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Monday, July 19, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Turner Broadcasting Names New Women's Cable Network The recently announced cable television network teaming Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Time Inc. and Advance Publications Inc. has been named The Women's Network, it was announced over the weekend by Pat Mitchell, president of CNN Productions and Time Inc. Television, who will helm the new television service as its president and CEO. The announcement was made at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California. The Women's Network and companion website will launch in early 2000. "Three principles guided our selection of a name for our new network: Simplicity, inclusiveness and tradition," said Mitchell. "The name we chose had to be universally recognizable; it had to be broad enough to communicate the spectrum of programming we will present; and it had to reflect Turner Broadcasting's more than 25 years of experience creating and launching television networks. 'The Women's Network' leaves no doubt who our new service targets, as well as the wealth of information women will find there." e-inSite Network Adds Electronic News Online Cahners Business Information has announced the addition of Electronic News Online to the e-inSITE network. Electronic News will provide news to the network of 17 electronics industry-specific websites. Electronics professionals worldwide will benefit by receiving late breaking news on the home pages of e-inSITE and each network website as well as through a daily email service. Electronic News Online has also enhanced its website with searchable archives, industry events, and the Electronic News 100 stock tracker. "There is tremendous pressure on today's electronics professionals to react to changes in the industry as they happen," said Jeff Greisch, vice president/group publisher, electronics group. "Electronic News Online helps provide the news infrastructure to the e-inSITE Network, delivering critical information industry decision makers need to help them succeed. Electronics professionals can count on e-inSITE and Electronic News Online for late breaking news and editorial perspective on the business impact of the most relevant stories of the day." TMS Forms New Specialty Publications Division Tribune Media Services has formed a new specialty publications division. Headquartered in Chicago, On the Mark Media provides newspapers with content packages, special sections and OnePages covering everything from entertainment, lifestyles and home and family to spot news, NASCAR, kids and spirituality. On the Mark Media's development began earlier this year with the relocation of the US/Express and Easy Special Sections operation from Orlando to Chicago in March. The move centralized editorial, production, sales and marketing for these products along with the sales and marketing of Knight Ridder/Tribune-produced OnePages and new product development. The On the Mark Media product lineup includes: The US/Express content packages PopNation, Lifestyle2000 and Mainstreet; Easy Special Sections covering topics from New Cars to Home & Garden and KRT OnePages including That's Racin', Millennium Notebook, 2000 and Beyond and the KRT Kids OnePages Yak's Corner, KidNews and KRTeens, plus one-time pages and sections covering spot news, tributes and sports. Also debuting from On the Mark Media is Soul & Spirit, a weekly KRT OnePage for content that relates to faith, values and spirituality. TMS has also announced that Elizabeth Owens-Schiele has been named executive editor and general manager of On the Mark Media. In her new role, she is responsible for the weekly editorial production and management of US/Express and Easy Special Sections. She is also responsible for the marketing and product management of KRT's OnePage products. TheStreet.com and Salon.com Ink Content Syndication Deal The Street.com, an online financial and investment news publication, and Salon.com, an Internet media company, have announced a content syndication agreement to feature selected financial markets coverage from TheStreet.com on the Salon.com News Channel. Under the agreement, Salon.com publishes each weekday, four updated financial market news stories from TheStreet.com. "TheStreet.com and Salon.com have built a following by consistently providing trustworthy news and insightful commentary," said Kevin W. English, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TheStreet.com. "We are thrilled to showcase TheStreet.com's expertise in covering the financial arena to over one million Salon.com readers, enabling them to stay abreast of a rapidly changing market." Skali Launches New Health Channel Skali has announced the launch of its new channel, Skali Health, focusing on health related content. Skali Health provides a range of health content. The channel is divided into six main programs, namely -- Biz Health, Health News, Complementary Medicine, Eat to Heal, Body and Mind, New Findings and Health Tips. Biz Health focuses on Business and corporate related news on health and medicine around Asia. Health News features health and medical news, including medical science, new medical discoveries, research and development and many others. As described by their titles, Complementary Medicine, Eat to Heal, Body and Mind and Health Tips focus on alternative medicines, health and lifestyle. The programs provide various tips and information on a healthy lifestyle, as well as discoveries not reflected in modern science and medicine. "Skali will continue to aggregate new content, capitalizing on various internet tools and technology with the objective of providing more services and contents within Skali. More services and content are in the pipeline and will be announced over the next 6 months. These content and services could form part of the existing 10 channels of Skali -- or even new Channels," says Tengku Farith Rithauddeen, Executive Vice Chairman of Alam Teknokrat Sdn. Bhd. Tony Dellamaria Named Publisher of Wood Digest Cygnus Publishing has announced that Tony Dellamaria has been named publisher of Wood Digest. The publication provides information on manufacturing processes and technologies to manufacturers of furniture, cabinets, case goods, millwork and specialty wood products. Mr. Dellamaria will oversee the direction of the magazine including sales, marketing and editorial content. "Tony's extensive sales and publishing background will bring a great deal of depth to Wood Digest," says Tim Fixmer, group publisher. "He will work to create new opportunities for the magazine, its advertisers and subscribers." Mr. Dellamaria was most recently the national sales manager for Cahners Publishing Company where he managed the sales responsibilities of Security Distributing & Marketing. Previously, he worked as an account executive for Midwest Television Inc. selling local spot television. "Wood Digest has a significant reputation in the industry and among its peers," says Dellamaria. "We will continue to foster that identity while bringing our readers the quality content and information they have come to expect." 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