Latest publishers' news includes personnel moves, mergers & acquisitions, and multiplatform advances
For publishers, news from across the industry is nonstop these days, and we wouldn't have it any other way.
Legacy magazine publishing companies like Time Inc. digital are trying to get smaller, while smaller publishers like Lonely Planet and Vox are trying to get bigger. Let's take a look
Keith J. Kelly reports in a recent New York Post Media Ink column that two-thirds of online readers are looking for advertising that tells a story rather than pushing a
Starting out small and sticking to a niche concept: It's a good thing.
Danny Seo, the "Green Martha Stewart," is launching his new magazine, Naturally, in July. The Harris Publications property
The New York Post reports that after a long search process, a new editor for NYT Magazine has been found. Jake Silverstein has been named the next editor-in-chief of the
We've said for a while that magazines are shooting themselves in the foot with their bargain pricing and it seems like they're finally starting to listen.
Any good story is due a hashtag and we're calling it #ForbesLife. What it must be like to be a Forbes right now!
Steve Forbes still hasn't told us who the
TIME debuted its new website last week and its design is so mobile friendly that even the non-mobile version has a three-line navigation menu up in the top left corner
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Maxim magazine sold to Texas investor and owner of Steak N Shake, Sardar Biglari. He purchased the publication for an estimated 10 to 15 million dollars.
HeraldScotland is reporting that it has been maintaining audience growth despite its tight paywall. A staff reporter writes, "HeraldScotland - the only platform in the ABC list to operate a
If you're trying to make your content shareable, you may want to check out The Media Briefing's new post about BuzzFeed's five rules of creating sharable content. We'll dive into
Ad Week is reporting that Capital NY has tweaked its new paywall. Lucia Moses writes, "Executives at Capital have acknowledged that media could be a tougher sell than politics and
Search Engine Land is reporting that Google has released a new search algorithm update named "Top Heavy". Barry Schwartz writes, "Matt Cutts, announced that Google has released a refresh of
The Reynold Journalism Institute publishes a weekly update on innovations in journalism technology called FutureLab. Last week's update featured a few innovations for digital magazine publishing.
Romanian-based PHOTOgraphia is taking digital magazine publishing to the next level, not because they want to, but because they need to. Talking New Media's D.B. Hebbard writes, "It turns out
The New York Times relaunched its website yesterday, while also unveiling its sponsored posts. DigiDay's Brian Morrissey writes, "The New York Times said it would take every care to label
Yahoo made some big announcements at CES that you might be interested in. David Pouge debuted the new digital magazine Yahoo Tech. Variety's Marc Graser writes, "His new digital magazine
Rap Genius is a popular music lyric database site that has grown quite popular in the last year. However, Rap Genius did something incredibly bad for its SEO earlier in
There is a new app in Apple Newsstand that hopes to pay up $10,000 for a single article while remaining just $.99 a month. It's called Offline. It was created
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has just launched a new online multimedia magazine. Lewis Lazare for the Chicago Business Journal writes, "It is believed to be the first dedicated music
Meredith’s print magazine Allrecipes is only a month old but expansion is already in the game plan. Bill Mickey writes, “After just one month in print, Allrecipes, the print extension
It’s been interesting to see the successes associated with subscription websites. From digital newspapers to digital magazines, more and more publishers are considering paywall strategies. This even includes tabloids.
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Facebook and Twitter aren’t the only social networks relevant in the news world; Pinterest is now an important social network in the news world. Kurt Wagner writes, “A new study
It looks like Time Inc. CEO, Joe Ripp is at it again. It's been revealed that People magazine will produce a two-hour special in a joint venture with Dick Clark
AudienceDevelopment.com is reporting that Hearst is teaming up with AwesomenessTV to create a new YouTube channel for Seventeen. Arti Patel writes, "The Hearst Corporation is teaming with AwesomenessTV to co-launch
Popular Science took the necessary steps to clean up their online community. They've permanently disabled comments, all in the name of science. Suzanne LaBarre, online content director for Popular Science