Friday, September 13, 2013

MediaPost Mag Bag

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/209005/mag-bag-people-stylewatch-bows-national-ad-camp.html#axzz2eiHcPKTA
Time Inc.
As noted, Time Inc. has been in a flurry of activity. Also this week, People unveiled plans for a new subscription model, according to Folio, with a tiered plan.
Time Inc. also announced that it withdrawing from its CNNmoney.com partnership with CNN, effective May 2014, as first reported by the New York Post; the publisher plans to create new, independent Web sites for Fortune and Money magazines.
Also this week, Time Inc. announced the acquisition of all of American Express Publishing’s magazines, including Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Departures, Executive Travel and Black Ink.
CQ Weekly Joins The Purple Network
CQ Weekly is joining the Purple Network, an interesting odd-fellow advertising partnership established by The National and National Review to woo advertisers that are leery of appearing in politically partisan publications.   
Real Food Real Kitchens To Launch
This week brought the launch of a new magazine devoted to ordinary chefs and real-life families, titled Real Food Real Kitchens. The 132-page glossy magazine is based on the show of the same name created by Craig Chapman and broadcast on Create TV and Hulu.
http://adage.com/article/media/iac-daily-beast-sale-brown-exit/244140/
IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller is considering selling the Daily Beast following the departure of Tina Brown, who helped start the news website in 2008, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Ms. Brown, who served as the Daily Beast's editor-in-chief, had explored the idea of a sale with Mr. Diller before announcing her departure yesterday, said the person, who asked not to be named because the deliberations are private. The company hasn't made any formal moves to shop around the business, the person said.