of a decision to fold Mansueto Digital into the company's print operations. At the same time, digital head Ed Sussman is leaving to be CEO at a start-up. (More on that to come.) ...
-- Newsweek: The *Washington Post Co*. mag has named Pamela Raley, a former online ad sales exec at Hearst, *Disney* and Revolution Health, to the new post of chief revenue officer. Raley will be responsible for overseeing all ad revenue and the magazine's ad sales teams, but her main...
As magazine ad pages continued to slip this year and last, digital's growth appeared to help offset the print losses at several publishers, particularly Time Inc. and IDG, AdAge reports. The 48 mags that shared information for AdAge's annual Magazine 300 survey said that revenues from digital ranged from...
B2B publisher Nielsen Business Media is putting together a new content strategy for its 40 magazine properties, Folio reports. Nielsen, which publishes such titles as Adweek, Mediaweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Editor & Publisher and Billboard, told Folio that the strategy could involve the creation of a "content center across...
Back in May, a site called Mygazines was launched, offering a peer-to-peer model for readers to share their magazine subs with each other. The basic idea: subscribers could upload digitized versions of their magazines for others to peruse. No shock: The magazine publishers were in no mood to see...
-- Venrock-eMusic CEO: Outgoing eMusic CEO David Pakman is joining the venerated VC firm Venrock as a Partner in New York City, where he will be part of the recently enhanced Digital Media team led by David Siminoff in Palo Alto. He announced his departure from the online music...
-- Guitar Hero's new tune: in-game ads: Video gamer Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard has signed a deal with in-game ads company IGA to place marketing messages within the popular Guitar Hero franchises. The ads will begin showing up in the PlayStation3 version of the game's next installment, Guitar Hero:...
This week, iRex Technologies started selling its first device—the iRex Digital Reader 1000S—but at $749 it is a disappointment and doesn't stack up to rivals, including the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Kindle or the Sony (NYSE: SNE) Reader, reports USA Today. The devices are increasingly trying to target the business...
Barron's Magazine, published by Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS), is acquiring The Winner's Circle Organization, a conference organizer dedicated to promoting best practices in the financial services business. Besides actual events, the company puts out lists like the "Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors", which are already published frequently by the...
Swedish publisher Bonnier Corp. has acquired Working Mother Media from MCG Capital and founder Carol Evans. In addition to publishing the Working Mother magazine, the company publishes research like 100 Best Companies for working mothers. Bonnier already publishes Parenting and Baby Talk. Last year, Bonnier's Corp's parent Bonnier Group...
Although Time Inc.'s Life magazine has gone through several lives, with its last incarnation as a newspaper supplement that ended last year, the company is bringing it back as a website in a partnership with Getty Images (NYSE: GYI). Executives from the two companies made their announcement at the...
Nearly a year after Forbes launched a new print product, ForbesLife Executive Woman magazine, the magazine publisher is now going to create a new website around it, the company announced. To run it, Forbes has hired WSJ vet Carol Hymowitz as editorial director of the ForbesLife Executive Woman group,...
Between the tight political race and the chaos on Wall St., Forbes.com has picked the right time to revamp its Opinions Channel. The channel, unveiled today, is structured around four main topic categories: Business and Economics, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Culture and Society, and Politics. Forbes.com has also added...
Time Inc has quietly launched its much delayed and much-anticipated online magazine subscription website Maghound. The service, in beta, borrows concepts heavily from *Netflix*, in that it allows users to choose up to 15 magazines from a broad range of titles for one set monthly fee, with the ability...
-- Federated Media: Former *CNET* exec Keith Bencher has signed on as SVP-strategy and development, where in this capacity he will manage partnerships and expand the company into new businesses. Bencher previously headed up strategy and development and *CNET*'s games, entertainment and lifestyles business unit, having earlier managed corporate...
Reed Business Information's second round auction may be running into trouble, as bidders are lowering their prices, reports Times UK. There are no bids close to its £1.25 billion ($2.5 billion) asking price and there is talk the unit may be worth as little as £800 million ($1.6 billion),...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Slow Food Nation Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend in San FranciscoC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Slow Food Nation, the largest celebration of American food in history, will take place in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend, August 29 to September...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Kellogg Named to Most Ethical Companies' ListC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Ethisphere Institute named Kellogg Company to Ethisphere's second-annual World's Most Ethical Companies list. Ethisphere, a think-tank dedicated to the research and promotion of profitable best practices...
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts GrowthC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hook & Ladder Brewing Company, a Washington, D.C.-area venture started by a volunteer firefighter and his business-minded brother, is bucking negative economic trends and experiencing tremendous growth this year, despite...
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