DMG World Media has sold its portfolio of 38 North American consumer home shows to Marketplace Events LLC for $53 million. DMG CEO Michael Franks said the home shows “were a significant reason for DMG World Media’s entry into the North American market in the first place, and we have enjoyed building the business to [...]
U.S. News & World Report unveiled its extensive redesign this week. The complete overhaul of the magazine includes a new logo, typeface, a retooled front-of-book and feature well showcasing longer pieces. The redesign had be in the works for over a year and reflects a shift in the company’s editorial strategy, moving the brand away [...]
Quebecor World has reached a $55 million multi-year deal with Reader’s Digest Association that will include renewal work for Reader’s Digest titles including Family Handyman, Weekly Reader and Reader’s Digest Large Print,. The agreement also includes new work for titles such as Weekly Reader Current Events and Reader’s Digest Milwaukee magazine. After filing for bankruptcy, [...]
Readex a division of NewsBank Inc. and the Center for Research Libraries, announced that they are in the process of creating the world’s largest, fully searchable digital archive of international newspapers. The goal of The World Newspaper Archive is to give users unprecedented access to historical newspapers published outside the U.S. NewsBreak (July 7, 2008)
IDG’s PC World is trying something that no other technology site has ever done: directly linking from its own reviews to those from competitive sites. CEO Mike Kisseberth says that even though they “believe we have the best technology product reviews available, we understand and acknowledge that buyers want to evaluate the opinions of multiple [...]
Following are Quebecor World Logistics News Flashes about disruptions to Midwest transportation and delivery due to severe weather, as well as the possible solutions to this problem. They are included in their entirety.
Damaging Weather Slows Delivery Throughout Midwest
June 13, 2008
Quebecor World Logistics NEWS FLASH - Issue #221
Damaging weather continues to disrupt transportation throughout the [...]