Jack Kliger, former chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America, is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of Hachette Filipacchi and will become chairman of HFM U.S.; a newly created position. Kliger said that he was hired as chairman of HFM U.S. in order to “develop strategic relationships for the company.” Folio (June [...]
In addition to promoting Michalopoulos from senior director to vice president of retail sales, Jack Kliger, ceo Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., announced the promotions of seven other key staff members earlier this month. MinOnline (May 22, 2008)
Hachette Filipacchi has bought Digital Spy, the UK’s biggest entertainment news website, for an undisclosed sum. The site (digitalspy.co.uk), which attracts more than 2 million unique visitors a month, will offer cross-promotional and content-sharing opportunities for other Hachette sites, along with its international network . NewMediaAge.co.uk (Apr. 11, 2008)
Todd Anderman was named senior vice president, digital media, at Hachette Filipacchi Media. Anderman had been president of Maxim Digital in his most recent, prior position. MediaWeek (Jan. 17, 2008)
Looking at the first half ABC numbers, Baird Davis notes the newsstand to subscription source ratio dropped to a new low of 17.2 percent. But he saw some good news in the overall circulation picture. Sales losses resulting from a 13 percent decline in the number of audited titles have been largely made up for [...]