3/24/2005 - Daily Print Media Business News:
International Print Media News:
3/24/05 - Hollinger Inc. Lawyer Say Investors Risk Wipe-Out:
Investors in Hollinger Inc. risk seeing their equity wiped out by litigation and should therefore have the right to vote on a takeover bid by fallen press baron Conrad Black, a Hollinger Inc. lawyer said on Wednesday.
reuters
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=802&e=4&u=/nm/20050323/media_nm/media_hollinger_hearing_dc
3/24/05 - Black putting money where his mouth is in taking Hollinger private: lawyer:
TORONTO - Conrad Black is seeking to privatize Hollinger Inc. so he can end its "paralysis and dysfunction" and allow minority shareholders to escape an escalating "siege," the media baron's lawyers told a regulatory hearing Wednesday.
cp
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2148&ncid=2148&e=15&u=/cpress/20050324/ca_pr_on_bu/craft_hollinger_osc
3/24/05 - Perle Diving: Hollinger's Richard Perle could face civil charges:
Hollinger International director and former Pentagon bigwig Richard Perle might face civil charges for his involvement in the alleged looting of the company by ousted newspaper baron Conrad Black.
ny post
http://nypost.com/business/business.htm
3/24/05 - The Week to drive promotion for Audi:
Dennis Publishing’s The Week has signed an exclusive deal with Audi for the car giant to take every advertising spot in the magazine and become its first polybag sponsor.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/theweek-audipromo
3/24/05 - Emap unveils new look Health Plus:
Health Plus, Emap’s bi-monthly magazine aimed at the older women’s market, will be re-launched as a monthly for its May edition and operate as a standalone title.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/healthplus-relaunch
3/24/05 - Wallpaper and Nokia launch mobile content:
Trendy IPC lifestyle title Wallpaper has teamed up with mobile phone giant Nokia to launch a new service offering readers and users the opportunity to view content from the magazine.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/wallpaper-nokia-mobiledeal
3/24/05 - Pocket Films doubles print run:
Pocket Films Calendar, a cinema and DVD guide published in association the Radio Times, has doubled its print run to 600,000 copies per issue after just 12 months.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/pocketfilmguide-doublecirc
3/24/05 - Future starts web re-launch programme with Computer Arts:
Future’s digital creative magazine Computer Arts has overhauled its accompanying website as part of a programme of reinvestment in the company’s online portfolio.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/future-computerarts-relaunch
3/24/02 - Amateur Gardening unleashes covermount charge:
IPC’s weekly Amateur Gardening magazine will embrace the covermount revolution for the first time over the next seven months with the inclusion of a pocket-sized book every four weeks.
mediaweek uk
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/amateurgardening-covermounts
3/24/05 - Russia: Lady, a new supplement to Economics and Life newspaper:
Russian business weekly newspaper Ekonomika I Zhizn (Economics & Life) has a new supplementLady . This supplement targets business women and was launched on February 25, 2005. It is distributed in Moscow and Moscow region with a circulation of 20'000 copies. Subscribers receive it together with the newspaper.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13890
3/24/05 - Spain: Recoletos sells 30% of the free daily Qué to Godó group:
Spanish group Recoletos Grupo de Comunicaciones SA, which publishes Expansion, said Grupo Godó has acquired a 30 pct stake in its free newspaper Que! for an undisclosed sum. Qué! was launched two months ago and has beaten all expectations, with daily circulation of more than a million copies in 13 Spanish cities, including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. Grupo Godó publishes daily newspaper La Vanguardia and sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, among other publications.
publicitas
http://www.publicitas.com/display.asp?id=6.8&chp=6.3&foot=6.9&cpny=*&PARAM1=13874
3/24/05 - New Periodical Expands Jewish Life in Zhitomir:
ZHITOMIR, Ukraine – The Jewish community of Zhitomir has just published the first issue of its newspaper. Still without a name, the editorial staff announced a contest to come up with the best name for this new periodical, the winner of which is to receive a prize. With an editorial staff headed by Rabbi Nachshon Rubin, the Assistant to Rabbi Wilhelm, this newspaper is distributed at no charge and will be delivered to every Jewish family of the city.
fjc
http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=269281
3/24/05 - Commuters welcome MEN Lite:
The launch of a free late edition of the Manchester Evening News has enjoyed a pleasing start, according to editor Paul Horrocks. When MEN Lite hit the streets for the first time on Monday, its 3,000 copies were picked up within half an hour.
