TechTarget Confirms Pursuit of IPO

The Needham, Massachusetts-based company released a statement to FOLIO:M10ALERT confirming media speculation that the company will seek an initial public offering. Sources: Company ...More

ABRY Partners Sues Providence Equity Firm Over $500M F+W Deal

Boston-based ABRY Partners LLC has filed suit against Providence Equity Partners, Inc., alleging it had overpaid for F+W in August based on misleading financials, according to cour ...More

Planet Out Inc. Buys Out, Advocate Publisher for $31M

Planet Out Inc., the San Francisco-based Web portal serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community, announced its purchase of LPI Media, publisher of Out and The Ad ...More

Playboy Enterprises Spends $12M to Enhance Online Infrastructure

According to its 10-Q filing, Playboy Enterprises Inc. purchased at the end of the third quarter an "online distribution business" called ICS for $12 million. The company is also a ...More

Capital Components

Unless you're independently wealthy, startup capital for your new magazine will have to come from investors. ...More

How to Attract Angel Investors

In 2004, new magazine launches broke the 1,000 barrier for the first time ...More

Ex-Post Newsweek Tech Media Exec Forms New Media Company

Tom Trezza, former group publisher of Post Newsweek Tech Media's Government Computer News, Washington Technology and Government Leader has created a new media company called Trezza ...More

FOLIO: WIRE | Ziff Davis Pushes PC into China | BPA Events Audits Certified | Plain Dealer Drops Sunday Mag | Fortune Preps Inno

Ziff Davis to launch Chinese edition of PC magazine with eye on expanding market ﾅ BPA events audit arm gets certified Cleveland Plain Dealer to shutter Sunday Magazine ﾅ Economi ...More

FOLIO: WIRE | Ziff Davis Pushes PC into China | BPA Events Audits Certified | Plain Dealer Drops Sunday Mag | Fortune Preps Inno

Ziff Davis to launch Chinese edition of PC magazine with eye on expanding market ﾅ BPA events audit arm gets certified ﾅ Cleveland Plain Dealer to shutter Sunday Magazine ﾅ Economi ...More

RBI Taps Smith as CEO

Leading b-to-b publisher of Variety and Publishers Weekly appoints Tad Smith to succeed Jim Casella, who moves to the RBI's vice chairman post. Smith, who once served as president ...More