12/14/04 Daily Print Media News Report
International Print Media News
12/14/04 - LONDON -- British publisher Pearson PLC said Tuesday it plans to sell its 79 percent stake in Spanish media group Recoletos in a deal worth euro743 million (US$990 million). Pearson, which owns The Financial Times newspaper, book publisher Penguin and several leading educational publishers, said it has reached an agreement about a proposed offer by Spanish investment vehicle Retos Cartera.
ap
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041214/britain_pearson_recoletos_1.html
12/14/04 - TORONTO, - Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") announced today that a special cash distribution in the amount of $0.005 per Unit has been declared by the board of directors of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers G.P. Inc., in its capacity as the General Partner of the Partnership, to holders of Units as shown on the record of the Partnership at the close of business on December 23, 2004, such special distribution to be paid to such Unitholders on December 30, 2004.cnw http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/041213/hollinger_distributn_1.html
12/14/04 - WAN, PBL to jointly acquire Hoyts:Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) has teamed up with West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd (WAN) to operate the Hoyts Group through an equally owned joint venture.
smh
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/WAN-PBL-to-jointly-acquire-Hoytss/2004/12/14/1102787084037.html
12/14/04 - Nuts beats Zoo in first set of readership data:Nuts has landed another blow to its arch rival Zoo with the first National Readership Survey figures for the pair showing the IPC title well on top.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/14/nutsbeats
12/14/04 - Decanter Mag heads for Hungary:IPC Media is to launch its first foreign language edition of its wine magazine Decanter – in Hungary. Decanter’s UK edition is already read in 90 countries, but now is extending its brand to the home of Tokaj and Bull’s Blood.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/decanter-hungary
12/14/04 - Ad trade bodies backs NatMags:The UK’s top advertising trade bodies have endorsed the National Magazine Company’s decision to break down its six-month circulation figures on a monthly basis.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/14/tradebodies
12/14/04 - Daily Mail Begins Free Edition of London's Evening Standard: Daily Mail & General Trust Plc, the U.K. publisher of the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers, will today begin a free edition of its London Evening Standard after circulation of the title declined 8.6 percent last month. The company will publish a smaller ``lunchtime'' version of the newspaper, called Standard Lite, that will be distributed free in central London, it said in an e-mailed statement.
bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aS0gK9332P2I&refer=uk
12/14/04 - Axel Springer Purchases Euro Magazine From Handelsblatt Group: Axel Springer AG, Europe's largest newspaper publisher, will buy the business magazine Euro from Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt GmbH to merge it with its own Finanzen magazine and bolster its position in the financial press market.
bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000100&sid=aahnsgPYVy.s&refer=germany
12/14/04 - Editor-in-chief at leading China paper leaves post:BEIJING (AFX) - China has replaced the president and editor-in-chief of one of the country's leading state-run newspapers after a series of hard-hitting articles on graft and government scandals, Agence France-Presse reported, citing unnamed sources.
yahoo
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/041214/323/f8ihr.html
12/14/04 - US magazine 'Selling Power' now in India:'Selling Power', a magazine targeting the sales and sales management profession, published from USA is now available in the Indian market.
news today net
http://www.newstodaynet.com/14dec/rf26.htm
12/14/04 - Suspension Order Against Newspaper Lifted:On 8 December 2004, the National Communications Board (Conseil national de la communication, CNC), Guinea's media regulatory body, announced the lifting of a suspension order against "Le Quotidien" newspaper. The paper was suspended "indefinitely" more than three weeks ago and its editorial team is experiencing serious financial difficulties as a result of the forced closure.
all africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/200412130078.html
12/14/04 - First mainland media company to launch IPO:Beijing Media Corporation Limited will be the first Chinese mainland media company to launch initial public offering (IPO).
china daily
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/12/content_399548.htm
12/14/04 - CVC Capital lays groundwork for £2bn bid for Trinity Mirror:CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm, is preparing a bid for Trinity Mirror, the listed newspaper group that publishes the Daily Mirror newspaper.
