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******* Shares of Primedia Inc. surged on Friday after the publisher said it may sell the remainder of its enthusiast media titles, just two months after it received $170 million for its outdoor magazines. The financially struggling publisher of well-known titles like Motor Trend, Automobile and Snowboarder has been selling off some of its assets to pay down its debt and focus on its core operations. In addition to the sale of the outdoor titles, the company, last September, sold its crafts group for about $132 million. Primedia said the proceeds from the sale of its outdoor enthusiast publications provide the impetus to consider a sell-off of the rest of the enthusiast division. MORE ONLINE
2. New York Post
Jonas Bonnier, the Swedish mogul who steered the buyout of 18 magazines from Time Inc., will have no room in the new operation for the exec who had been running the titles for the past year. Tom Buesse, the CEO of the Time4 Media titles, including Field & Stream, Outdoor Life and Transworld Snowboarding, is out of a job. Terry Snow, CEO of World Publications, which sold a big minority stake to Bonnier last year, will now apparently be the CEO of both his company and the newly acquired magazines. MORE ONLINE
3. Guardian
'Almost everything you see, read, wear and do has been influenced by Tyler Br?l?." So reads the top line of the International Speakers Bureau profile of the man best known for founding 90s style-bible Wallpaper* magazine. Even allowing for the frenzied hyperbole of a Dallas-based organisation which "provides motivational public speakers primarily for business purposes" - and in the case of Br?l? charges up to $50,000 for the privilege - that is quite a claim. But there again, while there are undoubtedly many, many things which you see, read, wear and, indeed, do which have not been influenced by him in the slightest, Br?l? does have quite a story to tell. In dreaming up Wallpaper* - asterisk and all - and selling it on to Time Warner, as well as founding successful design agency Wink Media (which later became Winkreative), he is one of a very few media personalities to have excelled in both the creative and business sides of the industry, as well as inspiring a generation of loft-dwelling, interiors-obsessed metrosexuals, who think nothing of popping over to Lisbon at the weekend to go trousers-shopping, in the process. MORE ONLINE
4. WWD
TO THE RESCUE: While The New York Times Media Group recently reported a 3.5 percent decline in advertising revenue during the fourth quarter of last year versus the same period in 2005, its glossy T: Women's Fashion magazine is well up. The Times is celebrating its largest women's fashion issue since 1984 with a 16 percent increase in ad pages from March 2006. The magazine credits the spike, to 169.8 ad pages, to the growth of international fashion ads (61.8 pages). A spokeswoman added that pages were also up in jewelry, timepieces, accessories and retail department stores. To date, the Times has invested in the distribution and visibility of T in Paris and Milan during the fashion shows and at various hotels and boutiques. New advertisers include Fratelli Rossetti, Ippolita, LeSportsac, Mulberry, Paul Morelli, Alberto Makali and Ritz-Carlton. The issue comes out on Feb. 25 and will feature Robin Wright Penn on its cover. PARTY POOH-POOHER: Anyone looking for a repeat performance of Radar's second launch party two years ago — which, by its own account, included nearly 1,000 guests after Gawker posted the details and encouraged crashers — will be disappointed to learn that any New York launch will be decidedly low-key. Instead, editor in chief Maer Roshan will host an event in Los Angeles for the Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 21, a nod to major advertiser IFC — as well as an apparent way to take the magazine's launch a little further out of the New York media maelstrom, which has seen fit to mock Radar's three incarnations on any occasion possible. Roshan won't be leaving New York behind altogether, though: Socialites Tinsley Mortimer and Fabiola Beracasa will cohost the Los Angeles bash. "They're very independent socialites," Roshan joked. He said a smaller New York party will probably follow the next week, though no date has been set. "You can have big parties and people will always pay attention to the party and not the product," said Roshan, adding, "A big, high-powered party like that — we'll wait until we have a few years under our belt." Would Angeleno and rumored Radar backer Ron Burkle be stopping by? "I suppose you'd have to ask Ron Burkle," said Roshan. ALL CHANGE: Given the management turmoil at Gap, it perhaps isn't surprising the San Francisco-based retail chain is switching gears for spring and touting one of its staples, khakis. The "khakis with attitude" campaign can be seen in the March issues of Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, Allure, Glamour, Lucky and GQ, with a mix of famous faces, including Kyra Sedgwick, Dermot Mulroney, singer Chris Brown and Chris O'Donnell. Models include "It" girl Jessica Stam, Carmen Kass and Liya Kebede. Trey Laird, creative director for Gap and executive creative director at Laird + Partners, said he chose models and actors that are "individuals with their own personality." Of Sedgwick, Laird said he's been wanting to shoot her for several seasons because she looks natural and "never overdone." The campaign was shot at Pier 59 in New York by Mikael Jansson, who has worked for Gap in the past. Laird said he has a group of four or five photographers that he likes to use, including Jansson. Gap and Laird declined to comment on the ad budget. The khaki ads follow Gap's holiday campaign that touted black pants ? la Audrey Hepburn. MORE ONLINE
5. USA Today
Add Time Inc. and TV Guide to the ranks of major magazine publishers looking to take advantage of the public's fast-growing fascination with videos on the Internet. Time Inc. is announcing Monday that it's launching an in-house studio to help its 130 magazines develop videos for the Web. Along with that plan, it will unveil a deal to work with Brightcove, a leading provider of Internet video production, distribution and ad sales services. The developments are designed to dramatically increase video offerings — starting with Time.com and closely followed by sites for other popular titles including Fortune, Money, Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly. MORE ONLINE
************ Jobs ...that there may be an associate editor spot open at body + soul magazine in Boston. Best not to mention Ed.
Internships ...that Bene Magazine (www.benemag.com), a New York-based, National quarterly about Italian fashion, art, food, design, culture and style, is seeking an photo department intern, would be helpful if they spoke Italian. The internship will be 1-2 days per week from March - June. Our offices are in SoHo. Tasks will include researching locations for photo shoots, making calls to Italy, requesting photographers' portfolios, scheduling go-sees for models, working with fashion showrooms and helping out with the day-to-day production in the art department. Please send a resume and cover letter to Gemma Hart Corsano, gemma@benemag.com. ...that Theflowlive.com is looking for freelance interns and young aspiring editors. The Flow Live was created to continue the trend of mixing art and technology. This fusion of invention will enlighten as well as entertain. Never before have the worlds of text, radio, television, and cinema co-existed in such a seamless fashion. You can view the latest in music videos, enjoy entertaining and thought-provoking original television programming, and catch a glimpse of future Hollywood filmmakers right at your fingertips, all while keeping you in tune with latest news and editorials. Please contact Jacobi Simmons, bigcobi@theflowlive.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that the Southampton Press, an award-winning newspaper located in the eastern Long Island resort town of Southampton, is looking for a sharp, enthusiastic, organized intern with a sense of humor and an interest in reporting to join our editorial team for the summer season.This is a great opportunity to learn the ropes of a weekly publication and work side-by-side with a small, creative staff. Responsibilities will include compiling listings for our expanded summer arts section, general assignment reporting and helping out with administrative duties. Interested candidates must have their own car and a SLR digital camera. Start and finish dates are flexible, but we will generally need someone to work on-site every weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Memorial Day to Labor Day. We offer a stipend of $400 a week. Please send resume, cover letter and writing samples via email to Alexandra Sanidad at Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. or by mail to Joseph Shaw, Executive Editor, The Southampton Press, P.O. Box 1207, Southampton, NY 11969. No phone calls please. The deadline is February 28, 2007. (OK to mention Ed)
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