12/22/04 - Daily Print Media News
International Print Media News:12/22/04 - Press Groups Honors Journalists Devoted to Freedom:
PARIS - Algerian journalist Hafnaoui Ghoul, Chinese editor Liu Xiaobo and Mexican newspaper Zeta won prizes from a media rights group on Tuesday rewarding devotion to press freedoms.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=9&u=/nm/20041221/media_nm/media_rights_journalists_dc
12/22/04 - Independent buys into India paper:
Irish publishing group Independent News & Media is buying up a 26% stake in Indian newspaper company Jagran in a deal worth 25m euros ($34.1m).
bbc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4117595.stm
12/22/04 - Publicis unveils The Real Picture:
Publics Blueprint, the contract publishing arm of the France-based Publicis global media network, is backing a new magazine aimed at the homeless. The magazine, called The Real Picture, is produced by the homeless and will be distributed in hostels and day centres in London.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/publicisblueprint-realpicture
12/22/04 - Partworks move into third in best seller table:
The massive growth of partwork titles has propelled the sector into third place behind TV listings and women’s weeklies as the third largest selling magazine sector in the UK.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/partwork-rise-tables
12/22/04 - Scottish MSPs highlight retail worry:
Scottish politicians have warned against the threat to publishers and retailers from proposed changes to the press supply chain if supermarkets dominate distribution routes.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/msps-retail-presschain
12/22/04 - Practical Parenting offers Fat Ladies' Club book:
The February 2005 edition of IPC Southbank’s parenting magazine, Practical Parenting, will come with a free copy of the Penguin book The Fat Ladies’ Club: Facing the First Five Years. The book follows the lives of five female friends following the birth of their first children and will be polybagged in the second edition of the magazine since a major re-design.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/practicalparenting-fatladiesbook
12/22/04 - Good Homes in marketing push:
BBC Good Homes magazine will embark on a major £500,000 promotional campaign in the face of increased competition in the traditionally busy month of January.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/goodhomes-marktg-2005
12/22/04 - Media landscape set for shakeup in 2005:
The Australian media landscape is expected to change dramatically in 2005 in a shakeup that could offer as many twists and turns as the plots its players present. Media companies have long lobbied for changes to Australia's strict foreign and cross media ownership laws, claiming they restrict growth and therefore the all-important shareholder returns.
smh
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Media-landscape-set-for-shakeup-in-2005/2004/12/22/1103391816962.html
12/22/04 - Shares of Beijing Media Corp. soar in listing's debut:
The first overseas listing of a Chinese media company made a dazzling debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday, with shares of Beijing Media Corp. soaring 20 percent. Beijing Media is the advertising arm of Beijing Youth Daily, the Chinese capital's second biggest selling newspaper with a circulation of about 600,000.
ap via yahoo
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041222/ap/d874jie82.html
12/22/04 - Listing heralds quick media reforms:
Today's trading debut of Beijing Media on the Hong Kong stock exchange marks the first overseas flotation of a mainland newspaper - a significant step to modernize China's media industry.
china daily
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/22/content_402247.htm
12/22/04 - Indian publisher makes hot debut:
MUMBAI, India -- Shares in Indian newspaper publisher Deccan Chronicle Holdings rose 22.5 percent on debut Wednesday as investors bet on increased advertising spending by corporates in a booming economy.
reuters via cnn
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/12/22/india.deccan.reut/index.html
12/22/04 - Black faces another year of legal battles over Hollinger accounting scandal:
TORONTO - Conrad Black faces another challenging year in 2005 as he seeks to regain some control of the Hollinger newspaper empire while fending off numerous civil suits that threaten his fortune and his power base.
cp via yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20041221/ca_pr_on_bu/year_craft_hollinger_1
12/22/04 Norwegian Schibsted Group seeking to buy Alma Media for EUR 705 million:
Norway’s biggest media concern, Schibsted ASA, has made an unsolicited public offer to acquire Finland’s second-largest publishing and media group Alma Media for the equivalent of EUR 705 million, according to statements released to the Helsinki Exchanges on Tuesday morning by both companies.
