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The Business Information Landscape, Online - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 12 Oct 2007 11:28 AM PST

This chart below from a WSJ story is very instructive...serves as a good discussion point for our upcoming FOBM conference as well: One interesting data point there: “Fortune, which has…

Time Inc’s Digital Revenues: Estimated Around $175 Million Mark Over Next Year - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 30 Sep 2007 03:06 AM PST

Thomas Weisel analyst Gordon Hodge has come out with a very detailed tome on Time Warner, spelling out the bullish case. The basic premise is something others have been saying…

Time Inc. Shakes Up Business/Finance Unit Again; Network Renamed Fortune/Money Group - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 13 Sep 2007 12:01 PM PST

As part of the reorganization taking place in the wake of the shuttering of new economy mag Business 2.0, Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) will create a new, as yet unidentified,…

More on Business 2.0 Closure: Internal Memo; 18 Job Losses - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 05 Sep 2007 06:58 PM PST

We mentioned about Business 2.0 magazine’s closure last night, and some more details today from Time Inc, including an internal memo posted on Jossip. On employees, Fortune offered jobs to…

Business 2.0 To Close After October; No Sale - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 04 Sep 2007 05:40 PM PST

So it has finally been decided, as long rumored: Business 2.0 magazine is closing down, after Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) tried to sell it but in the end decided not…

Time Inc. Draws Its Online Brands Closer Through Ads And Video Productions - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 01 Aug 2007 01:38 PM PST

On the same day Time Inc. reported online ad revenue rising, as the overall publishing segment remained largely flat at $1.3 billion in Q2 (Business 2.0’s life was extended for…

Business 2.0 Saved For Another Issue; Uncertain Future; Red Herring Goes Digital - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 01 Aug 2007 01:09 PM PST

Business 2.0 has been saved for another issue, reports Valleywag and AdAge. So instead of September being the last issue, October one is being planned right now. but no word…

Earnings: Time Warner Q2 Profits Up 10 Percent, Beating Estimates - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 01 Aug 2007 04:38 AM PST

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) posted slightly higher net income of $1.1 billion, or $0.28 per diluted common share, versus last year’s $1 billion, or $0.24 per diluted common share, a 10…

Business 2.0’s Future: Still Confusion - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 23 Jul 2007 05:11 PM PST

I have been speaking to various Time Inc and non-Time Inc sources over the last week on the future of Business 2.0, and the consensus is that there is still…

High School Sports Community Takkle Receives Additional Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 23 Jul 2007 08:00 AM PST

High school sports social net Takkle has raised additional funding from Sports Illustrated and The New York City Investment Fund. The amount was not specified. In addition to the new…

Business 2.0 May be Closed By September: Report - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 16 Jul 2007 08:36 PM PST

We have been hearing rumblings on this for a few months now ... I asked Vivek Shah, the newly appointed head of Time Inc’s business media group, on this last…

Industry Moves: Vivek Shah Promoted To President, Time Inc. Business and Finance Network - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 28 Jun 2007 09:10 PM PST

Late word via AdAge that Vivek Shah, credited with much of the success of CNNMoney.com, has been promoted to president of the Time Inc. Business and Finance Network; he has…

Industry Moves: GE/NBCU: Gutkowski Joins iVillage As COO; Byrne To Manage Peacock Equity Fund - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 21 Jun 2007 07:46 AM PST

iVillage: NBCU’s iVillage has hired Michael Gutkowski as COO; the COO slot has been empty since Ezra Kucharz left for Oberon Media in April. Gutkowski leaves Time Inc.’s Southern Progress,…

TW’s Parsons: Successful Digital Tranisition Would Make Time Inc. ‘Growth Business For A Long Time’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 07 Jun 2007 02:17 PM PST

Earlier today we published Rafat’s interview with Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore. Time Warner chairman and CEO Dick Parsons talked about the magazine unit and other parts of the mega-media…

Time Inc.’s Moore: ‘Trust Me, There’s A Profitable Business Here’ - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 23 May 2007 04:00 PM PST

Speaking in New York Wednesday morning, Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore dismissed talks of a spin-off or sale; complained that the division was undervalued; once again offered up SI as…

Broadband Content Bits: PGA; Indy500; Pyro.tv; YouTube; HungryMan TV - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 22 May 2007 08:31 PM PST

-- PGA Tour Online Attracts 1 Million Video Streams: Golf fans have been tuning into live coverage of the PGA Tour live on the event’s website. In the past week,…

Time’s Southern Progress Starts Digital Unit And Launches Food Portal - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 21 May 2007 12:11 PM PST

Time Inc. is launching its first major web-only publication since the demise last year of its male humor site Office Pirates. The new one comes from the other end of…

Parsons Not An Advocate Of Selling Time Inc - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 18 May 2007 12:26 PM PST

So he said in an interview to Reuters, ahead of Time Warner’s shareholders meeting. He said the company’s board was examining a possible future stock buyback and other options after…

Earnings: TWX: AOL Ad Growth For The Rest Of ‘07 Not Expected To Match 1Q’s 40 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 02 May 2007 04:34 PM PST

We ran into some audio trouble on the TWX call after this morning’s earnings report so are picking up from the transcript from SeekingAlpha/. Some highlights: AOL: Chairman and CEO…

Joost Expands Beta; Adds Programming From Turner, NHL, Sony - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 01 May 2007 10:28 AM PST

Anderson Cooper, Adult Swim, the NHL—at this rate, Joost is starting to look like basic cable. The company expanded its beta again today and said advertising from the 32 partners…

Time Inc. Closes TeenPeople.com, But Keeps Brand Alive Within People.com - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 11 Apr 2007 08:41 PM PST

A new twist on the recent trend of print magazines transitioning to online-only editions: a year after shuttering its hard copy edition, TeenPeople.com will close at the end of the…

Time Inc.: Still Not For Sale—Until It Is - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 02 Apr 2007 12:07 AM PST

It really doesn’t matter how many times top execs deny a property is for sale—if other people think it should be, it will be proposed and talked about until either…

Time Inc. Highlights Recent Digital Moves, Emphasizes Video For Revamped Sites - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 26 Mar 2007 04:26 PM PST

A few hours after announcing it was ceasing publication of its Life newspaper insert and having the brand serve as an online photo portal, several Time Inc. executives held a…

SI.com, NBCSports.com Sharing Content; Will Offer Cross-Platform Media Buys - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 11 Mar 2007 06:59 PM PST

SI.com and NBCSports.com started an intriguing relationship this weekend that includes content production and sharing, cross promotion and combined ad sales opportunities. It meshes each franchise’s strengths and gives SI.com…

Print Titles Vie For Online Oscar Attention - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 19 Feb 2007 08:50 AM PST

If last month’s Golden Globe awards are any indication, next Sunday’s Oscars are going to be very good for the web traffic of traditional media outlets covering the Academy Awards,…