Felix Dennis

The Week GM Promoted to President - Posted May 18, 2009
First on FishbowlNY: Steven Kotok, general manager of The Week's U.S. edition, is being promoted to president of The Week Publications, Inc. He has been with the magazine since 2002 and in his current position since 2007. Kotok joined Dennis Publishing, which produces The Week, in 1996 and served as publisher of... [FishBowlNY]

Maer Roshan to TheWeek.com - Posted May 8, 2009
The Radar refugees are resurfacing. Aaron Gell signed on as editor-in-chief of Hemispheres. Choire Sicha, Alex Balk and David Cho launched TheAwl.com. And now Maer Roshan, the man at the top of the thrice-failed magazine, has a new full-time gig. Buried at the bottom of Keith Kelly's column today comes the... [FishBowlNY]

Maxim, Blender Publisher May be Turned Over to Creditors - Posted November 24, 2008
Looks like Citigroup wasn't the only one struggling to get through the weekend. The WSJ is reporting that Alpha Media, the publisher of laddie magazines Maxim and Blender, is in "restructuring talks that are expected to turn over the company to creditors." Just to give you a sense of... [FishBowlNY]

The Week Hires a New Editor and Ups its Rate Base - Posted August 7, 2008
Felix Dennis's The Week has announced that it has hired former HuffPo blog editor, and National Magazine award winner Francis Wilkinson as its new top editor. In this role he will serve as deputy to editor in chief William Falk assisting with the editing of the magazine and will be... [FishBowlNY]

Which American Magazine is Felix Dennis Trying to Buy? - Posted July 8, 2008
Over at Folio Dylan Stableford has released a little gem from a forthcoming interview with Felix Dennis in which the Maxim founder, maybe murderer, and all round interesting publishing type declares that he is in discussions to but the rights to a well known American magazine.We're trying to buy the worldwide... [FishBowlNY]

Memo From Felix Dennis: 'Remain Focused' - Posted June 18, 2007
Friday's "We got sold" memo from Felix to all Dennis employees: Today we announce that Dennis Publishing Inc will be acquired by Quadrangle Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm and Kent Brownridge, who many of you will know from his days at Wenner Media. The transaction includes our magazines Maxim,... [FishBowlNY]

Finally: Dennis Sells Maxim, Stuff, Blender - Posted June 15, 2007
The inevitable deal finally goes down: As expected Felix Dennis has sold Maxim, Stuff and Blender to Quadrangle Group, a privaty equity firm led by former Wenner Media executive Kent Brownridge, for somewhere in the neighborhood of $235 and $250 million, according to WWD. An announcement is expected later today. Dennis is... [FishBowlNY]