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Multiplatform Breakthroughs in Regional Publishing

Dan Trombetto — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:54:12 -0400

City and regional magazines have, in general, historically been slower to adopt the more cutting-edge digital strategies that their consumer and b-to-b media cousins have pursued. There are exceptions, but the gap between print and digital revenues is still much wider than in other parts of the industry.

Is Mobile The Next Big Bump For City and Regional Mags?

traphael — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:01:05 -0400

Local, mobile ad revenue to reach $9.1B 2017, providing new ops for publishers.

At the Intersection of Hyper-Local Digital and Regional Magazine Publishers

Dan Trombetto — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:37:17 -0400

Imagine having more than 20 competitors spring up into your market over the course of the last two years. Now picture these competitors being backed by one of the largest digital media institutions on the continent. Welcome to the new city and regional magazine market.

Metrocorp Inc. Acquires Majority Stake in Slice Communications

traphael — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:19:58 -0500

Yankee Publishing Acquires McLean Communications

traphael — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:26:26 -0500

Modern Luxury Acquires Aspen Magazine

traphael — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:54:49 -0400

The Growth of a Regional Magazine Company: Open Sky Media

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:19:54 -0400

After the acquisition of San Antonio, Austin Monthly and Austin Monthly Home, Hadley Capital, a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations and add-on acquisitions, among other things, founded Open Sky Media in March 2011.

Louisiana Sportsman Magazine Strikes Brand Partnership With State Lottery

Bill Mickey — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:34:54 -0400

Open Sky Media Buys Gulfshore Media Properties

Bill Mickey — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:24:26 -0400

The 2012 City and Regional Magazine Survey

Dan Trombetto — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:16:53 -0400

While consumer magazines across the industry wrestle with their mobile and digital strategies, the city and regional sector continues to focus on its print-centric strategies, largely maintaining modest digital operations.

Baltimore Magazine Gets a Facelift

Bill Mickey — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:50:31 -0400

Inside Columbia Magazine Brings Vertical Integration In-House

Bill Mickey — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:30:29 -0400

2012 Maggie Award Winners Named

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:48:09 -0400

The Western Publishing Association (WPA) announced its 2012 Maggie Award winners at the 61st annual banquet held last Friday at the Westin Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport.

Weiss Communications Sells Indianapolis Woman Assets to Private Investor Group

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:01:10 -0400

Regional Publisher Churm Media Debuts Custom Content Division

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:01:45 -0400

Beverly Hills News Weekly to Relaunch as a Quarterly Glossy

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:24:14 -0500

A group of investors has acquired all rights and trademarks for the shuttered news weekly Beverly Hills 213 with plans to resurrect the title as a quarterly, glossy magazine by September.

Summit Business Media Shutters Florida Underwriter Magazine

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:59:32 -0500

Regional Mag Publisher Looks to Resuscitate Local Newspaper Business with Weekly Offering

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:19:21 -0500

Dan Shannon, publisher of North Carolina city titles Chapel Hill and Durham Magazines, has spotted a hole in the current news publishing model.

Northshore Increases Production to Eight Issues Yearly

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:05:50 -0400

Regional Arlington Magazine Debuts

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:44:08 -0400

The regional magazine sector continues to expand as new publication Arlington Magazine debuts this month.

Morris Visitor Publications Acquires Where Alaska

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:58:59 -0400

Louisiana-Based 10/12 Magazine Folds With November Issue

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:33:57 -0400

Earlier this week, FOLIO: reported that although the regional sector had one of the highest launch numbers through third quarter 2011 (with 18 new titles), it also lost 18 titles, per Mediafinder.com.

2011 City and Regional Magazine Survey

Dan Trombetto — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:07:41 -0400

When the mass market magazine industry plunged into recession in 2008, city and regionals were an oasis in the waste land of magazine advertising, thanks in part to a clientele that wasn’t as eager as national advertisers to jump into digital.

Moffly Media To Launch New Regional Title

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:07:07 -0400

Moffly Media, a regional publisher serving Fairfield County, CT, is launching a new publication called Fairfield Living in November 2011. Set to be a paid publication, the circulation at time of launch is expected to be 6,500.

For a Regional Magazine, Print is Still the Main Source of Income

Dan Trombetto — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:10:59 -0400

When you read the literature of journalism these days you might think that you must hurry to carve out your place in the digital world. That may be so for newspapers, but it is not so for magazines, particularly not for regional magazines.

CRMA, Maggie Award Winners Announced

pubintern — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:32:58 -0400

Regional Mag 5280 Acquires Denver Magazine

pubintern — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:12:54 -0400

Denver, Colorado-based regional magazine 5280 has acquired the intellectual property of its main competitor, Denver Magazine, including Federal trademark of the brand name, Internet domains and Denver's Twitter account and Facebook pages.

Greenspun Media Group Launches Weekly Regional Business Magazine

pubintern — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:22:15 -0500

Regional publisher Greenspun Media announced it will launch Vegas Inc., a weekly business magazine for the Las Vegas market, on April 4. Vegas Inc. staff includes Greenspun business editor Richard Perez-Feria as editor-in-chief, Spencer Holladay as art director, Dave Mondt as designer and Erin Dostal as associate editor.

