12/23/04 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
12/23/04 - Serino Coyne to Promote Hispanic Musical:
NEW YORK For the first time a major Broadway production will be speaking to Latinos in their language and through their media. Omnicom Group's Dieste Harmel & Partners and Serino Coyne have formed a strategic partnership to manage advertising and marketing for the upcoming 2005 stage production of Mambo Kings, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos. ... The campaign, which will begin in the second quarter, will include TV, print and nontraditional marketing in Hispanic-targeted media.
adweek
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
Discounted Print Advertising Space Now Available
PrintAdvertising.com has launched a new remnant Listing program. The program allows print media publishers (newspapers and magazines) to sell last-minute, unused advertising space to advertiser at a discounted price. Recent publications to join the listing include Reader's Digest Large Print Edition, Esquire Magazine, Lodging Magazine, The Washington Times Newspaper, Skope Music Magazine and The Cruisin Times Racing Magazine. PrintAdvertising.com's Remnant Space Listing is an excellent way for print media publishers and advertisers to connect and get great deals on their advertising space.
12/22/04 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
12/22/04 - Naomi Campbell Launched Her Sixth Fragrance:
Naomi Campbell Perfumes (Cosmopolitan Cosmetics) is launching its sixth fragrance. Paradise Passion is a floral oriental formulated by Françoise Caron of Quest International. The slightly asymmetrical, curving bottle in reds and turquoise, designed by Australia-based agency Iconomy, comes in packaging by Germany-based Lutz Hermann Design. Steven Klein shot the visual of Naomi Campbell for the print advertising campaign, which was produced by New York, US agency Project. Paradise Passion launches worldwide in March.
toronto fashion monitor
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
12/21/04 - Daily Print Media News
International Print Media News:
12/21/04 - Hollinger Inc. withdraws plans for debt exchange:
NEW YORK, - Hollinger Inc. (HLGc.TO) , the Canadian holding company controlled by former press baron Conrad Black, said on Monday it was withdrawing plans for a $120 million exchange offer of its senior notes, according to a regulatory filing.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh71276_2004-12-20_20-56-49_n20364097_newsml
12/21/04 - Schibsted Bids for Alma Media Group:
HELSINKI, Finland -- Norway's Schibsted ASA offered Tuesday to buy Finnish media group Alma Media's total stock for euro705 million (US$943 million), but wants to keep its regional newspaper operations under Finnish ownership.
ap
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041221/finland_alma_media_schibsted_2.html
12/21/04 - Kia in 'big car give-away' with red top tabloid:
READERS OF the Mirror newspaper are to be treated to the opportunity of winning a new car a day throughout January. Kia Motors UK has signed-up with the Daily Mirror Group for a promotion which will cost it £1m.
auto wired
http://www.autowired.co.uk/news/article.aspx?storyid=13101
12/21/04 - Star, Post tweak their designs but deny move to tabloid size:
The Toronto Star is relaunching its Sunday newspaper in January, but has resisted the temptation to shift the edition to a tabloid format. The National Post, however, appears to be adopting a tabloid-like style, at least on its front page, as a new publisher with a background in tab papers takes control of the national broadsheet.
globe and mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPPrint/LAC/20041221/RNEWS21/TPBusiness/
12/21/04 - Independent Still Insits on New Daily Luanch:
Stephen Glover, a co-founder of The Independent, insists that he could still launch a new top-of-the-market quality daily newspaper next year, despite obvious difficulties in raising money for the ambitious project.
independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/story.jsp?story=594758
12/21/04 - Counting sales is as easy as ABC:
With his decision to announce monthly sales figures for Cosmopolitan and Esquire, NatMags MD Duncan Edwards has turned the world of magazine circulations on its head
independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/story.jsp?story=594729
12/21/04 - Prometheus unbound, a bit:
The media in poor countries are freer and more influential than ever before, which is why so many journalists are being killed
the economist
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3490784
12/21/04 - Lite hits Evening Standard sales, say vendors:
Sales of the London Evening Standard have fallen in central London following the launch of freesheet Standard Lite, vendors have claimed. It is nearly a week since the 48-page free edition hit the capital's streets and vendors say it is a hit with Londoners.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1376305,00.html
12/21/04 - Why the Younger Generation Does Not Read Newspapers:
Why won't the younger generation read newspapers? It's a moan of our times, and television, the internet, schools and a dumbing down of culture, media and life are held to blame. Feeling threatened in a lifetime's profession, I went along to a school to ask - why won't you buy my product?
