Completing a two-year-long divestment process, Rogers Media, once far and away Canada's largest magazine publisher, will soon pull out of the print media business entirely. The company has reached an agreement to sell all five of its remaining magazines—including 114-year-old news magazine Maclean's and both the English- and French-language editions of Chatelaine—to St. Joseph Communications, the Ontario-based publisher of Toronto Life and Fashion magazines, among others, the two sides revealed in a joint announcement Wednesday. Terms of the deal, expected to close in April, were not disclosed. Other properties headed to St. Joseph in the sale are Today's Parent and Hello! Canada magazines, digital-only Flare and Canadian Business, and Rogers Media's custom content division. Citing a need to "keep pace with the changes our audiences are demanding," (essentially, more digital media and streaming video), Rogers first began to pull back on its print magazine business in late 2016 when it sold its trade publications to Chicago-based B2B firm EnsembleIQ, instituted sweeping cuts at its remaining magazines and then sold French-language title L'Actualité to Québécois entrepreneur Alexandre Taillefer. The announcement Wednesday indicated that all current staffers at the magazines involved in the sale will be "offered employment" at St. Joseph, but didn't provide specifics other than that the magazines will continue to be published as usual. “It was vitally important to us to find... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There was a kind of cockiness in the air at the AMMC this week, based on a growing realization that magazine brands are really, really good at creating world-class content. The post At AMMC 2016, A New Confidence in the Air For Large Magazine Media Brands appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linda Thomas Brooks has been tapped to serve as the next president and CEO at MPA, The Association of Magazine Media, the leading magazine trade organization. She will succeed Mary Berner, who left in September to serve as chief executive of Cumulus Media.Ms. Brooks most recently was co-founder... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rise of digital media has introduced new job functions to the magazine world—and triggered the demise of others. The post Trending Now: New Roles in Magazine Media appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The biggest revenue upsides are coming from a variety of sources. Guess which one isn’t on the list. The post The Highest-Growth Revenue Streams for Magazine Media in 2015 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BizWest Media LLC has sold The Wyoming Business Report to APG Media of the Rockies LLC. In the wake of the deal, the Wyoming Business Report became the sister publication to several community newspapers in Wyoming, including the Wyoming Tribune Eagle ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City and regional luxury lifestyle publisher targets tech affluents with newest bimonthly title. The post Modern Luxury Media Launches New Silicon Valley Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The deal, which includes five titles, marks the Portland, Oregon-based publisher’s entry into the East Coast market. The post City and Regional Publisher SagaCity Media Acquires Sarasota Magazine appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Matters conference brings together magazine media leaders at Hearst Tower. The post Magazines On-the-Go: MPA Summit Examines Mobile Media appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shareablee, a social marketing company that specializes in data, today released its brand rankings for the companies that created the best engagement via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during the third quarter. It's filled with sports players like the NFL, NBA, MLB and Bleacher Report, as well... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Guide Magazine, once the unrivaled bible for television fans and a powerhouse in the publishing business, has been sold for the third time in less than 10 years. NTVB Media, the Troy, Mich., publisher of the TV listings books Channel Guide and TV Weekly, will announce Wednesday that it has... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publisher joins other media companies faced by 20% ownership limitThe German media group Axel Springer has sold off its media assets in Russia to Artcom Media, a division of the Russian-based publishing group ACMG run by Alexander Fedotov. The assets include the Russian editions of Forbes... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media General Inc said it would buy diversified media company Meredith Corp for about $2.34 billion to create the third-largest local TV station owner in the United States. The deal marks Media General's return to the print business, after ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 top industry leaders see opportunity amid a “fog of choices.” The post The State of the Magazine Media Business, Mid-Year 2015 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Plc moved closer to an exit from business publishing as it announced plans to dispose of its stake in the 172-year-old Economist magazine, just days after the sale of The Financial Times newspaper. Discussions with The Economist Group& ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital growth coming, B2B magazines could strike it big in new markets. The post 3 Things You Need To Know About PwC’s Magazine Media Outlook appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B2B publisher 1105 Media has just sold its education technology events to LRP Publications, a media company targeting education administrators. Four events were included in the deal. The post 1105 Media Sells Its Education Tech Events to LRP Publications appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Price could escalate to $50 million over the next four years. The post Livingly Media Sells to European Publishing Group for $25 Million appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was a glass-half-full kind of event and in the end, they didn't rename it the AMMC for nothing. The post Notes on the American Magazine Media Conference appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The MPA hosted its annual American Magazine Media Conference in New York this week and closed the show with “A View From The Top.” The post Does ‘Magazine Media’ Actually Redefine The Industry? appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Magazine has just come out with an in-depth profile of the intensely private Honolulu resident Pierre Omidyar. It quickly gets beyond the basics—"the programmer who created eBay, is one of America's richest men, a 47-year-old philanthropist intent on giving away the fortune he made when... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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