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After Four Print Issues, Purpose Driven Connection to Go Online-Only

Jason Fell — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:39 -0500

SEE ALSO: What Went Wrong with Purpose Driven Connection?

Time Inc. News Group Digital President Vivek Shah to Step Down

Jason Fell — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:58:17 -0500

After 15 years at Time Inc., Vivek Shah is stepping down as digital president of the company's news group.

USPS: No Rate Increase on Periodicals in 2010

Dan Trombetto — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:39:55 -0400

Having logged its 11th quarterly loss out of the last 12 quarters in August, magazine publishers have been waiting anxiously to find out how the United States Postal Service might raise its rates for mailers in 2010. Some speculated a 2 percent to 3 percent rate hike could come next May.

UPDATE: Forbes Hit by Layoffs

Jason Fell — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:30 -0400

Forbes Media CEO Steve Forbes announced in a memo to staff today that more layoffs are hitting the company “across the entire organization.”

Top BusinessWeek Editor to Step Down

Jason Fell — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:03:04 -0400

There have been some big editorial departures at BusinessWeek since parent company McGraw-Hill put the beleaguered magazine on the block this summer.

Doubledown Media Co-Founder Launches Custom Celebrity Magazine Series

Vanessa Voltolina — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:14:38 -0400

Roughly nine months after Doubledown Media shut down its operations, company co-founder Magnus Greaves is getting ready to launch his next magazine project.

Rodale Strikes Licensing Deal to Market Branded Workout Kits

Vanessa Voltolina — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:01:06 -0400

Emmaus, Pennsylvania-based Rodale Inc. has struck a licensing agreement and marketing partnership with EB Brands, parent company of the EB Sport Group, to sell Men’s Health- and Women’s Health-branded workout kits and other

Consumer Advertising Pages Decline Again, Falling 26.6 Percent in Q3

Jason Fell — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:29:15 -0400

Consumer ad pages fell for the ninth out of 10 quarters since the Publishers Information Bureau began reporting on a quarterly basis in mid-2007, according to the group’s latest figures, released late Friday.

Interweave Merges Beading Magazines

Jason Fell — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:49:18 -0400

Interweave, a unit of Loveland, Colorado-based Aspire Media, has decided to merge two of its bead crafter and jewelry-making enthusiast magazines.

Hachette Reorganizes Cycle World Group

Jason Fell — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:59:05 -0400

In the publisher’s latest step toward organizing its assets into “brand centric” groups, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. late Tuesday said it has reorganized the management structure of its Cycle World Brand Group.