ft
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6e95805a-509b-11d9-b551-00000e2511c8.html
12/21/04 - Black Won't Profit From 'Telegraph' Payout:
CHICAGO Though he remains the controlling shareholder in newspaper publisher Hollinger International, former Chairman Conrad Black will not receive any money from the big special dividend the company is paying stockholders from the proceeds of selling The Daily Telegraph of London.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740052
12/21/04 - Johnston reports slow autumn trading:
Revenue growth for Johnston Press has slowed to 4.9% for the second half of 2004, down from 6.0% in the first half.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/johnston-tradingupdate-dec04
National Print Media News:
12/21/04 - -Liberty Media takes larger stake in IDT:
WASHINGTON, - Liberty Media Corp. (L.N) said on Tuesday it was exchanging its holdings in Net2Phone (NTOP.O) for shares in Net2Phone's parent, telephone company IDT Corp. (IDTc.N) (IDT.N) , valued at about $56 million.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh82247_2004-12-21_13-56-03_n21411064_newsml
12/21/04 - Liberty Media, Merrill swapping News Corp shares:
NEW YORK, - Liberty Media Corp. (L.N) on Monday said it is doubling its voting stake in News Corp. ahead of time in a share-swapping transaction with Merrill Lynch expected to be completed in mid-January.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh72333_2004-12-20_22-09-53_n20377026_newsml
12/21/04 - Liberty Media Accelerates Swap of News Corp. Shares:
The Liberty Media Corporation, which is controlled by John C. Malone, began yesterday to accelerate a planned swap of nonvoting shares in the News Corporation, which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch, for voting shares in the company.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/21/business/media/21liberty.html
12/21/04 - Waters Magazine Names Pegasystems Top Provider of Business Process Management Systems in 2004:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- The editors of leading financial publication Waters magazine have named Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) the top business process management solution provider of 2004. Pegasystems' service and product offerings "soar above the competition" with simplified navigation and simulation features for evaluating new processes and applications before they go live, according to the publication's annual Waters Awards, which appeared in the magazine's December issue.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041221/215302_1.html
12/21/04 - TIME Launches Archive: Magazine's Articles Since 1923 Now Online:
NEW YORK, -- TIME magazine's archive is now available on TIME.com, bringing to life over 81 years of history as reported by the world's largest newsmagazine. The archive (http://www.timearchive.com) provides one of the most comprehensive news resources on the web with over 266,000 articles dating back to TIME's inaugural issue in March 1923.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041220/nym227_1.html
12/21/04 - Belo's Monthly Revenue and Statistical Report November 2004:
DALLAS, -- Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) issued today its statistical report for the month of November. Revenues for both the Newspaper Group and the Television Group were in line with estimates provided by Belo management at the Media Week Conferences on Wednesday, December 8.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041220/dam016_1.html
12/21/04 - Belo Web Control Goes Local:
Belo Moves Newspaper Web Site Control From Belo Interactive Division To Managers Of Individual Newspapers
projo (subscription)
http://www.projo.com/sharedcontent/registration/register.jsp?fw=http://www.projo.com/business/content/projo_20041209_belo09x.1524b7.html
12/21/04 - Philadelphia Magazine Teams With CBS 3 to Form New Partnership Alliance:
PHILADELPHIA, PA-- The coming new year will break new ground for two of the Philadelphia region's premier media organizations, as Philadelphia Magazine and CBS 3 join forces in a unique partnership alliance, bringing both readers and viewers the latest news and hottest trends across the airwaves, the page and the web. Kicking off with the magazine's January issue, which will hit newsstands Jan 1, both CBS 3 and Philadelphia Magazine see the partnership as a natural outgrowth of the collaborative relationship the two organizations have had for several years.
marketwire
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/041220/078036.html
12/21/04 - ‘Country Weekly’ names new editor:
Country Weekly, a national fan magazine with a circulation of 3.7 million based in Nashville, has hired a new editor in chief: Bill Gubbins, a new media consultant and former managing editor of Creem magazine.
city paper
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=10&screen=news&news_id=38012
12/21/04 - Anschutz aims to own “Examiner” in 69 cities:
Denver investor Philip Anschutz is staking his claim on the name "The Examiner." The nascent newspaper publisher has filed 127 U.S. applications to trademark general circulation newspapers with "The Examiner" name in 69 cities, including Denver.
denver post
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2609976,00.html
12/21/04 - Biz Ink weekly, Valley Scene run out of cash:
Local publications Silicon Valley Biz Ink and Valley Scene said Monday that they are going out of business, victims of a sluggish Silicon Valley economy and an intensely competitive advertising environment.
silicon valley via yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/sv/20041221/tc_sv/bizinkweeklyvalleyscenerunoutofcash
12/21/04 - Street newspaper makes a name for itself in Portland:
Portland, Ore. - Since 1998, a small street newspaper with a unique way of making its way into the hands of the public has gradually been growing and gaining in circulation.
