Hearst To Buy Lagardere Magazine, Digital Units for $889 Million

Hearst Corp. announced today that it has made an offer of 651 million euros (or about $889 million) for Lagardere's international press and magazine business, including 102 titles in 15 countries, and 50 related Web sites. The deal includes publishing rights to Elle in 15 countries as well as 10 editions of Elle Décor. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Media Week | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie Claire to debut NFC technology for magazine ad

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Islam: Tunisian Start-up Targets Muslims with E-books

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Publishing Demonstrates Its Worth During Hurricane Sandy

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