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Party Photos: Monday's Mediabistro Women's Magazine Editors Panel - Posted October 9, 2009
From left: Hearst's Nicole Stagg, Jennifer Salant of Glam Media, Newser.com's Caroline Miller, Caroline Little CEO North America of Guardian News & Media, Lonny founder Michelle Adams and comedienne Sara Benincasa Monday night Mediabistro.com hosted Dessert & Discourse, a panel and discussion for women's magazine editors. While panelists and attendees talked about the... [FishBowlNY]

Party Photos: Monday's Mediabistro Women's Magazine Editors Panel - Posted October 9, 2009
From left: Hearst's Nicole Stagg, Jennifer Salant of Glam Media, Newser.com's Caroline Miller, Caroline Little CEO North America of Guardian News & Media, Lonny founder Michelle Adams and comedienne Sara Benincasa Monday night Mediabistro.com hosted Dessert & Discourse, a panel and discussion for women's magazine editors. While panelists and attendees talked about the... [FishBowlNY]

Learning To Take A Risk: Mag Editors Meet To Discuss The Move From Print To Digital - Posted October 6, 2009
The move from print to digital publications was the topic of the moment at mediabistro.com's annual event for women's magazine editors last night at ilili. (But really, isn't it the topic of the moment at every media event these days?) On hand to discuss were some female leaders in the digital field:... [FishBowlNY]

Women's Mag Editors Meet To Discuss Launching Online Publications - Posted October 1, 2009
On Monday, mediabistro.com is holding its annual event for senior level women's magazine and online editors. Every year the invite-only event brings together women working in the industry to swap stories and compare experiences. Its panels have previously featured editors in chief like Janice Min and Cindi Leive. But this... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Appoints New VP In Digital Media Group - Posted September 9, 2009
Hearst Magazines announced a new member of the Digital Media group this morning. Mark Weinberg of Travelzoo.com will be joining Hearst as VP of programming and product strategy for the media giant's online division. According to the press release, Weinberg's is a brand new position, "responsible for the strategy and execution... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Appoints New VP In Digital Media Group - Posted September 9, 2009
Hearst Magazines announced a new member of the Digital Media group this morning. Mark Weinberg of Travelzoo.com will be joining Hearst as VP of programming and product strategy for the media giant's online division. According to the press release, Weinberg's is a brand new position, "responsible for the strategy and execution... [FishBowlNY]

First On FBNY: Esquire Plans Changes For 2010 - Posted September 1, 2009
FishbowlNY has learned exclusively that Hearst men's magazine Esquire is making changes in its publishing schedule and newsstand cover price next year. The magazine is planning to introduce a double issue for June and July 2010, increasing its newsstand price to $4.99 and debuting an iPhone app later this fall. An Esquire... [FishBowlNY]

First On FBNY: Esquire Plans Changes For 2010 - Posted September 1, 2009
FishbowlNY has learned exclusively that Hearst men's magazine Esquire is making changes in its publishing schedule and newsstand cover price next year. The magazine is planning to introduce a double issue for June and July 2010, increasing its newsstand price to $4.99 and debuting an iPhone app later this fall. An Esquire... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Capitalizes On Beauty Advertising Market With RealBeauty.com - Posted August 31, 2009
Hearst is looking to capitalize on one of its largest advertising categories with the launch of a beauty-focused site next month. Today, the publisher of women's magazines like Cosmopolitan and Redbook announced its newest digital venture: RealBeauty.com. The site will launch next month in beta, with the official launch coming in November... [FishBowlNY]

Good Housekeeping Gets New Fashion Director - Posted August 27, 2009
Hearst-owned Good Housekeeping has a new fashion department head. Today, the women's magazine announced the appointment of former Family Circle senior fashion editor Christine Bibbo Herr as fashion director, starting September 14. Prior to her work at Family Circle, where she worked for five years, Bibbo Herr worked as contributing fashion editor... [FishBowlNY]

Good Housekeeping Gets New Fashion Director - Posted August 27, 2009
Hearst-owned Good Housekeeping has a new fashion department head. Today, the women's magazine announced the appointment of former Family Circle senior fashion editor Christine Bibbo Herr as fashion director, starting September 14. Prior to her work at Family Circle, where she worked for five years, Bibbo Herr worked as contributing fashion editor... [FishBowlNY]

