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 People and Entertainment Weekly -- is new to Time Inc. and critical to the company's future. People represents nearly 20% of Time Inc.'s revenue, according to the company's SEC filings. But print advertising -- where the magazine gets most of its revenue -- has declined as marketers shift budgets toward digital from print.Mr. Battista spent nearly 20 years with Fox and its then-parent company News Corp., climbing to president of National Cable Networks, which included national sports and entertainment channels like Fox Soccer Channel, FX and National Geographic Channel. He left News Corp. in 2010 and most recently served as CEO of Mandalay Sports Media. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK consumer magazines lost nearly 1m print sales in first half of 2014 ABC

Sales of the hundreds of paid-for weekly and monthly titles fell 4.4% compared with previous six months, according to latest healthcheck Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mens Health stays strong at top of paid-for mens magazine market

Hearst-Rodale titles print sales fall back below 200,000, but remains well ahead of closest rival, Condé Nasts GQ Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Desmonds magazines OK!, New and Star suffer big circulation falls

Northern and Shells Star reports 19% drop in print sales the biggest faller in the womens weekly market Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People StyleWatch Quiz Blurs Line Between Ads and Edit

An eight-question online quiz helped People StyleWatch publish its largest September issue ever this year in terms of ad pages and revenue. But it might also confuse readers about what's advertising and what's editorial.The quiz, "Meet Your Celeb Style Twin," asks readers eight questions about... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company magazine forsakes print to go digital-only

Company magazine is to cease print publication. Its owner, Hearst Magazines, is to turn it into a digital-only publication from October 2014.The final print issue of the monthly magazine, which was launched in 1978, will go on sale on 5 September. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company magazine to go digital-only amid falling sales

Hearst says October edition will be final print issue, adding that it was too soon to say whether jobs would be affectedCompany magazine, the monthly Hearst UK glossy aimed at younger women, will cease print publication after 36 years in September and go online-only.Hearst announced on Wednesday... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There Are More Scented Ads in Magazines this Year

Magazines have been more fragrant than usual this year. During the first six months of 2014, magazines ran 17 more perfume and cologne ads with scent strips than they did a year earlier, good for a 10% increase, according to a report from analytics firm MediaRadar.The report, which looked at 177... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2014 Magazine Manufacturing and Production Technology Survey

  Last year's manufacturing and production survey signaled a major turn-around in new technology investment after a four-year decline from 2008 to 2011. According to FOLIO:'s 2014 manufacturing and production technology survey, investment is still on the rise- spiking another 32 percent from... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Spins Off Lucky Magazine but Keeps Majority Stake

Conde Nast ended years of speculation on Monday about whether it would shutter Lucky or continue to print the sputtering magazine by instead spinning off Lucky into a separate company called The Lucky Group.The new company is a joint venture between Conde Nast and BeachMint, an e-commerce... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iPad Magazine Pioneer Lights A Match And Walks Away

Sensing the changing tides in the industry, iPad magazine designer Joe Zeff is bringing his talents to the enterprise world.You may not have heard of Joe Zeff before, but if you've picked up an iPad edition of PC Magazine, Fast Company (full disclosure!), or Time's 9/11 memorial, you've likely... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For $100,000, GQ Magazine's Most 'Elite' Readers Will Promote Your Brand

Here's the pitch Conde Nast's GQ magazine is giving marketers: Spend at least $100,000 with us and get access to 57 "elite" GQ readers who will help promote your brand across print and digital. The program, called GQ57, is the magazine's latest effort to tap digital-ad budgets by enlisting... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Four Magazines Increased Their Newsstand Sales

Among the magazines with the largest number of single-copy sales, only four saw increases at the newsstand through the first half of 2014: Prevention and Women's Health, which are owned by Rodale; HGTV Magazine, a joint venture between Hearst and Scripps; and All You, a Time Inc.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WWE Magazine Shuts Down

WWE Magazine is ceasing publication after 30 years in print. The news follows a poor second quarter earnings report for ownership group, WWE, that resulted about 55 job Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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USA Today Owner Gannett Splits Off Publishing From TV

Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today, will split into two publicly traded companies, one focused on broadcasting and digital businesses and the other on publishing, it said today, following the trend that has swept the media business.Signaling its interest in digital investment, the company also... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Monkeys Diary: TV writers, Eddie Mair, Gardeners Question Time

After the BBCs commissioning of Walter, a police comedy drama submitted by ITVs Kevin Lygo under the pseudonym Ruby Solomon, some commissioners are said to be wearily preparing to find out all the names of their rivals kids, so theyre ready in future for scripts by good but unknown writers for... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fresh Crop of Magazine Launches Points to an Evolving Industry

T he magazine industry has faced its fair share of hardships in recent years. The demise of Source Interlink has left newsstand inventory sparse and publishers reeling. The monetization of digital content remains enduringly elusive. And all... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a book about people tweeting about writing their novels

Sorry guys, I can't tweet this picture of a cat wearing a party hat right now, because I'm #amwriting. I'm in a coffee shop, you see, with my laptop and notebook proudly displayed so that anyone who walks past will know that I'm #amwriting a novel.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People on the Move | 7.24.14

  Andy Wright is now publisher at The New York Times Magazine. He was previously senior vice president of advertising at The New York Times. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GIFT SHOP Magazine Sold

  Pinnacle Publishing Group sold GIFT SHOP Magazine to Great American Media Services. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Reshuffles Executive Ranks as Editorial Director Leaves and President Gains Power

The executive suite at Conde Nast, publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair, experienced a shakeup Wednesday that leaves Vogue Editor Anna Wintour as the unchallenged top editorial voice at the company and moving Conde Nast closer to an eventual transition in the CEO role.The company said its longtime... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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