katu
http://www.katu.com/team2/story.asp?ID=73548
12/21/04 - Bridal Guide Offers Something Extra to Keep Readers Engaged:
"Something new" seems to work for Bridal Guide. The bimonthly magazine's policy of regularly including a supplement was revealed by an in-house survey as a key reason for its popularity with brides-to-be.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31332
12/21/04 - Ascend Media to Buy Medical World:
Ascend Media, Overland Park, KS, announced last week that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Medical World Communications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31340
12/21/04 - Goldman Forecasts Annual Advertising Rev.:
Goldman Sachs Forecasts Annual Advertising Revenue Growth of 4.4% in Fourth Quarter 2004, Down From the Figures Seen In Second and Third Quarters
vnu e-media (subscription)
http://www.vnuemedia.com/eandp/login/login_subscribe.jsp?id=bZ6dlU8F%2B%2FJGndVIZublxhzRTkWtnprwSHVArovMJ262%2BGO4u9Y42J28ZJ%2B%2FiFt%2BFowYYTD%2BQ%2FNtV%2Fw%2BE0OrgRwP0aZqd0L0JtZsHUY9mwKAbCbt%2FmiRrgBSKVjZ%2FtzKnpuEGez7VvDqjUzcFBEYSwQKvo%2FXY0O%2B5xVEC8ez9e%2BPu2myneiZ19kD3jzKyFXDBvW58hZUcNN%2BR5mxE5UEmuvARKvLNBgC4fFEYmnOQEpELyafxvSg5wpgyTi8U%2F4r6sddpUZzW6Bs6jWUR4fIed6zB1DM2YzZ5Au5bzn8vZ0XsV92B9FMig%3D%3D
12/21/04 - Newsday Subscriber lists remain perplexing:
On Nov. 26, two weeks after being cut off by Newsday for failure to pay a $42 subscription bill, Herman Hoegg mysteriously returned to the paper's good graces. According to Newsday records obtained by reporters, Hoegg was restarted as a daily and Sunday subscriber at the discounted weekly rate of $2.99, his past debts forgiven. There was only one problem. Herman Hoegg died in 1983.
newsday
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzcirc1221,0,5293215.story?coll=ny-business-leadheadlines
12/21/04 - Minneapolis Paper Refuses Gay Pride Ad, Draws Discrimination Complaint:
NEW YORK The Star Tribune in Minneapolis is being accused of discrimination by organizers of that city's annual gay-pride celebration, after the newspaper refused to run an ad for the June 2005 event that shows two men kissing.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740520
12/21/04 - Golf, Dogs More Popular Than TV, the Environment -- Among Magazine Publishers, Anyway:
Americans are much more concerned with décor, weddings, golf, and dogs than they were 10 years ago. That is, if the number of magazines catering to these subjects are any indication of changes in interest. The number of interior design and decoration magazines grew more than any other magazine category over the last 10 years, increasing by 202 percent from 47 titles in 1994 to 142 titles in 2004, according to the newest edition of the Standard Periodical Directory released Monday by Oxbridge Communications.
media post
http://mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=283726
12/21/04 - Washington Post Buys Slate.com:
The Washington Post Company announced at 11:00 a.m. today that it has purchased Slate, an online newsmagazine owned by Microsoft. The financial terms of the sale are not expected to be announced.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/21/business/22SLATEcnd.html?adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1103645744-/wHJ8wp2/86KAel+IwGrWw
12/21/04 - Feds Want More Time To Mull Ownership Stance:
WASHINGTON, D.C. The federal government wants another month, until Jan. 31, to decide whether to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling that stayed a major relaxation of media ownership rules. The request came in a filing with the Supreme Court on Monday from Paul Clement, the acting solicitor general, or top trial lawyer for the federal government.
mediaweek
http://www.mediaweek.com/mediaweek/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740160
12/21/04 - What's The Difference Between Marketing And Advertising?:
Many people confuse marketing with advertising or vice versa. While both components are equally important, they are also very different. Knowing the differences between the two can put your company on the fast track to success.
web pro news
http://www.webpronews.com/ebusiness/smallbusiness/wpn-2-20041220WhatsTheDifferenceBetweenMarketingAndAdvertising.html
12/20/04 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
12/20/04 - Diet Drinks Get Aliases:
DIET, schmiet. Soft-drink makers are racing to replace or play down the word "diet" in brand names in favor of alternative terms they hope will help fatten sales. The Coca-Cola Company kicked off the trend in September by renaming the diet version of its Sprite lemon-lime soda Diet Sprite Zero. That name will probably be changed before long to Sprite Zero, as the soda is called in more than 20 markets overseas. The Pepsi-Cola Company division of PepsiCo last month changed the name of the diet version of its lemon-lime soda, Sierra Mist, to Sierra Mist Free. Both Sierra Mist Free and Diet Sprite Zero are being promoted in multimillion-dollar campaigns on television, in print, on posters and in stores.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/20/business/media/20adcol.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1103557001-eHlnMprZ7Bapxf6kW8bolg
12/20/04 - Daily Print Media News Report
International Print Media News:
12/20/04 - Reuters buys Moneyline Telerate for up to $175 mln:
LONDON, - Global news and information provider Reuters Group Plc (RTR.L) has agreed to buy loss-making market data firm Moneyline Telerate in a deal worth up to $175 million to beef up its presence in fixed income markets.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh60446_2004-12-20_10-24-34_l20164984_newsml
12/20/04 - Investors pull plug on Frank magazine:
Frank, the low-budget biweekly that exposed at least five of the past 12 major Canadian scandals, is defunct — at least in its current form — after failing to build a paying readership for its unevenly accurate scoops and satire.