helsingin sanomat
http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/article/1101978056689
National Print Media News:
12/22/04 - Washington Post to Buy Web Magazine Slate:
NEW YORK - Washington Post Co. on Tuesday said it would buy Microsoft Corp.'s online magazine Slate, whose mix of politics, news and culture has built a loyal following but failed to yield significant profits.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=4&u=/nm/20041221/media_nm/media_slate_washingtonpost_dc
12/22/04 - Slate editor discusses magazine's new home:
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Slate magazine -- one of the pioneers of online publishing -- may finally get the attention it needs. The Washington Post Company (WPO: news, chart, profile) announced Tuesday that it is buying the online magazine from Microsoft Corp. "We simply were not in a position to focus on just selling Slate," said Scott Moore, general manager of MSN Network Experience, which publishes most of the content on MSN. "Slate, in fairness, was not the focus of our advertising sales."
cbs marketwatch
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B75F532EA%2D6421%2D45F0%2DAB2C%2D03348ED88836%7D&dist=rss&siteid=mktw
12/22/04 - Journal Register Company Appoints Stephen P. Mumblow to Board of Directors:
TRENTON, N.J.-- Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Robert M. Jelenic today announced the appointment of Stephen P. Mumblow to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Mumblow was also appointed to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company's Board.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041221/215445_1.html
12/22/04 - Dow Jones' MarketWatch buy gets antitrust OK:
WASHINGTON, - U.S. antitrust regulators said on Tuesday they would not oppose a plan by Dow Jones & Co. (DJ.N) , publisher of The Wall Street Journal, to buy online financial news provider MarketWatch Inc. (MKTW.O) for $519 million.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh83710_2004-12-21_14-57-50_n21415915_newsml
12/22/04 - Liberty says receives $408 mln from Japan affiliate:
LOS ANGELES, - Liberty Media International (LBTYA.O) , a spin-off from John Malone's TV and programming giant Liberty Media, said on Tuesday that it had received the yen equivalent of $408 million from a Japanese affiliate, Jupiter Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh90143_2004-12-21_21-28-04_wen1687_newsml
12/22/04 - Rizzuto Named Publisher at Fitness Magazine:
NEW YORK, -- Russell Denson, President and CEO of Gruner + Jahr USA has named Katherine Rizzuto publisher of Fitness magazine. The announcement is effective immediately, with Rizzuto reporting directly to Denson. Rizzuto returns to Fitness where she previously served as associate publisher in the magazine's first year. Since its inception, Fitness continues to bring women the very latest information about achieving an active, healthy lifestyle.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041221/nytu099_1.html
12/22/04 - American Lawyer Media Chooses NewsStand For Digital Delivery of a Second Title: The National Law Journal:
AUSTIN, Texas-- NewsStand Inc. and American Lawyer Media Inc. announced the availability of The National Law Journal, in electronic edition format for the legal community. This is the second American Lawyer Media title offered as a NewsStand digital edition since the launch of New York Law Journal in November 2002.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041221/215444_1.html
12/22/04 - FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition:
Interviewed by Drew Clark, Nick Gillespie, and Jesse WalkerHis decision to loosen media ownership rules “insulted your intelligence and wounded democracy,” one newspaper columnist declares. He’s obsessed with “trying to save America’s virtue,” writes another. He has presided over “an end to an era of competition,” a consumer advocate argues. He’s Michael K. Powell, 41, arguably the most controversial chairman in the history of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the central planner charged with overseeing the structure and details of telecommunications in America.
reason
http://www.reason.com/0412/fe.dc.the.shtml
12/22/04 - Seattle Times' memo says staff cuts coming:
The Seattle Times will post a record loss this year, topping $12 million, and job cuts are inevitable, the president of the newspaper's parent company told employees this week.
seattle pi
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/204712_joa22.html?source=rss
12/22/04 - Media moguls ate humble pie in 2004
NEW YORK -- Media moguls had some tough times in 2004.:
Walt Disney Co. chief Michael Eisner agreed to step aside, albeit on his own schedule, following a shareholder revolt; Mel Karmazin bolted as the No. 2 at Viacom Inc. after years of sparring with chairman Sumner Redstone; and Rupert Murdoch shored up his defenses after longtime ally John Malone moved to grab 17 percent voting control in Murdoch's News Corp.
seattle pi
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/apbiz_story.asp?category=1310&slug=YE%20Media
12/22/04 - Ottaway Newspapers lanches Internet project:
CAMPBELL HALL, N.Y. — Combining the traditional strength of its community newspapers with investments in cutting-edge hardware and software, Ottaway News-papers Inc. is getting ready to reach readers in more ways.
