Publishing,Magazines,Newspapers News

Liberty Media Corp Gains Control Of DirecTV Group

Publishing - Topix.net — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:41:57 +1100

Liberty Media Corp. will gain control over the satellite television broadcaster DirecTV Group Inc.

Pearson PLC sells Government Solutions 2:59AM EST

Publishing - Topix.net — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:41:31 +1100

Pearson PLC, publisher of the Financial Times, said Monday it has sold its Pearson Government Solutions unit to Veritas Capital for US$560 million plus a continuing equity stake.

Veritas Capital to Acquire Pearson Government Solutions

Publishing - Topix.net — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:40:55 +1100

Veritas Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, today announcedthat it has agreed to acquire Arlington, VA-based Pearson GovernmentSolutions from Pearson plc, the international media and

Liberty Media Gets Control of DirecTV

Publishing - Topix.net — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:40:04 +1100

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. will transfer its controlling stake in satellite broadcaster DirecTV Group to Liberty Media as part of a deal to buy News Corp.

Contest Winners to Get Book Deals

Publishing - Topix.net — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:39:29 +1100

A division of Simon & Schuster has agreed to publish the top three winners of the Sobol Award, a new literary contest that offers a $100,000 first prize

Another turn in the Auburn sham course scandal

Publishing - Topix.net — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:38:56 +1100

Margaret Soltan shares some commentary on a report in Sunday's New York Times on an investigation into grading irregularities involving Auburn scholarship athletes.

Primedia to Shed Outdoors Titles

Mediaweek News — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:37:53 +1100

Primedia agreed to sell its 17 hunting, fishing, and shooting titles to private equity-controlled InterMedia Outdoor, Inc.

Fitness Mags Stay in Shape

Mediaweek News — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:37:11 +1100

In an age when bikram is a household word and the city that put cheesecake on the map is outlawing trans fats, itÂ¿s a good time to be in the health and fitness category. Fitness books are right in the sweet spot.

PIB: Pharmaceuticals Spending Offsets Weakness Elsewhere

Mediaweek News — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:51:34 +1100

Continued strength in pharmaceutical advertising drove a 2 percent increase in magazine ad revenue to $2.4 billion in November over the same month a year ago, according to Publishers Information Bureau.

Newsweek Ups Cover Price; Changes Close Date

Mediaweek News — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:50:57 +1100

Newsweek will raise its cover price to $4.95, effective with its Dec. 25 issue--the second time in a year it has done so.

Pink Sheets: Verified Circ Used Heavily

Mediaweek News — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:50:18 +1100

Now that magazines' verified copies are broken out in circulation reports, pink sheets--circ estimates published by the Audit Bureau of Circulations--are being seen in a whole new hue.

Sunset Shines Light on Affluent Readers

Mediaweek News — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:49:36 +1100

With its January issue, Sunset, which Time Inc. acquired in 1990, will undergo an upscale makeover to grow awareness of the brand and cut its rate base to burnish a high-end image to advertisers.

It's Official: Berner Named CEO of RDA

Mediaweek News — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:48:56 +1100

Morale has been low at Reader's Digest Association, with many staffers feeling left in the dark about their prospective new owners. But some of the uncertainty was alleviated late last Friday

Berner to Be Named CEO of RDA

Mediaweek News — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:48:01 +1100

Former Fairchild Publications CEO Mary Berner is expected to head Reader's Digest Association,

Neotrope Announces the Relaunch of Online News and Lifestyle Magazine eNewsChannels

SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:44:59 +1100

Neotrope(R), a 24 year old entertainment, publishing, brand marketing and content company, announced today the formal re-launch of its online news and lifestyle magazine, eNewsChannels(TM).

Startling New Info in Biography from Sam Cooke's Family

SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:43:45 +1100

The LJR Group today announced publication of a revised edition of the book 'Our Uncle Sam.

SMU and Texas Almanac Re-Print 1936 Centennial Edition

SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:43:01 +1100

The Texas Almanac has partnered with the William P. Clements School of Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University to reproduce their 1936 Centennial Edition.

Greater Washington D.C. Strategic Development Firm Launches Business Publications Division

SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:42:17 +1100

Core Concepts, LLC, a corporate development organization located in Northern Virginia and South West Florida since 2002, announced today the launch of Core Concepts Publishing

Chick Lit Turns Hip in New Novel: The Kids at Latimar High

SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:41:34 +1100

Deborah J. Copeland announced today the release of her first Young Adult Novel, 'The Kids at Latimar High' (ISBN: 0-595-40381-6), published by iUniverse.

Bootlegger Al Capone Not the Beer Baron That Historians Portray Him to Be

SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:40:33 +1100

In a city that still takes boastful pride in its beery connection to gangster Al Capone, author Bob Skilnik says Big Al's brewing legacy is more baloney than brewing history.