Today Media Acquires Berkshire Living

pubintern — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:04:53 -0500

Outsourced Design Key to Regional Mag Launch

pubintern — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:09:25 -0500

New CEO Takes Over Niche Media; Jason Binn Becomes Chairman

pubintern — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:55:31 -0500

Jason Binn, founder and CEO of regional luxury lifestyle publisher Niche Media, transitions to the role of chairman of Niche Media Holdings while current COO Katherine Nicholls will take over as president and COO. Binn founded Niche Media in 1998 and built a stable that included Hamptons Magazine, Aspen Peak, Boston Common, Capi

California Title to Bump Up Circ by 20 Percent

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:25:17 -0500

3Digit Media is increasing the circulation of 805 Living, a regional title serving California’s central coast, by 20 percent to 30,000 copies. The change will be effective with the January/February 2011 issue.

M&A Advisor: Regional Publishers Need to be Brand-Focused

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:35:24 -0400

With magazine publishers fighting tooth and nail for advertising dollars, and finding themselves up against a slew of new competitors and distribution channels, Regional Media Advisors president Kim Mac Leod says regional publishers need to stop thinking of the print magazine as their main focus and to instead put their brand at the center of

Legal Complaint Alleges Drop in Radio Industry Values Spurred Emmis Acquisition Failure

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:43:41 -0400

According to a legal complaint filed last week in Indiana Superior Court, the equity partner that pulled out of an agreement that would have had CEO Jeff Smulyan’s JS Acquisition buying regional magazine publisher and radio broadcaster Emmis Communications Corp.

Magazine to Moving Company: Lay Off My Logo!

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:49:18 -0400

Texas’ D magazine sues D Moving over trademark infringement.

Ex-CEO Sues Modern Luxury as Sale Nears

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:14:55 -0400

The acquisition of Modern Luxury Media by Atlanta-based Dickey Publishing apparently is facing a hurdle by way of a lawsuit filed by Modern Luxury’s former CEO and CFO.

CEO’s Acquisition of Emmis Now ‘Unlikely’

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:37:24 -0400

Negotiations between Emmis Communications Corp. CEO Jeff Smulyan and the company’s investors that would have Smulyan’s JS Acquisition buying the regional magazine publisher for more than $90 million have deteriorated to the point where Smulyan is doubtful the deal will in fact happen.

Publishing Team to Launch Regional Food, Wine Magazine

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:42:14 -0400

The owners of a book publishing business are aiming to combine two publishing markets under one new magazine. Tapping into the increasingly popular food magazine market, Northeast Flavor will cover culinary and wine-related topics aimed specifically for readers in the Northeastern region of the U.S.

Yankee Magazine Turns 75

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:40:05 -0400

In September, Yankee Magazine turns 75 and its September/October issue (hitting August 24) features some old favorites and new departments recognizing the milestone, including the "Ultimate Yankee quiz" (to determine if you really are a New Englander), a list of the top 25 towns for viewing fall foliage, s

Emmis Acquisition Stalled by Holdout Group

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:01:00 -0400

A group of Emmis Communications Corp. stockholders is holding up the acquisition of the company by a firm owned by current CEO Jeff Smulyan.

Southern Breeze Shuttered

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:12:47 -0400

Ten-year-old Gulf Coast lifestyle magazine Southern Breeze is being shut down by owners Compass Marketing. Its summer issue, which has been printed and mailed to subscribers, will be its last.

New Luxury Cali Mag to Launch in November

pubintern — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:54:10 -0400

In November, Jolie Adams, co-founder of the Riviera Magazines serving Orange County and San Diego, will launch Bask, a quarterly luxury living title covering Southern California.

What Happened to the Local 'Luxe' Publishers?

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:06:40 -0400

Are they just economic casualties like everyone else or is there a bigger problem with the model?

Network Communications Defaults, Enters Debt Restructuring Negotiations

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:26:03 -0400

Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Network Communications Inc. has defaulted on an interest payment and is now actively attempting to renegotiate is balance sheet with its stakeholders.

City and Regionals on the Mend

Dan Trombetto — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:20:08 -0400

The city and regional magazine market has experienced a flurry of ownership changes in recent months: CurtCo Publishing divested its regional magazine stable by selling San Diego to Desert Publications as well as Sarasota and Gulfshore Life back to former owner Dan Denton.

Cutthroat Competition: Breaking into a Monopoly

pubintern — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:41:38 -0400

Two regional magazines show just how vicious local publishing can be.

UPDATE: Uptown Launches Editions in Philadelphia and Detroit

Tue, 18 May 2010 11:39:22 -0400

[Editor's Note: A previous version of this story indicated that Uptown closed editions in Miami, Dallas and Houston. That was not correct. Only Uptown's national edition serves those markets.]

Management Shakeup at Emmis Publishing

Wed, 12 May 2010 14:40:04 -0400

Regional magazine publisher Emmis Publishing has announced a restructuring of its senior leadership team.

Modern Luxury Goes on the Block

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:24:25 -0400

Regional magazine publisher Modern Luxury Media has put itself on the block in hopes either of being acquired or finding a new equity partner.

CurtCo Sells San Diego Magazine to Desert Publications

pubintern — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:09:06 -0400

CurtCo Publishing has sold San Diego Magazine to the title's former president and CEO James L. Fitzpatrick and Milt and Frank Jones, owners of Desert Publications Inc., publisher of Palm Springs Life.