A&E Television Net Acquires Lifetime Entertainment - Posted August 27, 2009
A&E Television Networks, which is a joint venture between the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corp. and NBC Universal -- has entered into an agreement to acquire Lifetime Entertainment Services, which will put several cable channels under one management team. The new parent company, which will be called A&E Television Networks, will... [FishBowlNY]

A&E Television Net Acquires Lifetime Entertainment - Posted August 27, 2009
A&E Television Networks, which is a joint venture between the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corp. and NBC Universal -- has entered into an agreement to acquire Lifetime Entertainment Services, which will put several cable channels under one management team. The new parent company, which will be called A&E Television Networks, will... [FishBowlNY]

Seventeen, Runner's World Become Latest Mags To Launch iPhone Apps - Posted August 12, 2009
We'll admit it: we're obsessed with iPhone apps created by magazines. And we don't even have an iPhone! (Blackberry all the way.) Today, we learned of two new magazines entering the market with new apps. Seventeen magazine's Fashion Finder app is the first for a Hearst title, offering its readers the ability... [FishBowlNY]

Seventeen, Runner's World Become Latest Mags To Launch iPhone Apps - Posted August 12, 2009
We'll admit it: we're obsessed with iPhone apps created by magazines. And we don't even have an iPhone! (Blackberry all the way.) Today, we learned of two new magazines entering the market with new apps. Seventeen magazine's Fashion Finder app is the first for a Hearst title, offering its readers the ability... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst Tries New Ads On Newspaper Sites|Clear Channel Turns Down Palin Radio Show|Olbermann-O'Reilly Fued Squashed By Execs|WaPo Posts Profit - Posted August 1, 2009
BayNewser: Hearst Co. plans to use a new kind of ad unit on its newspaper Web sites. FishbowlLA: Clear Channel has said no thanks to a Sarah Palin radio show. New York Times: Brian Stelter reports on the cooling of the feud between MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, which... [FishBowlNY]

Two Magazines Lose Top Talent After Short Tenures - Posted July 2, 2009
This week, we learned of two top magazine staffers, one publisher and one editor-in-chief, leaving their posts after just a few months on the job. First came word that Susan Reed is leaving her spot as editor-in-chief at O, The Oprah Magazine after less than a year at the helm of the... [FishBowlNY]

Amy Poehler, Rachael Ray And MTV's McGrath Headline Gracie Awards - Posted June 4, 2009
Last night in New York City, the Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television presented their 34th annual Gracie Awards honoring the top women making entertainment for women. The night's biggest winners were Amy Poehler, who took home the 2009 Dove Real Beauty Award, Tribute Award winner Rachael Ray and... [FishBowlNY]

Amy Poehler, Rachael Ray And MTV's McGrath Headline Gracie Awards - Posted June 4, 2009
Last night in New York City, the Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television presented their 34th annual Gracie Awards honoring the top women making entertainment for women. The night's biggest winners were Amy Poehler, who took home the 2009 Dove Real Beauty Award, Tribute Award winner Rachael Ray and... [FishBowlNY]

LA Mayor Dates Local TV Anchor|Conan O'Brien Hosts First "Tonight Show"|Playboy Confirms CEO Pick|Porfolio's Margolick Heads To Newsweek|Hearst Sells Stake In E Ink - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlLA: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is reportedly dating Lu Parker, an anchor on local television channel KTLA. LA Times: Conan O'Brien debuted on "The Tonight Show" last night and scored high ratings. Chicago Tribune: It's official: Scott Flanders has been named the next CEO of Playboy. The Observer: Former Portfolio staffer David Margolick... [FishBowlNY]

LA Mayor Dates Local TV Anchor|Conan O'Brien Hosts First "Tonight Show"|Playboy Confirms CEO Pick|Porfolio's Margolick Heads To Newsweek|Hearst Sells Stake In E Ink - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlLA: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is reportedly dating Lu Parker, an anchor on local television channel KTLA. LA Times: Conan O'Brien debuted on "The Tonight Show" last night and scored high ratings. Chicago Tribune: It's official: Scott Flanders has been named the next CEO of Playboy. The Observer: Former Portfolio staffer David Margolick... [FishBowlNY]

