Steven Swartz was named the new CEO of Hearst Corp., succeeding Frank Bennack. This is an orderly transition at a private company that's known for its stability and buttoned-up culture. Swartz, 51, has been groomed for the role, having been named COO in 2011 and adding the title of president in December. A vet of the print side, he became evp of Hearst’s newspaper division in 2001, having been president and CEO of SmartMoney, then a joint venture between Hearst and Dow Jones & Co. As CEO, he’ll oversee a diversified media empire that encompasses not only 15 daily newspapers and leading consumers magazines including Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping but 29 TV stations and ownership in cable networks including A&E and ESPN. His new appointment takes effect June 1. Swartz will become only the seventh CEO in the 126-year history of Hearst, a company that’s had stable leadership against a backdrop of upheaval for the media industry and in contrast to such peers as Time Inc., which is preparing to spin off from Time Warner and replace its CEO; and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which ditched its CEO of six months in December. The man Swartz replaces, Bennack, 80, has been with the company for 50 years, serving as its CEO for 28 years, longer than any of his predecessors except for William Randolph Hearst. Bennack will remain on the board as executive vice chairman and chair of its executive committee. Here’s the text of Bennack’s note to employees announcing the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Thomson has been named as the head of the separated publishing business soon to be formed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. said on Monday that it is shutting down The Daily, its ambitious but expensive attempt to create an iPad newspaper, on Dec. 15. The decision follows a 22-month effort that delivered both some significant achievements—developing the iPad as a publishing platform, for example, and... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midas chief Jacks Thomas has been appointed senior exhibition director of the London Book Fair,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biographer Anne Sebba is to take over as chair of the Society of Authors, succeeding Lindsey... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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App developer TradeMobile is to rebrand as Beyond the Story as it prepares to launch one of its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Victoria Jacob-Luck has joined Hearst Magazines UK as advertising director for its international sales offering, Hearst Advertising Worldwide UK. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's issue of PublishNews Brazil features an interview with Penguin CEO John Makinson, an overview of Brazil's ebook market, and Saraiva's latest sales numbers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has expressed interest in buying book publisher Penguin Group, potentially undermining merger discussions between Penguin and Random House, people familiar with the situation said. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo's CEO discusses Brazil, the world, and how POD will be added to the Writing Life platform. Also, our tart critique of Apple's new "Brazilian" iBookstore. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines has announced the release of a new ebook aimed at the holiday chef. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(Reuters) - Germany's largest newspaper publisher will introduce a paywall for its flagship national daily Die Welt by the end of this year and is confident competitors will follow suit, Axel Springer Chief Executive Mathias Doepfner said. In an ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In splitting News Corp. into two companies, Rupert Murdoch is creating something he hasn't had in years: an Australian media company. By some measures, the publishing company to emerge from the division of News Corp. sometime next year will have ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines has appointed Amanda Turnbull as group publishing director of Esquire and Harper's Bazaar, replacing Tess Macleod Smith who left last year to join Net-a-Porter. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marjorie Scardino, chief executive of Financial Times publisher Pearson, is stepping down at the end of 2012 and will be replaced by John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson's international education division. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the memoirs of Eva Schloss, a childhood friend of Anne Frank... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s no question about it—mobile traffic is booming as people spend more time hunched over their little screens. For magazines, it represents an opportunity to capture more readers and try to convert them to paying ones. But advertising on small screens hasn’t kept up. Research by Flurry... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the country's top publishers has turned to a man from the editorial side to run its business. Michael Pietsch, the editor of Keith Richards' Life, David Foster Wallace's The Pale King and the many novels of James Patterson, has been named CEO of Hachette Book Group. Mr. Pietsch has headed... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group chairman and c.e.o. David Young will return to the UK to head up Orion next... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin’s Viking imprint has teamed up with digital developer TradeMobile to create an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corporation is parting company with chief digital officer Jonathan Miller at the end of September, ahead of the separation of its publishing and entertainment business. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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