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TIME's Josh Tyrangiel Named Editor of BusinessWeek

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2009 - 12:23pm.
New York - Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that it has hired Josh Tyrangiel to be editor of its newly-acquired BusinessWeek magazine. Tyrangiel is currently deputy managing editor of TIME magazine and managing editor of TIME.com.

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Forbes Media Acquires Web Photo Platform FlipGloss

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2009 - 8:21am.
New York - Forbes Media on Friday announced that it has acquired FlipGloss, the developer of a Web photo publishing platform.
tags: Deals | Acquisitions | Magazines | Publishing | Images | Forbes Media | FlipGloss |

Report: Hollywood Reporter, Billboard to be Sold to Finkelstein

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2009 - 10:12am.
Los Angeles - Nielsen is close to a deal to sell its Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek and other magazines in its business media division to News Communications, James Finkelstein's company that publishes The Hill and the "Who's Who" stable of publications, TheWrap.com reported.
tags: Deals | Acquisitions | Nielsen | Magazines | Billboard | Publishing | Hollywood Reporter | News Communications | James Finkelstein |

Godengo Raises $2.2 Million for Online Magazine Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2009 - 6:39am.
Emeryville, Calif. - Godengo, a provider of advertising, SEO and other online services for magazines, has raised $2.16 million in new funding, SiliconTap reported, citing a regulatory filing.
tags: Deals | VC | Advertising | Magazines | Publishing | Godengo |

Co-founders of Reddit Exit Conde Nast

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 12:16pm.
New York - The founders of social news service Reddit, who three years sold their company to publisher Conde Nast, have announced that they are leaving the company, PaidContent reported, citing a post on the Reddit blog. Co-founders Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian said in the post that they plan to pursue other interests.

tags: Social Networking | Moves | Magazines | Publishing | Conde Nast | Reddit |

Bloomberg Acquires BusinessWeek from McGraw-Hill

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 8:32am.
New York - Business news publisher Bloomberg announced that it has agreed to acquire the 80-year-old publication BusinessWeek from The McGraw-Hill Companies. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, several publications pegged the purchase price at around $5 million, plus the assumption of around $32 million in liabilities.
tags: Deals | Acquisitions | Magazines | Publishing | McGraw-Hill | Bloomberg | BusinessWeek |

GOOD Magazine Parent Secures First Round Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2009 - 7:39am.
Los Angeles - GOOD, a multiplatform media firm focused on social justice, announced on Wednesday that it has raised an undisclosed sum of first round financing, led by co-founder and CEO Ben Goldhirsh.
tags: Deals | VC | Magazines | Publishing | Ben Goldhirsh | GOOD |

Report: Conde Nast Digital Laying Off 15 Staffers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2009 - 8:06am.
New York - Conde Nast Digital, the online publishing arm of the veteran magazine publisher, has laid off more than 15 employees, most of whom worked in ad sales, Mediaweek reports.
tags: Advertising | Magazines | Layoffs | Publishing | Conde Nast | Conde Nast Digital |

Playboy Enterprises Names Alex Vaickus as President

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2009 - 10:11am.
Chicago - Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) announced on Tuesday that it has named Alex Vaickus to the new position of president. Vaickus was previously executive vice president of Playboy Enterprises, and president of global licensing. Before joining Playboy, Vaickus served in executive roles at ConAgra and Sara Lee Corporation.

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Conde Nast to Lay Off 180, Shutter Gourmet, Other Titles

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2009 - 9:08am.
New York - Veteran publishing house Conde Nast will lay off about 180 people and shutter its Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride, as part of a cost-cutting initiative launched after a three-month review of the company by McKinsey & Co.
tags: Magazines | Layoffs | Publishing | Conde Nast |

Report: Time Inc. Looking to Create a Hulu for Magazines

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2009 - 7:03am.
New York - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Time Inc. is pitching a new Hulu-like joint venture for magazines, that would be distributed on new digital platforms like the Amazon Kindle and forthcoming tablet computers, All Things D reported. The joint venture would reportedly operate independently from its publisher-investors, and provide a single interface where consumers could manage their digital magazine subscriptions from any device.
tags: Hearst | Magazines | Publishing | Time Warner | Conde Nast | Time Inc. |