globe and mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041220.wxfrank20/BNStory/Business/
12/20/04 - Independent News set to expand into India:
Independent News & Media, the newspaper publisher led by Sir Tony O'Reilly, is on Tuesday expected to announce an important expansion in India by taking a near 30 per cent stake in Jagran, one of the country's leading media groups.
ft
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/a9cdab42-51f0-11d9-961a-00000e2511c8.html
12/20/04 - O'Reilly seeks to buy into Hindi newspaper group:
Independent News & Media, the publishing empire headed by Irish businessman Tony O'Reilly, is trying to buy a stake in one of India's leading newspaper groups.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1377369,00.html
12/20/04 - Lite hits Evening Standard sales, say vendors:
Sales of the London Evening Standard have fallen in central London following the launch of freesheet Standard Lite, vendors have claimed.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1376305,00.html
12/20/04 - Independent wins newspaper of the year award:
The Independent was today named newspaper of the year at the What the Papers Say Awards in recognition of its 'constant and brave' editorial stance.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1376155,00.html
12/20/04 - Independent News & Media in talks for stake in India's Jagran - report:
LONDON - Publishing group Independent News & Media (Dublin: INWS.I) is in advanced talks to acquire a large stake in Jagran, the company that owns Indias highest-circulation newspaper, The Sunday Times reported citing a person close to the talks.
afx via yahoo
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/041219/323/f8v4k.html
12/20/04 - The National Magazine Company and Australian Consolidated Press sign the deal on their joint venture:
The National Magazine Company and Australian Consolidated Press today signed the agreements to complete on their joint venture, ACP NatMag. The joint venture has been established to publish weekly consumer magazines in the UK.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13261
12/20/04 - The Maharashtra Herald gets aggressive in Pune:
The Maharashtra Herald, the oldest English-language newspaper in Pune, which was acquired and subsequently relaunched by the Sakal group in April this year, has kicked off the second phase of its revamp process spanning editorial, sales and marketing.
agency faqs
http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2004/12/15/10458.html
12/20/04 - Emap restructures trading and inserts teams:
Emap Advertising has announced it will expand the role of its trading team with the addition of its inserts business and a senior team appointment
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/emap-trading
National Print Media News:
12/20/04 - Martha Stewart Sells $8 Mln of Omnimedia Stock:
Martha Stewart, the jailed founder of media company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., sold about $8 million worth of shares this week, according to a regulatory filing.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=5&u=/nm/20041217/media_nm/media_marthastewart_dc
12/20/04 - Anderson to Become Acting Head of Detroit Newspaper Agency:
MCLEAN, Va.-- Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) announced today that Gary L. Anderson will become acting president and CEO of the Detroit Newspaper Agency on Jan. 1, 2005. He will replace Frank J. Vega, who retired to become president and publisher of the Hearst Corporation's San Francisco Chronicle.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041217/175530_1.html
12/20/04 - Detroit Newspapers CEO resigns to become publisher of San Francisco Chronicle:
Frank Vega, president and chief executive officer of Detroit Newspapers, resigned Friday to become publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle.
detnews
http://www.detnews.com/2004/business/0412/20/business-36153.htm
12/20/04 - L.A. Weekly Announces Organizational Changes:
LOS ANGELES, -- L.A. Weekly has announced organizational changes within the company that reflect a growing emphasis on the web and a continued investment in technology.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041217/laf050_1.html
12/20/04 - Buyers To Pubs: Raise Your Hopes, Don't Raise Your Rates:
While the magazine business appears to have pulled itself out of a deep advertising hole in 2004, with pages on the rise for the last seven months and counting, planners have a message for publishers: don't raise your hopes about raising your rates.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=283542
12/20/04 - B2B Gets Back To Business, Posts Strong Page Gain In October:
Signaling some year-end momentum for what has been a volatile 2004 B-to-B ad marketplace, ad pages in the business press increased in October after declining in September, according to estimates released Saturday by American Business Media. The October surge, which drove ad pages up 4.6 percent and ad revenues up 8.1 percent over October 2003, indicates the B-to-B marketplace should end the year in the black.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?cb=085026A&newsID=283639&newsDate=12/20/2004
12/20/04 - Mag Spotlight - New Beauty:
Adam Sandow, founder of New Beauty magazine, believes he has just set the ad pages record for a new launch. The debut issue of the self-proclaimed "Ultimate Cosmetic Enhancement Guide" will carry approximately 650 ad pages.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?cb=085026A&newsID=283544&newsDate=12/20/2004
12/20/04 - Dynamic Logic: Rich Media Increases Brand Awareness:
Online ads that use audio and video are better for branding than ads that use more static formats, according to new research from Dynamic Logic. The research reveals that a single exposure to an audio/video ad increased brand awareness by 10 percentage points over a controlled group of consumers who were not exposed to any ads.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?cb=085026A&newsID=283615&newsDate=12/20/2004
12/20/04 - Case against ad salesman hard to prove, experts say:
The arrest of a Nashville Scene employee on charges of promoting prostitution raises thorny questions about the responsibility of advertising sellers to ensure they are not acting as middlemen for illegal businesses, legal experts said yesterday.
