Lisa Gersh Named CEO and President of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

Lisa Gersh has been tapped as president and chief operating officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO), effective June 6. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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SurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg, who grew up in Twin Cities, dead at 47

SurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg, who grew the company to a $2 billion valuation, died suddenly on Friday night. He is survived by wife Sheryl Sandberg, the COO at Facebook Inc., and two children. Sandberg married Goldberg in 2004 and credited him in her book "Lean In" for his role in creating a... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Ted Heinecken: Living History

Although Ted Heinecken describes himself as having been an eminence grise at Fujii Associates until his February retirement, he’s considered by many to be the elder statesman of the entire Midwestern book world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett to Name Broadcast, Digital Unit TEGNA Amid Print Spinoff

Gannett, the media company that is spinning off its publishing business, said Tuesday it'll run its broadcasting and digital units under the new corporate name TEGNA. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweeney Named Editorial Director of Franciscan Media Books

The publishing veteran and author of seven books about St. Francis of Assisi has been tapped to head Franciscan Media Books, the nonprofit publishing arm of the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Pincus tries again to save Zynga, stepping in as CEO

Zynga founder Mark Pincus is rejoining the gaming company as CEO effective immediately, replacing Don Mattrick, who led Zynga for less than two years.The executive shuffle comes after the company struggled in recent years to maintain its early growth rate. It hired Mattrick in 2013 to help... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seth Satterlee Named New PW Religion Reviews Editor

Publishers Weekly has a new spirituality and religion reviews editor: Seth Satterlee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Election 2015: Tory £5bn tax avoidance figure 'flaky' – live

Keep up with all the latest election news with Andrew Sparrow and the Guardian politics team, as the battle buses roll out across the UKCameron says Labour will pick voters’ pockets with taxesLiving standards key to election – data shows slowest recovery since 1920sLib Dems pledge £2bn extra... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books & Books Named PW Bookstore of the Year; Sheridan Rep

Given the outsized influence of the 33-year-old South Florida bookstore and owner Mitchell Kaplan, the biggest surprise was that it hadn't received the award earlier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watch the Digiday Publishing Summit live

The Digiday Publishing Summit will stream live today from Vail, Colorado, starting at 6:30 p.m. EST. Sessions will cover how publishers adapt to technological change. Today's sessions focus in particular on the shift to mobile. Neil Vogel, CEO of About.com, will speak to how it is making mobile... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Politicians vie for author votes at lively hustings

Copyright, fair contracts for authors, and libraries were among the points addressed by politicians at a hustings hosted by the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) last night (24th March). The event saw writers given the opportunity to question... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English Heritage Publishing to change name

English Heritage Publishing will become known as Historic England Publishing as of 1st of April 2015.   The name change is a result of the splitting of English Heritage into two corporations: Historic England and the English Heritage Trust. English Heritage Publishing will be a part of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com

Full business model in place after 3 months in public beta. The post TV Guide Magazine Goes Live With TVInsider.com appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst president David Carey: ‘We’re a content company with a platform mentality’

As Hearst Magazines president, David Carey is constantly on the lookout for growth, from Hearst's longstanding titles, acquisitions and new launches. But publishing a monthly magazine isn't what it used to be. In the first of our media CEO Q&A series, Carey talks about challenging... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Tried To Give Steve Jobs His Liver—But Jobs Refused

In the forthcoming book Becoming Steve Jobs, we learn just how close Tim Cook and Steve Jobs really were. Here, an exclusive excerpt: Fast Company executive editor Rick Tetzeli and co-author Brent Schlender's new book, Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution Of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate creates Letters Live company

Canongate has created a spin-off company to further develop its Letters Live series of events. Five shows, which will feature actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey, will run at the Freemasons’ Hall from 31st March to 4th April 2015. The live events will celebrate the “enduring power of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran TV Exec Rich Battista Poised to Become People Magazine President

Time Inc., the nation's largest magazine publisher, is close to naming former TV executive Rich Battista to lead the company's largest brand, People magazine, as well as its sibling publication Entertainment Weekly, according to two people familiar with the matter.The position -- president of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fix-It and Forget-It Lives Again

Since the first title in Phyllis Good’s Fix-It and Forget-It series was published in 2000, the cookbooks, which collect accessible slow-cooker recipes, have sold more than 11 million copies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ComicsPRO Elects Dolan as New President

Optimism over rising sales and signs of the diversifying audience for comics set the tone at the annual meeting of the largest organization for comics retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coram Williams Named Pearson CFO

Coram Williams, global and U.S. CFO of Penguin Random House, has been promoted to CFO of PRH parent company Pearson, effective July 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check it Out with Andrew Richard Albanese: The Race for ALA Presidency

As the story goes, in October 1897, the American Library Association (ALA) plunged into controversy when Rutherford P. Hayes (the son of former U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes) seized the ALA presidency following the death of duly elected president Justin Winsor, despite there being no... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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