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Meredith teams with Katie Couric on projects for women
Meredith is teaming up with former TV news anchor Katie Couric and fashion designer Brandon Maxwell on two new video and digital offerings aimed at women. Couric, who appeared via...
InStyle's revolving door continues with new publisher
The revolving door at InStyle magazine continues. Former Allure publisher Agnes Chapski has been tapped to replace Laura Frerer-Schmidt as publisher of InStyle — making her the fashion mag's sixth...
Authentic Brands Group mulling $110M bid for Sports Illustrated
Authentic Brands Group — owner of a global portfolio of entertainment and lifestyle brands — has emerged as a new potential suitor for Sports Illustrated, with one report saying that...
Money magazine going out of print following failed sales auction
Money magazine is the latest print title to fold in a fading magazine industry. Publishing house Meredith Wednesday said it is taking down the for sale sign it had up...
Sports Illustrated loses potential buyer as TPG bows out
TPG is bowing out of the race to buy Sports Illustrated from Meredith, according to a source close to the negotiations. “It is not likely to lead to a transaction,”...
Bidding war for Sports Illustrated starting to heat up
The bidding for iconic sports magazine Sports Illustrated is heating up, The Post has learned. Private equity giant TPG, which owns one of the biggest sports talent agencies in the...
Jess Cagle's exit proof the age of the celebrity magazine editor is over
Running a magazine isn’t as glamorous as it used to be. Just ask Jess Cagle, the long-time editor-in-chief of People, who announced his departure Wednesday after five years running the...
There's a mystery bidder for Meredith's Sports Illustrated
Former Milwaukee Bucks star Junior Bridgeman has competition from a mystery player in the bidding for Sports Illustrated. “Right now, there is a bit of a horse race underway,” said...
Steve Lacy to step down as Meredith executive chairman
Steve Lacy, the architect of Meredith’s $2.8 billion acquisition of Time Inc. a year ago, is going to step down from his position as executive chairman on March 31. Lacy...
Merger of two glossy magazine printers adds to media upheaval
The executive upheavals that dominated magazines in 2018 are likely to simmer down in 2019 — even if the changes whipsawing the industry will continue unabated. Adding to the woes...
Thai business titan closes $150M deal for Fortune magazine
Publishing giant Meredith said Friday it finalized the $150 million sale of Fortune magazine to Thai business tycoon Chatchaval Jiaravanon. Sports Illustrated and Money — two other storied brands that...
Meredith quietly sells The Drive to a private equity firm
Meredith has quietly sold the digital auto site The Drive to a private equity firm while continuing to negotiate with ex-Milwaukee Bucks NBA player Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman for Sports Illustrated....
Thai business tycoon buys Fortune magazine for $150 million
Publishing giant Meredith said it has reached a deal to sell Fortune magazine for $150 million to a Thai business tycoon. The buyer, Chatchaval Jiaravanon, has appointed veteran editorial director...
Time's new owners plan to leave Lower Manhattan offices
While Time magazine is still based in the New York offices of Meredith in lower Manhattan, a reliable source tells Media Ink that staffers at the one-time flagship of the...
Time editor Felsenthal will keep job, plans to hire 60 people
Time magazine said Monday that Editor-in Chief Edward Felsenthal will keep his job while also adding the CEO title. The deal by internet billionaire Marc Benioff and wife, Lynne, to...
Meredith continues to restructure ad-selling practices
Meredith shuffled the deck inside its publishing operations as it continues to dismantle the ad-selling structure it inherited from Time Inc. Time, when it was still trying to reinvent itself,...
Ex-NBA player could strike deal to buy Sports Illustrated
There is buzz that former NBA star Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman is closing in on a deal to buy Sports Illustrated from Meredith. If a deal comes to pass, Bridgeman will...
Travel + Leisure editor-in-chief resigns
Change seems to be a constant at Meredith Corp. One of the company’s top lieutenants, Nathan Lump, who served as editorial director of Food + Wine, Departures and Cooking Light,...
Meredith executives are giving themselves a big raise
Meredith top brass, who have laid off hundreds since snapping up Time Inc. for $2.8 billion in January, are rewarding themselves generously with compensation jumping over 30 percent this year....
Warriors co-owner part of group in talks to buy Sports Illustrated
Hollywood producer Peter Guber is part of the group that includes billionaire Dan Gilbert, best-selling author Tony Robbins and Josh Pollack, all now in final negotiations to buy Sports Illustrated,...