12/23/04 - Daily Print Media Business News
International Print Media Business News:12/23/04 - United Business Media to Delist Voluntarily From Nasdaq and Terminate ADR Programme:
LONDON, -- United Business Media plc ("UBM") today announces that it intends to delist voluntarily from the Nasdaq National Market and to terminate its American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") programme, both to take effect as of the close of trading on March 22, 2005.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041222/ukw010_1.html
12/23/04 - L'Espresso CEO sees pick-up in Dec ad sales:
MILAN - Editoriale L'Espresso SpA CEO Marco Benedetto said December has seen a pick-up in advertising sales, adding that he is 'cautiously optimistic' about advertising sales in 2005. In a conference call with analysts, he said that trends in advertising are stronger in radio and TV than in print media.
afx via yahoo
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/041223/323/f947e.html
12/23/04 - Purge at Chronicle over ‘Tsholotsho Declaration’:
EIGHT journalists at the Bulawayo-based Chronicle newspaper have been sent on indefinite forced leave as the purge on those involved in the “Tsholotsho Declaration” widens, the Zimbabwe Independent heard this week.
the independent
http://www.theindependent.co.zw/news/2004/December/Thursday23/1356.html
12/23/04 - Journal newspaper chain now back to private owners:
After 18 years of government control, the Journal chain of newspapers has been formally turned over to its private owners. Roberto Capco, the government appointed publisher of the Philippine Journalists Inc. (PJI), shook hands Tuesday with the new publisher, Augusto Villanueva, in the presence of Sandiganbayan Sheriff Ed Urieta in simple ceremonies at the PJI offices in Port Area, Manila.
phil star
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200412230411.htm
12/23/04 - Niger police crack down on newspaper:
Niger police acknowledged on Wednesday that officers had toured the capital, Niamey, this week to remove all copies of the independent weekly Testimony (Le Temoin) ahead of the inauguration of re-elected President Mamadou Tandja.
mail & guardian
http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-Africa&ao=177078
12/23/04 - IPC copyright case dismissed in High Court:
IPC’s decision to protect design and editorial copyright for its Ideal Home magazine has backfired after a court sided with rival consumer publisher Highbury House and its Home title.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/IPC-highburyhouse-highcourt
12/23/04 - IPC overhauls marine titles:
IPC Media’s Yachting Monthly and Motor Boat & Yachting magazines have been given a major makeover to coincide with the London Boat Show in the New Year.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/ipc-marine-makeover
12/23/4 - Brand Health Check: Evening Standard:
Associated Newspapers has launched a free 'lite' version of its flagship London evening paper to bolster the brand, but in doing so risks driving the title to extinction.
media bulletin
http://www.brandrepublic.com/mediabulletin/news_story.cfm?articleID=231309&Origin=MB22122004
12/23/04 - Beijing Media soars after Naspers buys stake:
HONG KONG Shares of Beijing Media, which sells advertising space in the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper, surged Wednesday on their Hong Kong trading debut after Naspers, South Africa's largest media company, took a 9.9 percent stake.
iht
http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/22/bloomberg/sxmedia.html
National Print Media Business News:
12/23/04 - Martha Stewart takes aim at 'bad' prison food:
NEW YORK, - Martha Stewart is keeping busy in prison "washing, scrubbing, sweeping, vacuuming, raking leaves" and more, as well as doing her best to avoid unappetizing jailhouse food, the homemaking entrepreneur told fans in a Christmas message on Wednesday.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh05607_2004-12-22_18-57-05_n22449889_newsml
12/23/04 - 'Scene' refusing escort service ads for now:
The Nashville Scene has ceased publishing adult escort service ads for the present while incoming publisher Chris Ferrell reviews the weekly newspaper's advertising policies and procedures, Ferrell announced yesterday.
tennessean
http://tennessean.com/local/archives/04/12/63229336.shtml?Element_ID=63229336
12/23/04 - Examiner name goes national:
Philip Anschutz, the Denver investor who owns the San Francisco Examiner, is taking the paper's name national. According to the Denver Post, Anschutz has filed applications to trademark "The Examiner" for general circulation newspapers in 69 cities. Clarity Media Group spent tens of thousands of dollars on the applications, based on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's $335 filing fee, the Post said.
