The Economist Names Its First Chief Product Officer | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_179670" align="alignright" width="150"] Deep Bagchee[/caption] The Economist Group appointed Deepanshu Bagchee as chief product officer, charged with product management for all of the company's digital offerings, including The Economist and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Bagchee joins from CNBC, where he spent the last decade, most recently as senior VP of product and technology. “As our first chief product officer focussed on customer-centric digital experiences, Deep brings with him a proven track record of successful collaboration with content teams and business unit leaders to deliver innovative digital product offerings,” said Lara Boro, CEO of The Economist Group, in a statement. “Deep’s appointment underscores our commitment to investing in product and technology which will in turn underpin our wider growth ambitions.” In addition to his role at CNBC, Bagchee has served on the board of the trade group Digital Content Next since 2017. Currently based in New York, he'll relocate to London later this month. Here are the rest of this week's people on the move... [caption id="attachment_179669" align="alignright" width="150"] Paul Squire[/caption] Digital Trends hired Paul Squire as news editor. Squire arrives from the New York Post, where he also served as news editor on the digital side. He'll work remotely for now but is expected to join the New York office when it reopens. Also joining Digital Trends, out of its Portland, Ore.... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-08 13:33:01 UTC ]

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NewFronts Now: Day 1 addresses elephants in the room and puts viewers first

Welcome to Ad Age’s special-edition NewFronts Now newsletter. Check your inbox daily for a roundup of the biggest news from IAB’s Digital Content NewFronts and takeaways from the week, along with key trends and insights.  And join Ad Age on Friday at 2 p.m. EDT when we will close out the IAB’s... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2020-06-22 22:25:58 UTC ]
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Hulu, Condé Nast, Roku and YouTube Execs on Being Flexible With Marketers During Pandemic

As the delayed 2020 Digital Content NewFronts finally arrive today in their new virtual format, Adweek assembled its annual NewFronts roundtable to discuss this wild year. Several industry execs weighed in on many of the marketplace's biggest issues going into NewFronts, including Jim Keller, vp... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-22 12:41:43 UTC ]
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Here’s How the IAB’s NewFronts Work

Like so many things this year, the 2020 Digital Content NewFronts are going to look different. The biggest change: how they're produced. Instead of four daily in-person presentations that would have ad buyers, content producers and the media running from location to location across Manhattan,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-22 11:00:36 UTC ]
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Ahead of Postponed NewFronts, Industry Leaders Talk Virtual Format, Adapting to Covid-19

Just four months ago, the Interactive Advertising Bureau heralded an overhaul of its annual Digital Content NewFronts slate, which it was calling the "new NewFronts." But the IAB had no idea just how "new" this year's event would become. In mid-March, Covid-19 shut down the industry, and the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-22 00:00:40 UTC ]
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What to Expect From the Virtual NewFronts

It has been a long road for the Interactive Advertising Bureau's 2020 Digital Content NewFronts, which were postponed for two months and underwent a significant presenter overhaul as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. But at long last, the weeklong virtual event is ready to kick off on Monday.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-19 12:00:45 UTC ]
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Robert Granfeldt Named General Manager of Hearst Texas Panhandle Properties, MRT

Robert Granfeldt has been named general manager of the Midland Reporter-Telegram and Texas Panhandle properties for Hearst Communications. The Panhandle Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-16 21:40:30 UTC ]
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Palm Coast Data to Lay Off Staff, Outsource Services and Vacate HQ

Magazine fulfillment services provider Palm Coast Data will lay off up to 150 of its 400 employees, outsource some key operations to competitor CDS Global and leave its Northeast Florida headquarters for a smaller facility in the region by mid-August. The news comes shortly after the conclusion... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-16 15:17:21 UTC ]
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Operations: How the Hearst Media Connecticut Group is Navigating Through the COVID-19 Crisis

Newspapers have endured tremendous change over the past few decades but perhaps no time stands out quite like what we’re Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-15 07:00:15 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Names Samira Nasr Its Next EIC | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-10 15:53:10 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Appoints First Woman of Color as Top Editor

Samira Nasr, a former Vanity Fair fashion director, is leaving Condé Nast to take a key job at Hearst Magazines. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-10 01:35:04 UTC ]
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Shout-Outs to Publishers Giving Back to Their Communities| June 5

Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., we began recognizing publishers who, despite having their own challenges, stepped up and helped out their communities. We’ve recognized more than 30 such publishers so far, but that only scratches the surface on the acts of kindness from around... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-05 15:54:15 UTC ]
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IAB Snags HQ Trivia Alum Scott Rogowsky as Host of Virtual NewFronts Week

This year's Digital Content NewFronts will get down to the nitty gritty with former HQ Trivia host Scott Rogowsky, whom the Interactive Advertising Bureau has tapped to serve as the annual event's first-ever virtual emcee. Beginning with the first day of this year's NewFronts, slated to kick off... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-01 14:00:16 UTC ]
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NYT Mag Wins Big at Virtual National Magazine Awards

The New York Times Magazine was the top winner at this year's National Magazine Awards (commonly referred to as the "Ellies"), which were held as a virtual ceremony Thursday evening after the annual gala, originally set for Brooklyn in mid-March, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-29 01:15:13 UTC ]
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The Telegraph, Financial Times, Hearst headline Digiday Media Awards Europe finalists

A digital-native brand, a TV trailblazer and an age-old print stalwart broke onto the 2020 shortlist for Digiday Media Awards Europe. The honorees all shared a commitment to embracing new platforms and formats — often with a social-media and video-first mindset. The post The Telegraph, Financial... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2020-05-21 13:49:23 UTC ]
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Jenny Parrott pens lockdown thriller for Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired Stay Home, a "twisty, timely" commercial thriller from Point Blank publishing director Jenny Parrott, who will be writing under the name Ava Pierce. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-18 21:32:23 UTC ]
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Taking a breath at the eye of a storm

Around the world, versions of the same question are being debated all at once: now what? In recent weeks, multiple countries and jurisdictions have taken steps to ease the lockdown measures they imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. France begins a... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-05-11 12:05:11 UTC ]
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Hearst Devotes Cross-Portfolio Package to Health Workers | News & Notes

Hearst Magazines salutes healthcare heroes... After securing "unprecedented access" for photographer Benedict Evans and his one-person crew, Marion Clemence Grand, to frontline healthcare workers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on April 9th and 10th, Hearst Magazines kicked off a major print... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-05 17:51:11 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children's hires Pearson and Timms as publishing directors

Macmillan Children’s Books has appointed Egmont's Nicole Pearson and Little Tiger's Barry Timms to new publishing director roles in its expanding Preschool, Brands and Classics division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 14:15:14 UTC ]
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The Need For Digital Content Grows, But Will It Be Enough to Save News Outlets?

Readers have spent much of the last decade eschewing digital subscriptions to their local newspaper, staying on the free side Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-05 07:00:33 UTC ]
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Lifestyle Publishers Are Experiencing an E-Commerce Boom

Generally speaking, surges in online traffic during the pandemic have not translated to commensurate revenue growth for consumer-facing publishers, of whom an overwhelming majority anticipate a decline in digital advertising this year as marketers are forced to cancel, adjust or delay... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-04 19:08:35 UTC ]
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