Magazine publisher and broadcast company Meredith Corp. said Sunday afternoon it will acquire Time Inc. in a deal valued at $2.8 billion, a further sign of the steep challenges facing the print magazine industry. The Des Moines, Iowa-based company said in a statement that it has agreed to pay $18.50... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
J2 Global Acquires BabyCenter In case you missed it: late last week, Johnson & Johnson sold BabyCenter—the online parenting and pregnancy resource that claims to reach "7 in 10 new and expectant moms in the U.S." across its website, newsletters, social media channels and apps—to Everyday... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-06 18:12:01 UTC ]
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Michael Finnegan, president of The Atlantic, discusses how the magazine publisher set the price and paywall height for its digital subscription product, which has been in the works for nearly two years. The post ‘We’re really confident in our differentiation’: Atlantic President Michael... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-09-06 04:00:33 UTC ]
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Editor's note: This article was originally published as part of a Folio: Special Report on the state of data in publishing, but we have decided to open it up to a wider audience by publishing it below. To view the full report, click the link at the bottom. The rise of big data—and the ability... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-31 19:33:50 UTC ]
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A month after pledging to "vigorously defend" its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of rival publication printer LSC Communications in the face of a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the deal, Quad/Graphics announced on Tuesday that the two companies have agreed to end the fight. The... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-23 16:26:38 UTC ]
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Like all of us who retain an old-fashioned, romantic affection for print magazines, I sometimes find myself wondering which ones will still be around in five years. It’s sort of a mental game I play—"Survivor: Mag Edition." Many of my favorite books will be gone, no doubt—lost to handheld... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-11 04:00:47 UTC ]
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Sponsored by Cummings Printing When it comes to improving profits at print magazines, there’s a tendency to focus on new ways of driving revenue. But while keeping a close eye on expenses can also have a significant impact on the bottom line, today’s environment often calls for a balancing... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-27 17:04:10 UTC ]
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When it comes to ad spending, the FANG gang has developed some serious teeth. For the first time, all four FANG companies—Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google parent Alphabet—rank among the top 100 spenders in Ad Age Leading National Advertisers 2019. FANG—Wall Street lingo for these internet... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-25 07:00:00 UTC ]
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Special interest magazine publisher F+W Media is due back in Delaware bankruptcy court Monday afternoon, where the company is expected to present the winning bidders emerging from an auction of its remaining media assets, the latest step in a process that began when the company filed for... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-17 16:16:56 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_160093" align="alignright" width="150"] Jon Werther[/caption] National Media Group president Jon Werther is out at Meredith Corp. after seven years with the company, effective immediately. In a statement from president and CEO Tom Harty, he said that there aren’t any... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-12 20:33:28 UTC ]
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The publisher of the two top-selling magazines on American newsstands has initiated a process aimed at exploring alternatives outside of the traditional magazine-retail supply chain, which has become dominated by two major wholesalers following years of decline and consolidation. Bauer Media... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-11 20:01:50 UTC ]
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Elliott Advisors, which bought the U.K. bookstore chain Waterstones in April 2018, has signed a definitive agreement to buy Barnes & Noble in a deal valued at about $683 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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When Meredith Corp. put Time magazine on the block following its purchase of Time Inc. in Nov. 2017, it tapped editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal to spearhead the process. Perhaps an unorthodox role... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Subscribe to us on iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Stitcher, Google Play and iHeartRadio too. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend!When Meredith Corp. put Time magazine on the block following its purchase of Time Inc. in Nov. 2017, it tapped editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. agreed to sell Fortune magazine and its related businesses for $150 million, furthering the company’s efforts to shed the news-focused brands it acquired in buying Time Inc. The buyer... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. agreed to sell Fortune magazine and its related businesses for $150 million, furthering the company's efforts to shed the news-focused brands it acquired in buying Time Inc. The buyer is Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon, an owner of the Charoen Pokphand Group conglomerate,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 116-year-old magazine publisher wants to stake an early claim on Instagram’s would-be YouTube rival as it looks to video to accelerate digital growth. The post Meredith is developing 10 original shows for Instagram’s IGTV appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time magazine's current owner has some advice for billionaire Marc Benioff and his wife, who are acquiring the iconic publication: Its days as a weekly should probably be over.Meredith Corp., the publisher that agreed to sell Time for $190 million last month, suggests that the title will need an... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like in previous months, the top performing print magazine issues of April featured a mix of both escapism and depictions of dire crises, according to the most recent data from GfK MRI's Issue Specific Study, which measures how well individual issues perform against a magazine's 12-month... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marc Benioff, the billionaire co-founder of software maker Salesforce.com Inc., is making a play to project his influence far beyond Silicon Valley with the purchase of Time magazine. The 53-year-old entrepreneur and his wife, Lynne, agreed to pay $190 million in cash to Meredith Corp. for the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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