Time Inc.

Time Inc. Shrinking Again

Peter Kafka in Media on May 2 at 5:11 am PT

Not a good sign for the magazine business: A rough quarter for Time Inc., the world’s biggest magazine publisher.

Finally, a Reason to Read Magazines on a Tablet

Peter Kafka in Media on April 3 at 5:00 pm PT

Call it “Netflix for Magazines” — unlimited digital subscriptions for $10 or $15 a month.

Fortune Gives Facebook the Apple Treatment

Peter Kafka in Media on March 1 at 5:40 am PT

Fortune is so proud of its new Mark Zuckerberg story that it’s making it hard to read.

Here Are Some More Yahoo CEO Choices: Liddell, Rosenblatt, Desmond

Kara Swisher in News on December 27, 2011 at 4:12 am PT

Let’s throw a few more names on the fire!

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Digitas CEO Laura Lang to Be Named Chief of Time Inc.

Russell Adams, Suzanne Vranica and Joann Lublin, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on November 30, 2011 at 6:34 am PT

Time Warner Inc. has picked Laura Lang, chief executive of the digital-ad firm Digitas, to run its Time Inc. magazine-publishing division, according to people familiar with the matter.

Time Inc. Magazines Make It to the Kindle Fire, After All

Peter Kafka in Media on November 15, 2011 at 5:43 pm PT

It took some haggling, but Time Warner’s publishing unit joins Hearst, Condé Nast and other big publishers on Amazon’s new tablet.

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Time Inc. Hires Digital Chief

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.

Most — But Not All — Big Magazine Publishers Sign On for Amazon’s Tablet

Peter Kafka in Media on September 26, 2011 at 12:19 pm PT

Conde Nast, Hearst and Meredith are in for Wednesday’s launch. Time Inc. isn’t, and may not get there for a while.

Hey, Guess What Happens to Advertising if the Economy Tanks

Peter Kafka in Media on September 7, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Here’s some unpleasant deja vu: Summer’s over, the economy is wobbling, and analysts are starting to hack away at advertising forecasts.

Fortune’s Lashinsky Penning an “Inside Apple” Book

Kara Swisher in Media on September 3, 2011 at 1:16 pm PT

Adam Lashinsky, Fortune magazine’s high-profile Silicon Valley reporter, will be penning a book titled “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired — and Secretive — Company Really Works.”