1/28/2005 - Daily Print Media Business News:
International Print Media News:
1/28/05 - Hollinger sets payout, makes CEO permanent:
NEW YORK, - Newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc.(HLR.N) on Thursday said it would pay another $273 million in special dividends, under a previously disclosed plan, using the proceeds of its sale of the Telegraph Group of newspapers in Britain last year.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh39921_2005-01-27_20-24-19_n27498405_newsml
1/28/05 - CanWest CEO Asper says Ten Network not for sale:
TORONTO, - Canada's CanWest Global Communications Corp. (CGSnv.TO) is not trying to sell Australian broadcaster Ten Network despite recent reports to the contrary, chief executive Leonard Asper said on Thursday. "We have no assets for sale, as we've said repeatedly. So that hasn't changed," Asper told reporters after the company's annual meeting in Toronto.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh41475_2005-01-27_21-42-08_n27348336_newsml
1/28/05 - Netherlands: New size for Nieuwsblad Transport:
The major change in this retooling is that “Nieuwsblad Transport” has changed its size from newspaper to tabloid. This size is similar to other titles of RBI like “Distrifood”, “Logistiek Krant” or “Pakblad”. A second important change is that the ad-sizes are no longer in the newspaper system ( mm x nr. of columns ) but are now fixed display sizes.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13439
1/28/05 - VUMmedia Launches Espresso, Newspaper for Internet Generation:
VUMmedia Monday released a "newspaper for the internet generation" across Belgium. "De Standaard Espresso" is a 24-page version of De Standaard and aimed at 18- to 30-year-olds.
inma (subscription)
http://www.inma.org/members/espresso.cfm
1/28/05 - Do free newspapers spell the end for traditional dailies?:
NEW YORK : When Internet publications first came on the scene, many people predicted the death of newspapers. The thinking was that consumers would no longer pay for newspapers when they could get their news and information for free on the Web. They were wrong. Fast forward to the present, when a new kind of war is being waged against established large-circulation newspapers by upstart free dailies in Europe, the United States and, with TODAY, in Singapore.
channel news asia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/lifestylenews/view/129370/1/.html
1/28/05 - Associated boasts plan for online scrutiny:
Associated New Media has revealed it will be the first online media owner to audit its ad server capability to recently agreed industry standards.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/01/ANM-ads-ABCE
1/28/05 - Future in £6m motoring group deal:
Future Publishing has splashed out £5.95m on 11 motoring magazines in a deal to purchase A&S Publishing.
mediaweek uk
http://mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/01/futurepubs-aandsmotors
National Print Media News:
1/28/05 - Court Throws Out Case Against VNU's ACNielsen Unit:
A U.S. district court has dismissed a long running anti-trust case against VNU's market research company ACNielsen, brought by its rival Information Resources Inc., the Dutch publisher said on Friday.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=1&u=/nm/20050128/media_nm/media_vnu_iri_dc
1/28/05 - FCC Won't Appeal Media Ownership Decision:
The Bush administration has decided against appealing to the Supreme Court a ruling that prevents media conglomerates from expanding their reach in U.S. media markets, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=3&u=/nm/20050128/media_nm/media_fcc_ownership_dc
1/28/05 - McClatchy Profit Rises on Ad Sales Improvement:
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co., on Thursday said quarterly profit increased on advertising sales gains, but ad trends throughout its chain of newspapers remained uneven.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=9&u=/nm/20050127/media_nm/media_mcclatchy_earns_dc
1/28/05 - In Touch Weekly Circulation Tops 1,000,000:
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.-- Bauer Publishing USA's In Touch Weekly today announced its second half numbers for 2004. The magazine is now selling an average of nearly 1,020,000 copies on a weekly basis, up from 569,000 during the same period in 2003, an increase of 79 percent.
business wire
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050127/275727_1.html
1/28/05 - Media General's Bryan to step down as CEO:
NEW YORK, - Media General Inc. (MEG.N) , a newspaper publisher and owner of television stations, said on Thursday that J. Stewart Bryan III would step down as chief executive officer in July.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh34943_2005-01-27_16-15-18_wen3671_newsml
1/28/05 - Media General Discloses Succession Plan:
Media General Inc., the publisher of the Tampa Tribune and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, said Thursday that Chief Executive J. Stewart Bryan III will step down in July and be succeeded by Marshall N. Morton, the company's chief financial officer.