telegraph
http://www.money.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2004/12/12/cncvc12.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2004/12/12/ixfrontcity.html
12/14/04 - The Sun hits on new soaraway figures:SOME statistics still have the power to shock, even to journalists who deal in them almost every day. Try this one — the online version of The Sun is now getting 129 million page impressions a month, up year on year by 40 per cent. On my calculations that means that 300,000 Sun pages are being “hit” by readers every waking hour.
times online
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8209-1396741,00.html
12/14/04 - Too heavy to be Lite:The question isn't whether Standard Lite is any good, but whether it's too good. After picking this up for free, who will want to pay 40p for Standard Heavy a couple of hours later
media guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1373552,00.html
National Print Media News:
12/14/04 - The New York Times Company Names Tom Bartunek President, New York Times Radio:NEW YORK-- The New York Times Company announced today that Tom Bartunek, general manager of the Company's classical music radio station, WQXR FM, has been named to the new position of president of New York Times Radio. The position is effective immediately and Mr. Bartunek will report to Thomas Carley, president, The New York Times News Services. He will continue as general manager of WQXR, which now becomes part of the Company's News Services division.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041213/135926_1.html
12/14/04 - AdPay, Inc., Provider of Online Marketplace Solutions for Newspapers, Receives Series A Funding From Appian Ventures and FFP Holdings:DENVER and HOUSTON, -- AdPay, Inc., a privately-held company that adds person-to-person and business-to-consumer e-commerce capabilities to newspapers' online classifieds, today announced that it has completed the sale of its Series A Preferred Stock to Appian Ventures, a Denver, Colorado-based investment firm that led the investment round, and FFP Holdings, a closely held, limited partnership based in Houston, Texas.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041213/lam061_1.html
12/14/04 - Lee's November Ad Sales Rise Slightly:DAVEPORT, Iowa -- Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. on Monday said its advertising revenue grew slightly in November as a sharp pickup in national ads offset declines in both local and classified ads.
ap
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041213/lee_enterprises_november_advertising_1.html
12/14/04 - Scripps Says November Revenue 12 Percent Higher on Strong Political Advertising:CINCINNATI -- E. W. Scripps Co. on Monday said its total revenue grew 12 percent last month, lifted by sharply higher results in its broadcast division from a surge in political advertising during the period.
ap
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041213/e_w_scripps_november_revenue_1.html
12/14/04 - 'La Voz' Gives 'Chronicle' Second Hispanic Voice: DALLAS The Houston Chronicle has bought the Spanish-language weekly La Voz de Houston after more than a decade of sharing resources with the 100,000-circulation publication. The deal, whose value was not disclosed, gives the Chronicle two Spanish-language publications, including a weekly entertainment magazine called La Vibra launched in April.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/southwest/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000736346
12/14/04 - Newspaper group seeks Los Fresnos City Council’s support:The closing of the community’s newspaper more than six months ago does not deter Don Wright from bringing a new weekly to Los Fresnos. Wright, La Feria News publisher, said he will bring a community newspaper similar to that of La Feria’s, a 5,000-circulation weekly.
brownsville herald
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=62681_0_10_0_M
12/14/04 - Longtime Oakland community advocate buys weekly newspaper:OAKLAND, Calif. - Longtime community advocate Paul Cobb has bought the Oakland Post, a weekly newspaper.
ap via mercury news
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/10409219.htm
12/14/04 - Great State Publishing, LLC Unveils First Issue of Maryland Life Magazine:FREDERICK, Md.-- Maryland Life magazine (http://www.maryland-life.com/), a new bi-monthly statewide publication from Great State Publishing, LLC, is available today for the first time for subscribers and through select retail outlets. In addition to the nearly 2,000 households and businesses that subscribed prior to the magazine's launch, Maryland Life's first issue will also have a controlled circulation of 50,000 copies. The magazine projects readership well in excess of 100,000 statewide readers per issue. The inaugural issue includes 128 glossy pages, with a 60%-40% editorial to advertising ratio.