tennessean
http://tennessean.com/local/archives/04/12/63036199.shtml?Element_ID=63036199
12/20/04 - Malone's Liberty Media Declines to Comment on News Corp. Stake:
John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. declined to comment on a newspaper report saying the company boosted its stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to 17.2 percent of the voting shares.
bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=aBz_kGUpWseM&refer=australia
12/20/04 - MidWeek to go twice-weekly in March:
MidWeek, Oahu's most widely circulated tabloid newspaper, is launching a second weekly edition in March. The paper is currently distributed free to 268,000 Oahu households beginning on Mondays. It will start appearing twice weekly on March 4.
biz journals
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2004/12/20/story1.html
12/20/04 - OD home publication to debut:
Ocean Drive magazine tries its hand at a home design magazine called InsideOut, to be launched in March. In a first-time departure from its tried and true formula of celebrity fluff and fashion, the chronicler of all things glitz is launching a home design publication in March.
miami herald
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/10449266.htm
12/20/04 - Cravatts named editor in chief of lifestyle magazine:
Richard L. Cravatts has been named the founding editor in chief of Wellesley Weston Magazine, a new lifestyle magazine to serve the readership of the two of Massachusetts' towns.
biz journals
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2004/12/13/daily61.html
12/20/04 - ELLE Accessories Magazine to Launch:
The ELLE US network is thrilled to announce the launch of a new magazine, ELLE accessories, which will be available from newsstands only for a period of 90 days starting August 30th 2005.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13262
12/20/04 - EMS is returning to its roots as a pioneer of the catazine.
From the outdoors outfitter's founding in 1967 to the early 1980s, EMS regularly dropped a mailer that included in-depth editorial coverage of the products it sold as well as of several outdoors sports -- a type of direct mail piece that has become known as a catazine.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31310
12/20/04 - Hollinger Int'l. to Pay Out 'Telegraph' Cash as Dividend:
CHICAGO Hollinger International said Thursday it will distribute to shareholders $500 million in proceeds from the sale of The Daily Telegraph of London, with the first payout a $227 million special dividend.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000739168
12/20/04 - Across Ohio, Another Newspaper Strike Settles Quietly:
CHICAGO While the strike of newsroom and circulation employees at The Vindicator in Youngstown, Ohio, goes into its second month, a walkout at another Buckeye State newspaper begun at nearly the same time is now long settled.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/ad_circ/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000738877
12/20/04 - In Colorado Springs, a Special Sunday Insert: The Bible:
NEW YORK The Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to include customized Bibles with all copies of its home-delivered newspapers this Sunday, a staffer confirmed to E&P Friday afternoon. The International Bible Society is paying the Gazette $36,000 to distribute the New Testament copies to the paper's 91,000 subscribers and run a full-page ad on Sunday, according CSIndy.com., the weekly Colorado Springs Independent's Web site.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000739751
12/20/04 - GQ, Details Lead Guy Mags:
Clothes, waistlines, home decorating tips — didn't these used to be men's magazines. The industry's big boys finish the year much the way they started it, on an unrelenting quest to turn every red-blooded American guy into a sensitive, overdressed metrosexual.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/36801.htm
12/20/04 - Pfizer to Halt Advertising of Celebrex to Consumers:
Pfizer said yesterday that it would immediately stop advertising Celebrex, its best-selling arthritis pain reliever, to consumers after a study showed that high doses were associated with an increased risk of heart attacks. The suspension of advertising, which is indefinite, includes television, radio, newspaper and magazine ads and other promotions to consumers, a Pfizer spokeswoman, Mariann Caprino, said yesterday. Some magazine ads may appear for a few more weeks because of the long lead time of magazine advertising, she said.
ny times
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/20/business/20drug.html
12/20/04 - Two, two, two Oprahs in one!:
A fit and glamorous Oprah Winfrey graces the current issue of her magazine, O. In photos by Matthew Rolston, readers may think they're seeing double. The talk show icon shows off her abs in her belly-baring workout clothes alongside another Oprah decked out in a black velvet evening gown designed by Marc Bouwer.
usa today
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-19-oprah_x.htm
12/20/04 - News-rack rules relaxed a little:
In a concession to newspaper publishers, a Los Angeles City Council committee voted Friday to give publishers seven years to replace newspaper racks with uniform green onces and allow racks at historic sites with the owner's permission.
la daily news
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2604920,00.html
12/20/04 - Courier names new advertising director:
WATERLOO --- Courier Publisher Nancy L. Green has announced the appointment of Dave Braton, a veteran newspaper publisher, general manager and advertising manager, as the Courier's new advertising director.