front page
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/2005/03mar/050324menf.shtml
3/24/05 - Magazine getting off to a healthy start:
A focus on health and nutrition has won a new magazine a big marketing advantage when it hits the shelves next week. The producers of Healthy Food Guide have the magazine world's equivalent of prime real estate sewn up, after convincing supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises that their fledgling publication should sit next to the checkout counter.
nz herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10116899
National Print Media News:
3/24/05 - F+W Publications up for sale:
NEW YORK, - F+W Publications, which publishes specialty magazines including Writer's Digest and Popular Woodworking, is for sale, the New York Post reported on Thursday.
ny post via reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh36854_2005-03-24_08-44-51_n24544511_newsml
3/24/05 - Journal Register Q1 results to miss analysts' view:
CHICAGO, - Journal Register Co. (JRC.N) on Thursday said that its first-quarter earnings will be below analysts' average expectations, weighed down by costs for newly acquired newspapers in Michigan, softer-than-expected advertising revenue and other expenses.
reuters
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh42386_2005-03-24_14-03-39_wen7700_newsml
3/24/05 - Harte-Hanks to Buy Tampa Flyer Publication:
SAN ANTONIO -- Direct marketing services firm Harte-Hanks Inc. said Thursday it agreed to acquire the Tampa Flyer, a weekly shopper publication with circulation of more than 900,000, from Flyer Printing Company Inc.
ap
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050324/harte_hanks_tampa_flyer_1.html
3/24/05 - G+J mulls entry into lower-priced mag niche:
Seeking to rebound from a high-profile fight with former talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell and a subsequent circulation scandal, Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing is considering whether to launch a low-price magazine for women that would be sold primarily at newsstands, according to its top executive.
newsday
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzmags4188180mar24,0,1451993.story?coll=ny-business-headlines
3/24/05 - Community Leaders Call Madison Newspaper's Ad Strategy 'Disgusting':
Some non-profit groups blasted the city's largest newspaper Wednesday, upset the organization's top brass has guaranteed in writing to meet at least six times a year with businesses that buy $25,000 worth of advertising, News 3 reported. The advertising is for the newspaper's new "Capital Region Business Journal."
channel 13000.com
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050324/lo_wisc/2640820
3/24/05 - Local Man Scammed Through Newspaper Ad:
You may think that any newspaper ad you read is screened for accuracy, but that is not necessarily so.
wgal
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/koco/20050323/lo_wgal/2640675
3/24/05 - A new all-Spanish newspaper coming to Muscatine and Louisa counties:
MUSCATINE, Iowa n On Friday, March 25, the Mus-catine Journal reaches out to the growing local communities of Hispanic and Latino residents with a full-size, all-Spanish newspaper. Hispanos Unidos launches as a monthly publication to be distributed free throughout Muscatine County and Louisa County at selected locations. It will be published on the fourth Friday of each month. Look for it in newspaper stands at various businesses and offices in your neighborhood.
muscatine journal
http://www.muscatinejournal.com/articles/2005/03/24/news/doc4242e00079afa677372815.txt
3/24/05 - New York Home Eyes Region's Luxury Shelter:
Hour Media LLC in May launches New York Home, a luxury shelter title dedicated entirely to New York-area design. The quarterly publication will have a cover price of $4.99 and a circulation rate base of 100,000. It will be positioned as the go-to magazine for New York-style home design.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=32273
3/24/05 - Martha Stewart Redesigns Body + Soul:
Body + Soul is getting a makeover with its May issue. The magazine hits newsstands March 29 with an updated look. It is intent on entrenching itself as the editorial authority on natural living. The changes come just as circulation is up 26 percent to 275,000 from August 2004, when Martha Stewart Living bought the eight-times-a-year title.
dm news
http://dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=32303
3/24/05 - At Dallas Confab, Advice on Keeping Retail Ad Dollars:
DALLAS Carey Watson, who recently retied as senior vice president, marketing, at Burdine’s-Macy’s, delivered a strong message about retail advertising to executives during a panel session at NAA's Newspapers ’05 conference in Dallas this morning. Watson, now a consultant to Federated, explained why newspapers are losing retail advertising dollars and what they can do to stanch the bleeding.
editor & publisher
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/ad_circ/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000847603
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