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Friday, October 11, 2002 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Publishing Industry Soundbytes Launches and Redesigns | Miscellaneous People · Paul Caine was named Publisher of Teen People magazine, it was announced by Nora McAniff, Executive Vice President of Time Inc. He moves from People, where he had been Associate Publisher since November 2001. Previously, Caine, 38, had served as associate publisher of Teen People from 1997. Prior to launching Teen People, Caine was a New York Divisional Manager for People, with responsibility for ad sales efforts in the New York and Southeast territories. Before joining Time Inc. in September 1989, he worked for USA Today and J. Walter Thompson. · Kathleen Kayse was named Publisher of People magazine, it was announced by People President Peter Bauer. In this capacity, she will oversee all advertising sales and marketing operations for the most successful magazine in the world. She had previously served as publisher of Money magazine since November 2001. An 19-year Time Inc. veteran, Kayse, 44, replaces Bauer, who moved from publisher to president of the magazine in August of 2002. Prior to joining Money, Kayse had been publisher at FSB: Fortune Small Business, the sister magazine of Fortune, since 1998. · David Kieselstein, President of The Money Group, announced that Michael Dukmejian, 48, most recently publisher of Mutual Funds, has been named the new publisher of Money. Dukmejian will replace Kathy Kayse, who has been named the new publisher of People. Dukmejian is a Time Inc. veteran who joined the company in 1980. · Scholastic, a publisher and distributor of children's books, announced the appointment of Mauricio Sabene as Vice President, Spanish Publishing. Reporting to Hugh Roome, President of Scholastic International, Mr. Sabene will be responsible for Scholastic operations in Latin America, including wholly-owned subsidiaries in Mexico, Argentina and Puerto Rico, as well as for Lectorum, a publisher and distributor of Spanish books in the United States. · Sid Evans has been named Editor of Field & Stream magazine, effective October 7, it was announced by Mark Ford, President of Time4 Media. Evans, an avid hunter and fisherman, was most recently editor of Men's Journal. Prior to that, he was an editor at Sports Afield magazine, where he edited several books, including The Deer Hunter's Almanac and The Trout Fisher's Almanac, both published by Atlantic Monthly Press. Evans replaces former Editor Slaton White, who has been named Editor of Shot Business magazine. Slaton will continue his relationship with Field & Stream's readers as a contributor to the magazine. · Chris Peck, who for 14 years provided editorial leadership at The Spokesman Review in Spokane, Wash., has been named editor of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. Peck's appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2003. Peck, 52, will succeed Angus McEachran, who announced his retirement earlier this year, effective at year's end. Also at The Commercial Appeal, Deputy Managing Editor Otis L. Sanford has been named managing editor. He succeeds Henry Stokes, who has been named assistant to the publisher. The appointments for Sanford and Stokes also are effective Jan. 1. The Commercial Appeal is owned and operated by The E. W. Scripps Company. · Isaac Palmer has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Viacom Entertainment Group, it was by Thomas B. McGrath, Executive Vice President of the Viacom Entertainment Group. Mr. Palmer's activities include finding financing partners and structuring, negotiating and administering the transactions. He also serves on the board of directors of UCI, the international theatrical exhibitor, Famous Players, Canada's largest theatrical exhibitor and WF Cinema Holdings LLP, which operates the Mann Theatres chain. Mr. Palmer was promoted from Vice President, Corporate Development, a position he held since July of 1999. Prior to Viacom, Mr. Palmer was head of business affairs at Ogden Entertainment in New York. Digital Publishing · Palm Digital Media, a publisher and retailer of ebooks for handhelds, announced it has licensed its Palm Retail Encryption Server Software to two German Internet retailers. Palm Digital Media is a division of PalmSource, Inc., the Palm OS subsidiary of Palm, Inc. The companies intend to mirror the success of Palm Digital Media in the U.S. by creating and distributing ebooks of bestselling titles from leading book publishers. The agreements allow envi.con KG of Berlin and mukom, e.K. of Offenburg to create online bookstores offering German language editions of Palm Reader eBooks protected by Palm Digital Media's digital rights management technology. · OverDrive, Inc., a provider of epublishing solutions, has announced the expansion of its secure media distribution network to include electronic versions of magazines, journals and newspapers. OverDrive's Content Reserve is now providing distribution and digital rights management (DRM) services for a variety of digital publications including consumer, IT, lifestyle and educational periodicals. Electronic editions of magazines, newsletters, and book chapters