Time Warner to spin off Time Inc.; Lang to leave

Posted on: 03/07/13

New York—Time Warner plans to spin off its Time Inc. magazine publishing business into an independent, publicly traded company in order to focus on its television networks, and film and TV production businesses.

Report: Time Warner puts Time Inc. on the block

Posted on: 02/13/13

New York—Time Warner is reportedly in talks to sell some or all of its Time Inc. publishing business. According to a report in Fortune, a “serious buyer” is in talks with the company.

Consumer magazine ad pages down 8.2% in 2012

Posted on: 01/11/13

New York—Consumer ad pages fell 8.2% to 154,838 in 2012 compared with 2011, according to Publishers Information Bureau figures released by the MPA. In addition, ad pages dropped 7.3%, to 44,355, in the fourth quarter compared with the year-earlier period.

Time Inc. names Hartman group publisher of news and business

Posted on: 10/11/12

New York—Time Inc. has named Jed Hartman to the newly created position of group publisher-news and business, effective immediately. Hartman is responsible for all advertising sales and marketing for CNNMoney.com, Fortune, Fortune.com, Money, Time and Time.com.

Big 3 business magazines post ad page gains

Posted on: 07/10/12

New York—The Big 3 business magazines—Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes and Fortune—posted ad page gains in the first half of the year compared with the year-earlier period, according to Publishers Information Bureau figures. Forbes led the way with a 13.0% gain in ad pages, followed ...