wcf courier
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/12/19/news/metro/a8c4222b8d9c955986256f6e005a311b.txt
12/17/04 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
12/17/04 - Business 2.0 Launches Multimedia Marketing Campaign:
SAN FRANCISCO-- Business 2.0 magazine (www.business2.com) has launched a nationwide multimedia marketing campaign, on the heels of the publication's recent rate base increase and record-year of advertising revenue growth. The multi-tiered initiative involves direct marketing, an electronic and print campaign, as well as an airport diorama creative campaign targeted specifically to business travelers. The campaign was created by Fusebox, a creative and technology firm based in New York City. ... The print ad, rolling out throughout the end of the year in a number of select Time Inc. publications, positions Business 2.0 as "The Business Magazine for Those Who Color Outside the Lines." Concurrently, online ads will run on select Time Inc. Interactive outlets, as well as AOL, Netscape and CNN Internet properties. In addition, similar creative will appear in airport dioramas in major hub cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York and San Francisco.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041216/165444_1.html
12/17/04 - Gap Picks Crispin Porter+Bogusky For Men's Ads:
SAN FRANCISCO --Gap Inc. (GPS) picked Crispin Porter+Bogusky as the new advertising agency for its men's business in North America. Crispin Porter+Bogusky, best known as creators of the "truth" anti-tobacco campaign, will work with Gap's in-house marketing team to develop print and television commercials, as well as non-traditional marketing campaigns. "As part of our ongoing strategy to speak to our male and female customers differently, we'll be working with Crispin Porter+Bogusky to develop distinct marketing campaigns to target men," said Jeff Jones, executive vice president of global marketing for Gap, in a press release Thursday.
dow jones via iwon
http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=704&feed=dji§ion=news`"ws_id=dji-00101420041216&date=20041216&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw
12/17/04 - Black Arts Festival Selects Images USA:
ATLANTA Images USA has won a review to provide all advertising and marketing for the 10th annual National Black Arts Festival this summer, the agency said. The independent Atlanta shop plans to launch a campaign for the event in the spring. The advertising will include national television, radio, print and Internet. Billings were not disclosed.
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/southeast/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000739026
12/17/04 - Daily Print Media News Report
International Print Media News:
12/17/04 - Hollinger Int'l pays out special dividend:
NEW YORK, - Newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc. (HLR.N) on Thursday said it will pay a special dividend of $2.50 per share of Class A and B common stock financed by the sale of its Telegraph newspaper group and may consider another future dividend payment.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh19916_2004-12-16_22-07-14_n16507008_newsml
12/17/04 - Hollinger Inc. announces governance review:
TORONTO, - Hollinger Inc. (HLGc.TO) said on Thursday it had commissioned a complete review of the governance policies and practices applicable to its board of directors and management.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh19744_2004-12-16_21-55-20_wnb0697_newsml
12/17/04 - First Stage of the Acquisition of The Jerusalem Post Completed:
WINNIPEG, - CanWest Global Communications Corp. today announced that its partner, Mirkaei Tikshoret Group Ltd (MTL) has completed the acquisition of the shares of the Palestine Post Limited, the publisher of The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report and related properties (The Jerusalem Post Group) from Hollinger International Inc. for US$13.2 million, in cash. The transaction had received approval from the Israeli anti- trust regulatory authorities on December 8th.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041216/to142_1.html
12/17/04 - A magazine of her own: Greenland's first magazine is all about women:
The eye-catching covers of Arnanut, Greenland's new magazine for women, lead to a unique reading experience inside - even for someone who can't read Greenlandic or Danish. The cover of Arnanut 5, which came out last September, features a striking shot of a fashionable Greenlandic model of about 40.
nunatsiaq
http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/features/41217_01.html
12/17/04 -Axel Springer launches Polish version of Forbes magazine:
WARSAW - Axel Springer AG (Xetra: 550135.DE) said it has launched a Polish language version of US economic magazine Forbes. Forbes will replace the economic monthly Profit in Poland, which has been edited by Axel Springer, with a circulation of around 60,000.
afx via yahoo
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/041217/323/f8rn3.html
12/17/04 - Top Gambian Newspaper Editor Shot Dead:
BANJUL - An attacker shot dead a prominent Gambian newspaper editor, an outspoken advocate of press freedom who had condemned new media restrictions, as he drove home from work in the small West African country.
reuters
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041217/wl_nm/gambia_shooting_dc_1
12/17/04 - Arab newspaper to quit Baghdad:
Ashar al-Awsat is one of the leading newspapers in the Arab world. Pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat says it is temporarily closing its office in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The London-based paper said it had received threats from armed men demanding it publish a story about an insurgent leader in Falluja, Iraq.
bbc
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4102823.stm
12/17/04 - NMA to celebrate best in newspaper advertising:
The Newspaper Marketing Agency (NMA) has launched an awards scheme designed to "throw the spotlight on the best newspaper ads". The National Newspaper Advertising Awards will begin in January 2005, with a group of creative directors choosing their favourite ads each month until December, at which point a 'winner-of-winners' will be announced. The team or individual responsible will receive a cash prize of £25,000.