forbes
http://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/feeds/ap/2005/01/27/ap1787030.html
1/28/05 - US newspapers posted more help-wanted ads in Dec:
NEW YORK, - The number of help-wanted ads in U.S. newspapers increased in December, a private research group said on Thursday, possible evidence that the labor market is improving.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh33313_2005-01-27_15-01-53_n27358075_newsml
1/28/05 - Columbia gets Spanish newspaper:
Hispanic residents grabbing free newspapers from racks around Columbia found a new choice this month: La Conexion Hispana. The Spanish-language paper’s fourth issue will hit the streets this morning. Although the weekly publication is among at least 10 circulating in the state, it is the only one based in Columbia. Hispanic Connections, a consulting company that also produces a business directory, is behind the newspaper.
the state
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/10754597.htm
1/28/05 - Herald to buy Lancaster, Clinton newspaper:
Herald Media Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire The Lancaster Times & Clinton Courier and MotherTown magazine from publisher Paul Della Valle. Headquartered in Needham, Herald Media did not disclose a purchase price.
biz journals
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/01/17/daily51.html
1/28/05 - Mainstream newspapers still lag behind ethnic press in attracting Black and Latino readers:
Mainstream newspapers are still struggling to reach the majority of readers of African American and Hispanic newspapers, according to the finding revealed by two new studies conducted by the Circulation Verification Council. The studies, which polled 15,000 readers of 110 Black newspapers and 77 Hispanic newspapers nationwide, showed that only 12 percent of Blacks polled subscribe to a daily newspaper while 66 percent cite African American newspapers as a primary news source. Similarly, 14 percent of Hispanics polled say that they subscribe to a daily newspaper and 66 percent say they use Hispanic newspapers in the same manner.
amsterdam news
http://www.amsterdamnews.com/News/article/article.asp?NewsID=53042&sID=4
1/28/05 - New Alaska Town Has What Many Cities Lack: Competing Newspapers:
JUNEAU (AP) Nine months after it was incorporated as a second-class city, Gustavus can boast of a media offering not found in larger communities: a pair of newspapers. The first issue of The Fairweather Reporter, published by retired state employee Carolyn Edelman, showed up in kiosks this month. The February issue is about to go to print.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000771252
1/28/05 - Chicago Tribune Launches Program To Keep Subscribers:
In a bid to keep its subscribers on board, the Chicago Tribune this month launched Subscriber Advantage, a program that will provide benefits to any subscriber of the paper who signs up and activates an account. The program, which is similar to those offered by other newspapers, including The Sacramento Bee, is part of a more pervasive effort by the newspaper industry to retain existing readers and develop new ones.
media post
http://mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=289420
1/28/05 - Newsday Free for All:
Nearly a year after its huge circulation scandal came to light, Newsday admitted it paid other companies to give copies of the paper away for free.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/38934.htm
1/28/05 - U.S.A. OK for Brit celeb weekly:
Paul Colford's Hot Copy: Get ready for a U.S. edition of OK! - Britain's very glossy, oversized and popular celebrity weekly. Billionaire British publisher Richard Desmond, who had dodged calls seeking comment on word he'll launch OK! this year, announced yesterday the former editor of British OK! will head a U.S. edition.
nydaily news
http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/275492p-235910c.html
1/28/05 - Liberty Grp. Publishing refinances:
Liberty Group Publishing Inc. may not be sold after all. The Northbrook-based operator of more than 300 mostly small-market newspapers in 15 states put itself on the block in August, in part because of more than $350 million in long-term debt that begins coming due in large chunks this year.
chicago business
http://chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=15297
1/28/05 - More Bad News From Dow Jones:
It has been a busy week for media watchers -- make that watchers of media stocks, not the media itself. The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) got the proverbial ball rolling on Tuesday, starting the earnings parade with fairly lackluster fourth-quarter results.
motley fool
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05012725.htm
1/28/05 - Tribune Reports 2004 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results:
CHICAGO, -- Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) today reported fourth quarter 2004 diluted earnings per share of $.67 compared with $1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2003. For the full year 2004, Tribune reported diluted earnings per share of $1.67 compared with $2.61 in 2003.
tribune press release
http://www.tribune.com/pressroom/releases/2005/01282005.html
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