business wire
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view`
12/14/04 - Publishers ante up with poker magazines:With a poker craze in full swing on TV networks such as ESPN and Bravo, publishers are moving to launch poker magazines before celebrities such as Ben Affleck take up some other game. A former dot-com executive is launching a national magazine called All In on Dec. 21. The bimonthly magazine will sell for $4.99 at chains including Wal-Mart, Target, Barnes & Noble, Borders and 7-Eleven. Time Distribution Services will distribute the magazine, which hopes to reach 150,000 paid readers by mid-2005.
usa today
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-12-13-poker-usat_x.htm?csp=34
12/14/04 - New Mag Deals In To Poker Craze:Hoping to capitalize on the surging interest in poker on TV and online, the debut issue of poker-enthusiast magazine All In will land on newsstands on December 21th featuring former World Series of Poker Champion and regular contributor Chris "Jesus" Ferguson.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=282847
12/14/04 - Nuestra Imagen Hispana Magazine Launched Chicago Edition: Nuestra Imagen Hispana Magazine has launched a new edition in Chicago seeking to cater to an established community of Hispanic professionals. A bilingual publication, “Nuestra Imagen Hispana (“Our Hispanic Image” in Spanish) Magazine” incorporates both national and local content for added regional appeal.
hispanic ad
http://hispanicad.com/cgi-bin/news/newsarticle.cgi?article_id=15573
12/14/04 - Newspapers Must Take Risks To Succeed In Today's Multi-Media Environment: Most reporters and editors prefer to concentrate on getting out the news. As long as paychecks are adequate and editorial budgets relatively robust, they leave finances to the business people and assume that print journalism will survive. But few news publications have escaped severe cost cuts in recent years. Publishers, hard-pressed to keep profits up to the point that stockholders will stick around, have been shrinking the amount of money that goes to newsrooms.
ojr
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1017969849.php
12/14/04 - Senior Managers Buy American Community Newspapers:CHICAGO American Community Newspapers CEO Gene Carr and other senior managers backed by two big venture capital investors have bought the assets of the company, which publishes of the daily Stillwater (Minn.) Gazette and the Sun weeklies in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000736260
12/14/04 - Newsday Circ suit years in the making:Lawyer Joseph Giaimo points with pride to an angry letter he got four years ago from a lawyer representing Newsday. that long ago, Giaimo had begun to explore the idea of filing a class-action suit charging the Long Island paper - and its sister daily, Hoy - with circulation fraud.
ny daily news
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/261681p-224100c.html
12/14/04 - 60 Seconds with Brandon Holley Editor in Chief, ElleGirl:Q. It’s been a tough year for the teen category, with YM folding and other titles slashing their circulations. How does ElleGirl stay competitive? What’s your niche?
A. We are niche. We’re targeted to a 17-year-old girl who loves entertainment, loves fashion and loves beauty. But because we don’t have to have a 2 million-circ, we don’t have to be everybody’s best friend. We’re becoming known for using new photographers, new talent, and taking chances that the mass books can’t.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000735701
12/14/04 - Drickhamer named editor in chief of 'Material Handling Management':Cleveland--Penton Media announced that David Drickhamer has been promoted to editor in chief of Material Handling Management magazine. Drickhamer had been editorial research director of Penton’s IndustryWeek magazine. Prior to joining IndustryWeek, he covered a variety of manufacturing industries as managing editor of Penton’s Welding Design & Fabrication and Forging magazines.
btob
http://www.btobonline.com/article.cms?articleId=22781
12/14/04 - DEWALT Hispanic Contractor's Program Exceeds All Expectations:LOS ANGELES-- DEWALT Industrial Power Tools recently concluded its 14-week "Champions of the Trade" program which honored Atlanta's Hispanic construction workers for their outstanding commitment, dedication and accomplishments to their trade. The test market campaign, which began on August 9 and concluded on November 21, featured 13 "Champions of the Trade" honorees in weekly print ads and promotional broadcast capsules on some of Atlanta's most popular Spanish-language media.
business wire
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view`
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