intellagencia
http://www.intellagencia.com/news.asp?siteid=4&id=65590
12/17/04 - Libération staff vote on Rothschild bid for paper:
Staff at France's emblematic leftwing daily Libération will vote on January 6 whether to accept a bid by a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty to take a 37% stake in the paper.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1374750,00.html
12/17/04 - Independent wins newspaper of the year award:
The Independent was today named newspaper of the year at the What the Papers Say Awards in recognition of its 'constant and brave' editorial stance.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1376155,00.html
12/17/04 - FT downgrades weekly media section:
The Financial Times is giving up the ghost on pullout weekly media section Creative Business four years after its ambitious launch.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1375397,00.html
12/17/04 - IPC looks to mass-market for women's launch:
IPC is to launch a new weekly women's magazine in an effort to breathe new life into the struggling sector.
the guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1375394,00.html
12/17/04 - Telegraph and Sky in cricket supplement deal:
Sky Sports are to sponsor an eight-page cricket pullout in The Daily Telegraph, to mark the start of the England team’s tour of South Africa.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/telegraph-sky-cricketsupp
12/17/04 - Auto Trader pushes promo with industry gifts:
Used car magazine Auto Trader has sent its key industry contacts early Christmas presents of free mobile phones and £10 phone cards as part of a direct mail campaign to promote its section for new cars.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/12/autotrader-promo-gifts
National Print Media News:
12/17/04 - Gemstar-TV Guide Promotes Company Veteran Tonia O'Connor to Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales & Marketing:
LOS ANGELES-- Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Nasdaq:GMST) announced today the appointment of Tonia O'Connor as executive vice president, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, effective December 31, 2004. A veteran of the Company, Ms. O'Connor was most recently Gemstar-TV Guide's senior vice president of National Accounts, Affiliate Sales and Marketing. Ray Hopkins, current executive vice president, Affiliate Sales and Marketing has resigned from the Company to join the YES Network as chief operating officer.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/041216/165849_1.html
12/17/04 - Martha Stewart stock surge leaves analysts puzzled:
NEW YORK, - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO.N) remains heavily overvalued, even after falling back from a more than four-year high on Thursday, analysts said, noting the company lacks the improved performance to justify its price.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh18800_2004-12-16_21-03-53_n16191922_newsml
12/17/04 - USATODAY.com Traffic Up 56% Over Last Year:
MCLEAN, Va., -- USATODAY.com audience traffic recorded an increase in year-over-year growth of 56 percent with 9.4 million unique visitors in November 2004 according to Nielsen//NetRatings (combined Home/Work Panel). USATODAY.com's coverage of the election and the Scott Peterson trial were the most popular topics during November.
pr newswire
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041216/dcth026_1.html
12/17/04 - Belo Restructuring Will Streamline its National Interactive Staff:
In another indication of how traditional media companies are seeking to capitalize on the growth of the their online divisions, Belo Corp. has begun consolidating its separate Belo Interactive division into its parent company.
clickz
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3448991
12/17/04 - Publisher Ellis tapped for Knight Ridder job:
Paula Lynn Ellis, the president and publisher of The Sun News, has been named a corporate vice president of operations for Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper chain in the country and owner of The Sun News.
myrtle beach online
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10428366.htm
12/17/04 - Vitality magazine to debut Dec. 30 in The Sun News:
Each Thursday beginning Dec. 30, The Sun News will publish Vitality, a magazine about looking good and feeling great. Vitality will be a place where readers can learn from other readers.
myrtle beach online
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10437311.htm
12/17/04 - Watching the Newspaper, on the Web:
As broadband Internet access spreads, newspaper Web sites, bored with just words, are adding video clips and even, at a trendsetting Delaware paper, TV-style newscasts. NEW YORK -- Never mind the plain old written words you find in plain old dead-tree newspapers. On newspapers' Web sites, the next big thing will likely be TV-style video news reports.
editor & publisher
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ep/20041217/en_bpiep/watchingthenewspaperontheweb
12/17/04 - Cell Phone Mergers Not Bad News for Papers, Yet:
CHICAGO During the newspaper recession and the last few years of shaky recovery, wireless telephone service providers were aggressive and steady advertisers, all the more important because they pumped up revenues in the anemic national-ad category.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000737800
12/17/04 - 'We're Still a Union Shop,' Says 'Vindy' GM as Talks Stop:
As the Newspaper Guild strike in Youngstown, Ohio, continues into its second month -- even after workers rejected management's "best and final offer" last week -- the paper's general manager insists it has no plans to break the union. editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000738658
12/17/04 - AdPay Completes Funding Round:
NEW YORK Privately held AdPay, Inc. -- the provider of Click and Buy Classifieds, a system that gives newspapers’ classified advertisers the ability to enhance their online classifieds with expanded text, photos, and multimedia, as well as providing advertisers the choice of selling items for a fixed price, a negotiated price, or via an auction -- 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.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000737864
12/17/04 - Trendspotting: End of the year magazine lists:
...Time magazine's annual and much-hyped Person of the Year issue will hit newsstands Monday. Entertainment Weekly will announce its annual Entertainer of the Year in Friday's issue. People magazine weighed in with its annual Sexiest Man Alive issue a few weeks back. "It's a great marketing gimmick," says magazine expert Samir Husni, a journalism professor at the University of Mississippi.