are being added to the ebookstore inventories at Barnesandnoble.com, eFollett.com, WHSmith Online, OfficeMax Digital Bookstore and other digital bookstores. Content Deals · Thirteen/WNET New York and Weekly Reader, an educational publisher of elementary and secondary classroom periodicals, announced that the animated PBS Kids' series Cyberchase will be included in a monthly feature that's all about math. The column will premiere this fall in the fourth-grade edition of Weekly Reader magazine. The column will include fun math activities, games and problem solving related to Cyberchase, giving readers a sneak-peak at what they can find when they tune in to the daily cartoon mystery series. Cyberchase debuted in January 2002 to critical acclaim and strong ratings. · CXN Media Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement with strategic partner Panpac Media.com of Singapore, a Singapore listed company. Under the terms of the agreement, CXN Media will acquire majority controlling interest (60%) of the "Smart Investor business" for $900,000.00 USD and Panpac will retain 40%. Smart Investor is a monthly magazine that provides coverage of fund management and unit trusts, the stock market, insurance, property, futures trading and currencies. · Wadsworth, part of The Thomson Corporation, has announced the acquisition of F.E. Peacock Publishers, Inc., an Illinois-based publisher of titles in the social and behavioral sciences. Wadsworth, a provider of educational materials for the humanities, social sciences, and behavioral sciences, will incorporate the former F.E. Peacock titles into its current holdings. The acquisition complements Wadsworth's counseling, social work, political science, anthropology, sociology, and psychology lists. Launches and Redesigns · Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. announced that beginning with the October 14, 2002 issue, JoC Week will be renamed The Journal of Commerce and boast a new look and expanded coverage. In addition to the title change, The Journal of Commerce will feature a more reader-friendly design with more special reports, new graphics and clean section headings. The magazine is organized under section headings on such topics as logistics strategy, customs, trade policy, ocean shipping, international business, economic trends, insurance, trucking, rail and air cargo. · U.S. Banker, an banking industry magazine for the past 112 years, has been relaunched under the editorial direction of Holly Sraeel in October 2002, with a new look and refocused coverage that reflects the industry's changing landscape. "Beyond Business As Usual," the magazine's new tagline, says it all for the revamped coverage that deals with issues effected by convergence of financial sectors, industry consolidation, commoditization, globalization, deregulation and technological innovation. · Web designer and illustrator Antony Hare, who has helped build online brands like E*Trade and Unilever, has decided to launch his own branded network of websites: Siteway World. Since 1996, Antony maintained Siteway as a personal site; then, in its sixth year, he quit his day job and created an online art world filled with illustrations, motion graphics, and greeting cards, made available across three distinct brands under the Siteway World umbrella: Siteway, Phelts, and Tonicville. Salem Communications, a radio broadcaster focused on religious and family themes programming, has announced the launch of the redesigned Crosswalk.com site, a Christian internet portal. This relaunch is a result of the acquisition of Crosswalk.com by Salem Communications, which was completed on October 4, 2002. The new site features new articles and audio from Christian communicators, including James Dobson and Charles Swindoll. Features also include Bible study tools, daily devotionals and religious news, along with articles and audio pieces on Family, Faith, Parenting, Finances and Entertainment. · PicturePages Partnership LLC, an interactive educational company, has announced the launch of Bill Cosby's PicturePages -- Early Learning Readiness Series. Based on the popular television show, Bill Cosby's PicturePages, the series contains 28 interactive educational games that build self-esteem and develop, test, and evaluate the cognitive skills of children ages three through six. Over 85 million children watched the original television show, which appeared on Captain Kangaroo and Nickelodeon, and was hosted by Mr. Cosby from 1978-1992. Miscellaneous · Approximately 45,000 people from all over the area turned out to celebrate America's love of reading at the second National Book Festival held on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Seventy authors and storytellers were joined by basketball stars, children's storybook characters, reading advocates, musicians, librarians and book lovers of all ages at this free event organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress. Host First Lady Laura Bush and guest of honor First Lady of the Russian Federation Liudmila A. Putina walked the grounds for an hour and visited three pavilions: "Children & Young Adults," "Mysteries & Thrillers" and "Storytelling." 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. |