daily item
http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2004/1222/biz/stories/07biz.htm
12/22/04 - What's in a name? Plenty: Publisher seeks trademark status for Examiner
Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz, owner of San Francisco's daily tabloid newspaper, likes the name Examiner so much he has filed applications to trademark general circulation newspapers with the name in nearly 70 U.S. cities.
sf gate
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/22/BUG16AFEBP1.DTL&type=business
12/22/04 - Moderate Cuban dissidents launch new magazine:
HAVANA - Moderate dissidents Tuesday launched a new magazine called "Consensus," saying it was necessary to expand the spectrum of opinions presented in Cuba's state-run media.
ap via miami herald
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/10470734.htm
12/22/04 - NY Times Gives Chmn Sulzberger 59,000 Stock Options:
WASHINGTON --New York Times Co. (NYT) gave Chairman and Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. 59,000 stock options as well as 11,000 Class A shares worth more than $433,000 at the grant date, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
dow jones via excite
http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&news_id=dji-00073120041220&feed=dji&date=20041220&cat=INDUSTRY
12/22/04 - NBC Elevates Print Ad Teams On Both Coasts:
The NBC Agency Print Advertising department has promoted Nancy McDyer, David Pai-Ritchie, and Steve Kemp on the West Coast as well as Bari Cohen and Stan Sousa on the East Coast, to new posts, the network announced Tuesday.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=283916
12/22/04 - In China, a Party-Organ Paper Prepares to Go Public:
BEIJING (AP) Zhang Yanping doesn't sleep much. The president of the Beijing Youth Daily, which Zhang has built from a drab propaganda outlet into a lively, popular newspaper, gets four to five hours a night. Even that's too much for him. "There are so many opportunities ahead of us, I just don't want to let them slip out of my hands," Zhang said as he relaxed in a conference room at the Youth Daily's 23-story headquarters.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740809
12/22/04 - Gallup: Online News Hasn't Beaten Old Media -- Yet:
The latest Gallup Poll shows that the most popular sources for news are local TV and local newspapers. While Web news is the only sector gaining in popularity, fewer people still get their news that way than from local or national papers or TV.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740612
12/22/04 - 'WSJ' Editor Steiger Announces Staff Changes in Memo:
NEW YORK Paul Steiger, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, announced a slew of staff changes in a memo to employees late Monday. The changes result from the retirement of Deputy Managing Editor Barney Calame's retirement and the departure of Deputy Managing Editor Steve Adler to become editor in chief of BusinessWeek, Steiger said.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740582
12/22/04 - Pearl Stewart Chicago Defender managing editor:
The Chicago Defender has named Pearl Stewart, former editor of the Oakland Tribune, as its managing editor.
ap via chicago tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0412220146dec22,1,2562465.story?coll=chi-business-hed
12/22/04 - Ill Wind Twisting AMI:
AFTER weeks of ru mors, American Media has acknowledged that its chief financial officer John Miley is exiting for health reasons. "It was strictly because of health reasons," said Miley, 49, who had a heart attack in May. At the time, he termed it minor and returned to work shortly thereafter.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/kelly.htm
12/22/04 - 2004's Sassy, Trashy, Gassy, Flashy Glossies:
Future historians of American magazines will no doubt remember 2004 as the year when an armpit with feet became a major sex symbol. The armpit starred in a series of advertisements for Axe deodorant that appeared in Rolling Stone, Maxim, Cargo and countless other mags. The Axe armpit is not what you'd call a classic matinee idol -- he has no head, no legs, a crop of hair and two chubby feet, each with three fat toes -- but the dude proved to be a major playa.
washington post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15187-2004Dec20.html
12/22/04 - Signs point to continuing recovery for b-to-b media:
There are many signs that the b-to-b media industry is inching toward recovery. The October Business Information Network figures, which were released last week by American Business Media, showed that through October ad pages were up 0.9% and ad spending was up 3.3% compared with the same period in 2003.
btob
http://www.btobonline.com/article.cms?articleId=22838
12/22/04 - Goggans joins MediaSolutions as Vice President of print services:
ATLANTA – Julie Goggans has joined Atlanta-based MediaSolutions as vice president of print services. MediaSolutions is the largest independent media planning and buying service in the Southeast. Goggans oversees the planning and buying of all print media – newspaper, magazine, direct – for all of the firm’s clients.
dbusiness news
http://atlanta.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=5875&type_news=latest
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