chicago tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0412150428dec16,1,5700454.story
12/17/04 - Newspaper ad executive accused of promoting prostitution:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. An advertising executive for a weekly alternative newspaper in Nashville was charged today with promoting prostitution in connection with adult ads he accepted and coordinated.
whnt19
http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=2703830
12/17/04 - Woman International Magazine, to be launched in Q1 2005:
Woman International Magazine, to be launched in Q1 2005, is a revolutionary woman's lifestyle magazine aimed at the lucrative and under-served Asian women sector. The magazine's editorial, advice columns (complete with Dipa Patel, M.D. and Monika Sharma, Pys.D. hosting the medical and relationship columns)and How-to are full of not only beauty tips and secrets, but articles on how to start and run your own business. Its not a folio, but truly a magazine experience, showcasing the brains and beauty of Asian women.
prweb
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prwebxml189348.php
12/17/04 - South Florida Magazine Launches Full Service Website:
Haute Living Magazine announces the launch of the first full-service, real estate investor-friendly Web site provided by a South Florida-based publication. Haute Living Magazine’s revitalized Web site is designed to provide maximum value to its advertisers and high-end real estate investors by allowing full and complete Internet access to all magazine advertisements.
prweb
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prwebxml189408.php
12/17/04 - Paw Luxuries Magazine Makes Charity a Pet Priority:
Paw Luxuries Magazine has created the “Paws for a Cause” section, highlighting manufacturers, companies, and products that make waves for different charities involving dogs, cats, and pets in general.
prweb
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prwebxml189228.php
12/17/04 - Southern lifestyle magazine launches its maiden issue:
Two years ago, Karyn Flores toyed with the idea of creating a lifestyle magazine for her hometown, Davao. When the concept was presented to Midtown Printing, publisher of Your Guide Travel and Entourage Bridal magazines, a partnership was born.
the freeman
http://www.thefreeman.com/lifestyle/index.php?fullstory=1&issue=articles_20041217&id=25832
12/17/04 - Nissan Awarded Manufacturer of the Year By Spanish-Language Automotive Magazine in the U.S.:
Sobre Ruedas, the largest Spanish-language automotive magazine in the country recently awarded Nissan North America with the Manufacturer of the Year 2004 Award at the 34th South Florida International Auto Show held last month at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
aiada
http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=29862
12/17/04 - Henley, Krenek become managing editors:
Newsday Wednesday promoted two veteran journalists, Debbie Henley and Debby Krenek, to become managing editors as part of a sweeping reorganization of the newspaper's newsroom.
newsday
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bznews1216,0,630989.story
12/17/04 - Mag Rack: Yep, A New Pub Antes Up:
Poker and Golf All In founder Bhu Srinivasan believes that in laying out the possibilities for his new magazine, he can draw a clear parallel to another category that has seen robust growth over the last decade: golf.
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=283397
12/17/04 - Meredith Sets Hispanic Publishing Team:
Meredith Corporation announced Wednesday that Ruth Gaviria has been promoted to the position of publisher/executive director of Hispanic ventures. Previously, Gaviria served as the director of marketing and brand development for People En Espanol. --MS
media post
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?cb=095754A&subMatter=Traditional&newsID=283349&newsDate=12/17/2004
12/17/04 - Old is not good enough for Art & Antiques magazine.:
The monthly title from Trans World Publishing Inc. is making marketing, circulation and editorial changes designed to appeal to younger readers. The changes come as the magazine strives to maintain its circulation rate base of 127,000, down from 170,000 in 2002.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31306
12/17/04 - Newsday's Capital Cut:
ONE of the first acts of the new regime at Newsday is to pull their White House correspondent Ken Fireman off the beat. The buzz in Washington is that Newsday is pulling out of full-time daily coverage at the White House. To economize, day-to-day coverage will be supplied by its Tribune Co. cousins, Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/kelly.htm
12/16/04 - Who's Buying Print Advertising?
12/16/04 - Publicis, Curves Urge Skeptics to Dive In:
DALLAS A rapidly growing chain of women's fitness centers called Curves will break a pre-New Year campaign designed by Publicis Dallas targeting weight-loss skeptics, the agency said. The client, which spent a negligible amount on advertising until hiring Publicis in 2002, is continuing its breakout phase with the TV and print effort, the agency said. Curves, based in Waco, Texas, spent $12 million on advertising in 2003 and more than $11 million through August 2004, according to estimates
adweek
http://www.adweek.com/aw/regional/southwest/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000737588