biz journals
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2004/12/20/daily17.html
12/23/04 - Heineken USA Announces Creation of an Independent Advertising Review Panel and Advisory Board:
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-- Heineken USA today announced the creation of a three-member Independent Advertising Complaint Review Panel and Advisory Board to add an independent voice to the company's existing process to address public concerns that may arise over its print or broadcast advertising.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041222/225419_1.html
12/23/04 - On Second Thought, Maybe 'The Tennessean' Would Distribute Bibles:
After the International Bible Society distributed New Testaments along with The Gazette in Colorado Springs last weekend, Nashville was reportedly among its target cities. And, so long as the Bibles are considered paid advertising, The Tennessean says it might agree to distribute them.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741243
12/23/04 - Two Ex-Top Execs At 'Olney (Ill.) Daily Mail' Charged in Theft:
CHICAGO The former publisher and the business manager of the Olney (Ill.) Daily Mail are due in court Jan. 6 on charges that they stole more than $100,000 from the paper over a five-year period.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741271
12/23/04 - Move to Tabloid Format Boosts U.K. Papers' Circ:
NEW YORK The widely publicized shift from broadsheet to tabloid format carried out by several top newspapers in Europe this year has apparently paid off in circulation. As a result of its move, The Times of London's circulation in November rose by 60,000 copies, or nearly 10%, from the same period last year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal today. It said that 40% of the Times' readers are in the 25- to 44-year-old range, compared with 34% for the former broadsheet version.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/ad_circ/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000741163
12/23/04 - Broadband Use Surpasses Dial-Up in U.S.:
As prices dropped over the past year, broadband use at home has surpassed that of dial-up in the United States, reaching 53 percent of residential Web users in October, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.
ap via editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740560
12/23/04 - Mag Rack: Strumming Along:
The 25th anniversary issue of Guitar World will be on newsstands next Tuesday. The special collector's issue features what the editors are calling "the most spectacular group of guitarists ever assembled" on the cover, including Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, and Slash.
media post
http://mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=284051
12/23/04 - Entertaining Web Sites Promote Products Subtly:
MARKETERS usually try to slip their names into every conceivable venue - like cellphone screens, bathroom posters and TV shows via product placement. But there are times when an ad that almost disguises its sponsor can be more effective. Many of these ads have taken the form of specialty Web sites, like www.subservientchicken.com, which is intended to entrance visitors with humor, video or games.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/business/media/22adco.html?adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1103817107-G0GRVITch2gOykKmNLDBVA
12/23/04 -Electronic version of 'National Law Journal' debuts:
Austin, Texas—NewsStand announced the availability of American Lawyer Media’s National Law Journal in electronic edition format. NewsStand began offering an electronic version of American Lawyer Media’s New York Law Journal in November 2002. "Readers can get their issue much earlier, read it quickly online, link deeper into Web content if desired, and take it with them as they travel on business or a commute to and from work," Kit Webster, NewsStand’s president-CEO, said in a statement.
btob
http://www.btobonline.com/article.cms?articleId=22857
12/23/04 - The Hispanic Press in Print:
At first glance, the Spanish-language publishing market offers some welcome relief for a downcast industry. While mainstream U.S. publications struggle to stop slowly dwindling circulation, Spanish-language publications are in full growth mode. However, data indicate that beneath the surface the growth in Spanish-language print may be just another market bubble.
hispanic business
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=19460
12/23/04 - FDA requires Crestor ads be pulled:
Newspaper advertising by a manufacturer that defended the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor made "false or misleading safety claims," the government said in a letter released yesterday that requires the ads to be pulled.
boston
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/12/23/fda_requires_crestor_ads_be_pulled/
12/23/04 - Tribune staff, wire reports:
Jack Fuller, who is to retire Dec. 31 as president of Tribune Co.'s publishing division, has entered into a one-year consulting agreement with the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to terms of the deal, Fuller will be paid $51,500 a month and reimbursed for "reasonable travel and other business expenses."
chicago tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0412230284dec23,1,4856230.story?coll=chi-business-hed
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