Life Magazine Adds 1,860 Issues to Google Archives

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 24, 2009 - 7:48am.
New York - More than 1,860 issues of Life magazine have been added to Google's (NASD: GOOG) digital archives as part of the company's massive book-scanning project.
tags: Google | Magazines | Publishing | Time Warner | Life |

Reports: Variety, THR to Erect Web Content 'Paywalls'

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 17, 2009 - 10:54am.
Los Angeles - Veteran Hollywood trade publications Variety and The Hollywood Reporter (THR) are planning to place most of their online content behind a subscription "paywall," according to reports from Deadline.com and PaidContent.
tags: Advertising | Magazines | Publishing | Variety | The Hollywood Reporter |

Google Introduces 'Fast Flip' Online News Reader

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2009 - 10:51am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has launched a new service for reading news articles online, Google Fast Flip, that lets users 'flip' through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine.
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CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated to Share Print, Digital Content

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2009 - 10:38am.
New York - CBS-owned (NYSE: CBS) CBSSports.com and MaxPreps.com on Monday announced a partnership with The Sports Illustrated Group, that will see both parties share and distribute various digital and print assets. High school sports content from MaxPreps.com will now feature in SI.com's high school section. Several Sports Illustrated writers, including David Feherty and Seth Davis, will see their articles syndicated across CBSSports.com. SI.com will also promote live sports video featured on CBSSports.com.

tags: Sports | Video | TV | CBS | Magazines | Publishing | Sports Illustrated | MaxPreps.com |

Wenner Dumps RealNetworks; Will Re-launch RollingStone.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2009 - 8:11am.
New York - Wenner Media, the publisher of titles including Rolling Stone and Us Weekly, plans to take control of its flagship RollingStone.com website back from RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK), which has operated the site for the past ten years, according to Mediaweek.
tags: Music | RealNetworks | Magazines | Rhapsody | Publishing | Rolling Stone | Wenner Media |

Vibe Names Jermaine Hall New Editor-in-Chief

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2009 - 12:26pm.
New York - The Vibe Lifestyle Network, a unit of Intermedia -- the company that recently acquired defunct Vibe magazine, announced on Tuesday that it has named Jermaine Hall as editor-in-chief of the re-launched Vibe and Vibe.com properties. Hall was most recently editor-in-chief of King Magazine, and prior to that was music editor at The Source. Vibe.com is set to re-launch yet this month, while a quarterly magazine will begin publishing in November.

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Activision, Future Team on "World of Warcraft" Magazine

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 20, 2009 - 11:26am.
Los Angeles - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard (NASD: ATVI), a unit of Vivendi, has teamed with video game media publisher Future to launch "World of Warcraft: The Magazine," a quarterly publication about the popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The ad-free, 150 page magazine will be available for a $40 annual subscription in the U.S., and will also be translated into French, German and Spanish. World of Warcraft counts over 11.5 million players worldwide.

tags: Games | Magazines | Publishing | Future | World of Warcraft | Activision Blizzard |

CBS to Insert Video Ad Into Entertainment Weekly Magazine

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 12:19pm.
New York - CBS (NYSE: CBS) plans to integrate a video advertisement for its programs and PepsiCo products into an upcoming issue of the print edition of Entertainment Weekly, the Associated Press reported. The experimental ad will play on an insert with a two-inch video screen and embedded speaker, and will be inserted into some copies of the magazine's fall TV preview issue mailed to subscribers in New York and Los Angeles.

tags: Video | Marketing | Advertising | TV | Pepsi | CBS | Magazines | Publishing | Entertainment Weekly |

Vibe Magazine Acquired by Intermedia, Will Re-launch

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 12, 2009 - 10:03am.
New York - Hip-hop magazine Vibe will be resurrected -- six weeks after shuttering -- after private equity firm Intermedia Partners and its publishing unit Uptown Media reached a deal to acquire the brand and website, The Wall Street Journal reported.
tags: Deals | Advertising | Acquisitions | Magazines | Publishing | VIBE | InterMedia Partners | Uptown Media |
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