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Monday, October 18th, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Gadfly Media Launches L.A.-Based Cosmetic Surgery Magazine Gadfly Media has announced the launch of Cosmetic Surgery Magazine, a new quarterly cosmetic surgery publication. Gadfly Media claims the new publication will have a straightforward editorial style, sophisticated layout, and medically-accurate analysis of cosmetic surgery procedures, highlighting Southern California's top surgeons. ``As cosmetic surgery has generated so much public interest and has become a part of mainstream medicine, Cosmetic Surgery Magazine serves as an authoritative information source on new cutting-edge techniques,'' stated Michelle Kearney, editor-in-chief. ``With so much hype surrounding cosmetic surgery, the intent of the magazine is to provide prospective patients and the general public with factual information, as well as to privately educate them on the potential risks involved, anticipated costs, and realistic recovery times.'' The premiere issue of Cosmetic Surgery Magazine, to be officially released on Friday, October 22, offers 98 full-color pages that discuss issues and techniques involving lasers, fat removal, anti-aging treatments, hair loss, cosmetic dentistry and breast surgery. The magazine is published by Australia's Gadfly Media, an independent publishing and media company that launched a version of Cosmetic Surgery Magazine in Sydney last year and is now on its seventh issue. NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw Goes Interactive MSNBC.com has started daily production of interactive television for NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, it was announced by Merrill Brown, editor in chief of MSNBC.com. WebTV plus subscribers now have access to Nightly News combined with interactive tools. "MSNBC.com has established itself as the leader in online news and interactive television programming. Interactive enhancement of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw will combine the daily broadcasts with the interactivity of the World Wide Web," says Brown. "The enhanced version of Nightly News on WebTV includes a combination of editorial enhancements, community ventures, interactive tools and local personalization that brings the richness of the Internet to the Nightly News audience every night." Daily programming will include interactive features for breaking news such as the MSNBC Live Vote (viewer polling), daily news chats and online feature reports. During broadcasts of national news stories, users will have access to local news and statistics in addition to links for examining top stories and consumer features. Clickable features for all NBC News programming will be available on the enhanced WebTV Plus service, as well as advertising included in the interactive programming. "This product illustrates the future of Internet and television convergence," said John Nicol, general manager of MSNBC.com. "Interactive television components for NBC News will deliver content and services that create a more engaging, personalized experience, allowing viewers to interact with the broadcasts. The programming allows users to voice their opinions through online voting, chats, surveys and quizzes -- during the actual broadcasts." CTW Names Thea Feldman Group Vice President, General Manager, Book Publishing Children's Television Workshop (CTW) has named Thea Feldman Group Vice President, General Manager, Book Publishing, announced Gary Knell, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer and President/CEO-elect, CTW. Feldman will be responsible for overseeing the book publishing editorial and marketing functions worldwide for the Workshop. In this capacity, she will be developing new Sesame Street titles, coordinating the Dragon Tales publishing program and creating new titles in conjunction with Random House, CTW's strategic book publishing partner. Most recently, Feldman was Senior Vice President and Publisher at Golden Books Family Entertainment. At Golden, Feldman was involved in creative direction, budgeting, organization and management of trade and mass market departments developing approximately 250 new titles a year. Prior to Golden, Feldman was Editorial Director at Disney Press and has also worked at Simon and Schuster and Crown Publishers. "Thea's impressive experience and creativity will help lead the Workshop reach its full potential in becoming a major player in children's literature," said Knell. "We welcome her spirit and energy to CTW and to the Publishing team." Children's Television Workshop (CTW) is a non-profit company using media to educate and engage children and families worldwide. In September, CTW launched Dragon Tales, a co-production with Columbia Tristar Television Group, on PBS, and several of CTW's past award-winning programs, including The Electric Company, 3-2-1 Contact, and Square One TV, can now be found on Noggin, CTW and Nickelodeon's educational cable network for children. CTW magazines include Sesame Street Magazine, Sesame Street Parents, Kid City, Contact Kids, and Padres de Sesame Street. iUniverse.com Launches Website and Publishing Services iUniverse.com, Inc., an upstart technology firm has announced the launch of its publishing portal, iUniverse.com. iUniverse.com provides a service which publishes book titles in a paperback book format for established authors and aspiring writers. The service is provided free for out-of-print books. "Our vision is to revolutionize publishing by changing the economics of the industry and expanding the opportunities for millions of writers and authors who have long been ignored by traditional publishers," said Richard Tam, President & CEO of iUniverse.com. "iUniverse.com empowers writers by giving them all the tools they need to get published and sell their books." In addition to downloaded versions of books, iUniverse.com will also print and bind the actual book. iUniverse.com has attracted partners such as the Authors Guild, Ingram Book Group, Writer's Digest, Kinko's Corporate Document Solutions and Lightning Print, Inc. "This seamless arrangement fully complements iUniverse.com," Tam said. "Respected writers groups give authors confidence in our services. And our state-of-the-art on-demand printing and distributing partnerships allow titles to be available in thousands of bookstores." Fatbrain.com Debuts eMatter Content Fatbrain.com has debuted its eMatter content for sale on its website. eMatter allows authors and publishers to digitally publish and sell their works and earn royalties from Fatbrain.com. More than 3,000 writers have registered to sell their work as eMatter content. In addition, publishers including CAP Ventures, Inc., The Coriolis Group, LLC., Fawcette Technical Publications, McGraw-Hill, O'Reilly & Associates, Publish Magazine, Red Herring, Salon.com and The Industry Standard also have signed up to provide eMatter content. "Fatbrain.com's eMatter initiative has opened up an entirely new channel in the publishing arena that combines content security with a global delivery vehicle that will create the foundation of new publishing in the future," said Chris MacAskill, co-founder and CEO of Fatbrain.com. "The first word was spoken. Then it was written down. Then it was printed. Then it became controlled. Today the controls are being removed. A revolution is happening as we enter the new millennium." Around the Web AOL Plans Major Digital City Expansion InternetNews Book Publishing at the 'New York Times' PublishersWeekly The Business of Backlist: Serving the Bread and Butter PublishersWeekly Electronic Books Don't Make the Grade BookWire Quindlen's Back, Universal Has Her Editor&Publisher Rabinovitch Named New President of CBC Infoculture "Sense" writer/director inks record $10 million deal Variety Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
