Russell Adams, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on October 25, 2011 at 10:56 am PT
Time Inc. hired former Nokia Corp. executive George Linardos as the new head of digital marketing at the magazine-publishing unit, the company said Tuesday, a move that is likely to affirm the magazine company’s conservative approach to distributing titles like Time, People and Sports Illustrated on tablet computers.
Peter Kafka in Media on July 19, 2011 at 8:28 am PT
Time magazine is making it easier for readers to subscribe to its digital and print editions. And harder for non-subscribers to read the magazine on the Web.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 8, 2011 at 10:15 pm PT
Apple is winning over the big publishers. Last week, Hearst Corp. said it planned to start selling its magazines using Apple’s new iTunes subscription service. Now rival Conde Nast is actually doing it, via the publisher’s New Yorker title.
Kara Swisher in News on March 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm PT
Last week, Yahoo’s advertising unit got the once-over from its new sales head Wayne Powers. And, this week, its new Audience unit head Mickie Rosen is making a series of executives moves to shake up its powerful news, sports and entertainment sites.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 11, 2011 at 11:31 am PT
Time Inc.’s deal with Google’s Android gives it the terms it has yet to get from Apple. Which means subscribers can now pay a lot less to get digital magazines. Will that make them a success?
Peter Kafka in Media on February 10, 2011 at 10:06 am PT
Yesterday Time Inc. announced a deal to offer subscriptions for its magazines on Hewlett-Packard’s new tablet. Tomorrow it will announce a Google deal.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 9, 2011 at 9:35 am PT
Time Inc., which has been unable to come to terms with Apple over subscriptions for digitized magazines, has found a company it can work with.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 2, 2011 at 12:32 pm PT
Following its big reveal of Honeycomb on Wednesday, we had a chance to see the new tablet version of Android in action.
In a video, Google shows off new features, such as improved notifications and 3-D graphics.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 18, 2010 at 1:06 pm PT
Earlier this fall the Time Inc. magazine tried making a point to Apple by making its iPad app harder to use. That’s over–but Time Warner is still making noises about its eagerness to work with other tablet makers.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 11, 2010 at 3:30 am PT
Next Issue Media, the “Hulu for Magazines” joint venture, plans to have its digital storefront open early next year. But you won’t be able to shop there if you’ve got an iPad.
