The cuts come on the heels of a three-month study by McKinsey & Co., which analyzed Conde Nast’s operations, and recommended that several magazines cut about 25 percent from their budgets. The Wall Street Journal The New York Times Folio: Oct. 5, 2009
The Middle East edition will be written in English, available in Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and produced in partnership with ITP Consumer Publishing. Min online Sept. 23, 2009
The launch issue of Cesar’s Way, a joint venture between sports management and entertainment firm IMG and Cesar Millan, the TV star/dog trainer, will hit stands next week. A second issue is planned for this year, with six to come in 2010. The Wall Street Journal Sept. 10, 2009 Paid subscripton may be [...]
The thirty-two year old lifestyle magazine suffered a 32% ad page decline in the first half. Folio: Aug. 6, 2009
NYT media columnist David Carr interviews Tina Brown during a wistful look back at the lavish launch party for Talk magazine suggests that the event marked the end of an era. The New York Times Aug. 2, 2009
In an effort to catch up with major online celeb gossip sites like Yahoo’s OMG and print-based brands like People.com and Usmagazine.com, OK! magazine is teaming up with Buzz Media. Buzz Media, a social programming giant, is one of the largest collections of pop culture websites including Just Jared, Buzznet, Celebuzz, and the celebrity blogs belonging to Britney Spears and [...]
The new, Christian-religion quarterly — and a companion social networking site — are produced in partnership between Pastor Rick Warren, auther of The Purpose Driven Life, and Reader’s Digest Association. “The idea,” summed up in The Wall Street Journal, “is to envelop subscribers in a multimedia web of Mr. Warren’s message.” The Wall Street Journal [...]
The housing meltdown and stubborn recession have taken too-big a toll on Domino, Condé Nast’s shopping and home décor magazine Domino.
Projecting continued advertising weakness well into 2009, Meredith has closed its struggling shelter title Country Home and reduced its workforce by some 250 positions. The publisher is also relocating the creative functions of Parents.com, which is based in Manhattan, and ReadyMade, based in Berkeley, Calif., to the corporate headquarters in Des Moines, in an additional [...]
Mitchell Fox, ceo of 8020, reports that the publisher’s decision to close down, has resulted in inquiries about a possible purchase from some twenty different individuals and corporations. A purchase would apparently let 8020’s celebrated JPG magazine to keep operationg. Folio: Jan. 8, 2008