Are Magazines Like Top Chef The Future Of Journalism? - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox moderated a panel this afternoon about integrated partnerships and multiplatform marketing and publicity deals in the media world. If you're uncertain what kind of deals would fall under this umbrella, a good example is the partnership between Bravo's "Top Chef" reality cooking competition and food magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Are Magazines Like Top Chef The Future Of Journalism? - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox moderated a panel this afternoon about integrated partnerships and multiplatform marketing and publicity deals in the media world. If you're uncertain what kind of deals would fall under this umbrella, a good example is the partnership between Bravo's "Top Chef" reality cooking competition and food magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Are Magazines Like Top Chef The Future Of Journalism? - Posted June 2, 2009
FishbowlNY managing editor Rebecca Fox moderated a panel this afternoon about integrated partnerships and multiplatform marketing and publicity deals in the media world. If you're uncertain what kind of deals would fall under this umbrella, a good example is the partnership between Bravo's "Top Chef" reality cooking competition and food magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Thinking Different Helps Hearst Survive - Posted June 1, 2009
Hearst may be no stranger to layoffs but The New York Times insists the company is doing well due to unique initiatives, like not putting all of its magazines' content online for free, upping newsstand prices and increasing book sizes instead of shrinking them. (But as Sunday's article mentions, Hearst is... [FishBowlNY]

Today Only! Discounted Tix To Mediabistro Circus - Posted May 28, 2009
We have ten discounted tickets for Mediabistro Circus only available for FishbowlNY readers! Click here to register, use the promo code FBNY245 and score a ticket to the Circus for only $245. But don't wait, because this offer expires at close of business May 28 or when tickets run out (and we... [FishBowlNY]

Amanpour, Crowley and Maddow Honored|SeattlePI.com Grows|AARP Readership Climbs|Lincoln Biographer David Herbert Donald Dies|NC Paper Asks For $50K Loan - Posted May 19, 2009
TVNewser: CNN's Christiane Amanpour and Candy Crowley and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow are among the women to be honored next month by the Women's Media Center. MediaJobsDaily: Hearst said that SeattlePI.com, Seattle's online-only paper, has shown an increase in traffic. Folio: AARP showed the largest readership growth among magazines in Mediamark Research Inc.'s spring... [FishBowlNY]

Ad Pages Plummet 25.9 Percent - Posted April 15, 2009
But hey, revenues for consumer magazines only dropped 20.2 percent! According to the Publishers Information Bureau, ad pages during the first quarter of 2009 totaled 37,196.43, down 25.9 percent from just a year before. Those ads took in $4,183,426,592 in revenue, declining little more than 20 percent. Each of the top 12... [FishBowlNY]

Duncan Edwards Named President & CEO of Hearst Magazines - Posted January 15, 2009
Hearst has tapped Duncan Edwards to succeed George J. Green as the president and CEO of Hearst Magazines International. Per the release:Edwards, currently chief executive of The National Magazine Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst, will assume his new role on February 1, 2009 and will relocate from London... [FishBowlNY]

The Revolving Door: Hiring and Promotions, Oh My! - Posted November 18, 2008
There is still good news to be found in media land if you look hard enough! Hearst Magazines has announced the promotion of three "key executives" at the company and the addition of a director of marketing services for Hearst Magazines Digital Media. Per the release: Chuck Cordray, general... [FishBowlNY]

Hearst the Latest to Layoff Staffers Company-Wide - Posted November 6, 2008
Back to reality! After record-breaking sales of newspapers across the country due to Barack Obama's historic election we are back to talking about lay-offs. This time at Hearst. Folio: is reporting that Hearst has "Hearst has confirmed that layoffs have been made company-wide." No word yet on... [FishBowlNY]

Elle, Men's Health, Hearst Launch Video Sites - Posted March 15, 2007
Brightcove chief and resident genius Jeremy Allaire today gave those at a Magazine Publisher's Association lunch a little news: Hachette Filipacchi, Hearst and Rodale are all launching video channels with Brightcove. The company, which handles Web video in various ways, is the anti-YouTube, Allaire said — well, not exactly those words,... [FishBowlNY]

Cathie Black Has An E-Crush - Posted January 11, 2007
Cathie Black, the president of Hearst Magazines, loves the way they get magazines done in places like London and Moscow and Sydney. There, they put out nice, glossy mags with good newsstand sales and a small staff, say 15-20 people, compared to about twice as many people for similar publications in... [FishBowlNY]