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3D Magazine Cover A 'Unique Storytelling Device'
July 9, 2010 From PE Inbox
Whatever happens to The Hollywood Reporter, the venerable, beleaguered entertainment trade monthly sold by the Nielsen Company to e5 Global Media last December, there can be no doubt the magazine made a bang—or, perhaps more accurately, a juicy splat—with it's November 3D cover "tip on" promoting the animated feature "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs."

M&A Market Heats Up in First Half of 2010
June 30, 2010 From News
The M&A market for media, information, marketing services, education and related technologies rebounded strongly in the first half of 2010, led by digital and technology‐driven businesses.

'Variety,' 'Newsday': Pay Walls Mean Fewer Page Views
April 27, 2010 From Media Daily News
As Hollywood trade publication Variety has joined the select few publications with an online pay wall, it has seen page views drop more than 40 percent, according to Nielsen figures. The number of unique visitors has fallen a lesser 18 percent, but that could be attributable to Variety...

ABC Board Revises Definition of Magazine Digital Edition
March 16, 2010 From News
The board of the Audit Bureau of Circulations modified its definition of a digital magazine in the U.S. and Canada to accommodate new reading devices such as the Apple iPad.

Stagnito Buys Nielsen’s Food Magazines
March 9, 2010 From Folio
Stagnito Inc., the parent company of Stagnito Media, has acquired Nielsen Business Media’s four food group magazines as well as their related Web sites and tradeshows. The deal includes Convenience Store News, Progressive Grocer, The Gourmet Retailer and Convenience Store News for the Single Store Owner....

Balancing Mediums to Serve the Audience
March 2010 From Publishing Executive
As publishers continue to try and keep pace with readers, one thing is clear: Digital publishing will not stop growing. But that doesn't mean you should abandon the print foundation on which this industry was built. "Digital transformation is a must, and it's not leaving one medium to go to another," insists Tom Cintorino, executive vice president of digital media for Northstar Travel Media. "It's really finding a balance of all mediums that meet the audience needs … and then generating revenues and profits. That's what being in business is about."

Nielsen Business Media to Sell Travel Titles
February 26, 2010 From New York Post
The bust-up of Nielsen Business Media is expected to continue today. Employees of the company's travel group, which includes Business Travel News, Meeting News Magazine, Successful Meetings Magazine and Incentive Magazine, will reportedly be told at a com pany meeting that the unit is being sold to North Star Pub...

Print Ad Declines Ease Up A Bit
February 25, 2010 From PaidContent.org

The term “flat is the new ‘up’” was heard a lot last year with regard to ad spending. Now that Nielsen says display ad spending ended 2009 with a 1 percent gain, perhaps in 2010 “up” will retain its actual meaning. While a number of categories show signs of arresting

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Editor & Publisher to Get New Owner
January 15, 2010 From Reuters
E&P, as journalists often call it, will resume publication after being sold to boating magazine publisher Duncan McIntosh, it confirmed on its website after Reuters reported the news.

The announcement came two weeks after Nielsen Co shut down the "bible of the newspaper industry" -- as it called itself...

Editor's Note: PBC Speaker Lineup Unveiled
December 16, 2009 From PE Inbox
The Publishing Business Conference & Expo (PBC) this week announced a roster of speakers for the 2010 show, highlighted by top executives from publishing companies including Forbes Media, Hanley Wood, Reader's Digest and Food Network magazine.

PBC Speakers Announced: Execs from Forbes, Hanley Wood, Reader's Digest, Food Network Magazine Highlight Lineup
December 16, 2009 From News
The Publishing Business Conference & Expo (PBC) today announced a roster of speakers for the 2010 show, highlighted by top executives from publishing companies including Forbes Media, Hanley Wood, Reader's Digest and Food Network magazine.

Editor & Publisher Shuttered, 8 Brands Dealt by Nielsen
December 11, 2009 From PE Inbox
After more than 100 years of covering the newspaper industry, Editor & Publisher has been shuttered by The Nielsen Company

Lachlan Murdoch Doubts Future of Magazines
December 11, 2009 From The Financial Times
Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and a director of his News Corp empire, has withdrawn at the last minute from a consortium of investors bidding for the bulk of Nielsen Business Media.

Pluribus Capital Management, a newly formed private equity vehicle founded by established...

Editor & Publisher to Cease Publishing
December 10, 2009 From Media Week
The Nielsen Co. has agreed to sell eight brands belonging to Nielsen Business Media to a new company formed jointly by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners.
 
The new company, e5 Global Media, LLC, is acquiring AdweekMedia (which includes Adweek, Mediaweek and Brandweek), The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard. Backstage, The...

New "Hearst-Incubated" Company Launches E-reading Platform and Store
December 4, 2009 From News
Skiff, LLC today announced plans to launch a new consumer e-reading service platform in 2010 that will deliver enhanced content experiences to dedicated e-readers, as well as to multipurpose devices such as smartphones and netbooks. The Skiff service and digital store will feature a comprehensive selection of newspapers, magazines, books and other content …