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The Week Debuts New Cover Design
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07/01/2009 03:41 PM
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The Week quietly debuted a new cover design for its June 26th issue. The design brings the cover in line with its UK and Australian versions while also leveraging some of the newsstand magic the magazine has outside of the U.S. where it is primarily a subscription-driven publication.
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Entrepreneur Editors Ask for Buyouts
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07/01/2009 09:29 AM
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Four editors asked for and received buyouts at Entrepreneur magazine. VP Ryan Shae said no layoffs were planned, but we offered them a nice severance package and parted ways.
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Hachette Reorgs Auto Brands Into New Group
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07/01/2009 09:28 AM
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Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced today that its reorganizing its automotive brands under the Jumpstart online network. Called Jumpstart Automotive Group, the new entity follows a similar structure set up for the womens and shelter titles, and gives Car and Driver and Road & Track managers cross-platform oversight.
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Vibe Media Group to shut down
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07/01/2009 09:25 AM
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Vibe Media Group (VMG), parent company of Vibe and the newly launched The Most Mag, will shutdown at 8pm tonight, June 30. All properties, including its Web sites, will be discontinued. Vibe, the flagship magazine, had a total paid and verified circulation 817,825 as of December 31 a slight drop from a high of 879,072 in 2007. Per MRI, Vibes readership was split evenly between men and women, and median reader age was around 29.
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Readers Digest pulls back print, focuses on digital
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06/23/2009 11:19 AM
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Readers Digest is reducing its rate base and frequency as it redirects resources to new media and digital initiatives worldwide. The US edition of the magazine will slowly trim its rate base from 8 million to 5.5 million over the course of 18 months, starting with the February 2010 issue. Cuts will be focused on less profitable and less loyal subscriptions.
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Popular Science Develops Interactive 3D Cover
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06/19/2009 01:06 PM
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The July issue of Bonniers Popular Science features a 3D cover that allows readers to log onto the magazines Web site and interact with an animated hologram. The magazine utilized “augmented reality firm Metaios Web application software, called Unifeye Viewer, to make the 3D system work.
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Incoming Playboy CEO, I Believe the Magazine Will Come Back
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06/15/2009 10:36 AM
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Last week a little less than six months after Christie Hefner, daughter of founder Hugh Hefner, stepped down after a 20-year run as CEO of Playboy Enterprises the company appointed Scott Flanders as its new chief executive. In an exclusive FOLIO: Q+A, Flanders spoke about his appointment and what he hopes to accomplish by taking the helm of a company and magazine during a pivotal time in its history.
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Rodale Seeks to Block Release of Trade Secrets
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06/15/2009 10:34 AM
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The Mens Health publisher recently filed a petition with a Florida circuit court challenging the state attorney generals decision to release information that was gathered about the company as part of an ongoing investigation into its sales and marketing practices.
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FamilyFun plays up Disney connection, launches custom pub division
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06/15/2009 10:32 AM
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FamilyFun magazine is rebranding and launching a line of spin-off products and a custom publishing line in a rare growth push for media companies in this economy. The moms- and kids-focused monthly will be known as Disney FamilyFun, after its parent company, as of the August issue. The company's magazine publishing division is also changing its name, to Disney FamilyFun Group, all in an effort to make the most of combined brand power of Disney and the 2.1 million-circulation FamilyFun.
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Jazz Times Ceases Publication
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06/09/2009 11:17 AM
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Jazz Times, a magazine that has celebrated the genre since 1970, appears to be on the brink of death. In a note posted on its Web site, the magazine has suspended publication and has furloughed the bulk of its staff while it finalizes a sale of its assets.
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Hearst to Sell Stake in E-Reader Company
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06/02/2009 12:29 PM
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Hearst Interactive Media has agreed to sell its stake in E Ink the electronic paper display firm that developed the technology for Amazon’s Kindle and the Sony Reader to Taiwan-based e-paper display module supplier Prime View International. Prime View said it agreed to buy out all of E Ink’s investors for approximately $215 million.
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Playboy Names New CEO
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06/02/2009 12:27 PM
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Playboy Enterprises appointed Scott Flanders president and CEO of Irvine, California-based media company Freedom Communications chief executive and to its board of directors. Flanders replaces interim CEO Jerome Kern, who took over late last year when Christie Hefner longtime CEO and daughter of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner stepped down.
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Bonnier Acquires Five Hachette Titles
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06/02/2009 12:21 PM
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The Winter Park, Florida-based enthusiast publisher announced today that it has officially acquired five magazines from Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., including American Photo, Boating, Flying, Popular Photography and Sound & Vision. We are establishing a new foundation for when the economy inevitably recovers, Bonnier CEO Terry Snow told FOLIO:.
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