Media Business names Top Innovators in Business Publishing

Posted on: 04/30/13

BtoB's Media Business has announced the winners of its 10th annual Top Innovators in Business Publishing Awards. The awards recognize executives from large trade, small trade and general business media companies across six categories: CEO, top publishing executive, digital, events, audience...

Marc Frons, Senior VP-CIO, New York Times Co.

Posted on: 04/28/13

Marc Frons, CIO of New York Times Co. since March 2012, has focused over the past year on spreading a digital culture and mindset more broadly throughout the company. “This past year has been a year of organizational innovation,” he said.

NY Times Co. unveils growth strategies

Posted on: 04/25/13

On the heels of reporting first-quarter results, the New York Times Co. announced a series of strategic initiatives to spur revenue growth that will begin to be rolled out in the fourth quarter. Several new products are under development at price points lower than all-digital-access and print...

San Francisco Chronicle introduces online paid-content model

Posted on: 03/25/13

San Francisco—For 10 years, the free SFGate.com was the online home of Hearst Corp.'s San Francisco Chronicle, the largest-circulation newspaper in Northern California. With the launch Sunday of SFChronicle.com, the Chronicle joined major metropolitan newspapers such as The New York Times,...

NY Times plans site redesign

Posted on: 03/13/13

New York—The New York Times announced plans to introduce a prototype version of NYTimes.com in advance of major site changes to be implemented later this year.

New York Times to rebrand International Herald Tribune

Posted on: 02/26/13

New York—The New York Times plans to rename its International Herald Tribune brand as the International New York Times.

New York Times to sell Boston Globe

Posted on: 02/21/13

New York—The New York Times Co. announced its plans to sell its New England Media Group, including The Boston Globe and related properties. The company said it has retained Evercore Partners to manage the sales process.

Subscription model (finally) gains ground online

Posted on: 01/22/13

Little by little, digital media brands are challenging the assumption that content must be free for all readers on the Internet. Newspaper companies, which had the largest stake in reader revenues as a result of their traditional paid circulation model in print, have led the way in recapturing...

'NYT' rolls out Compendium

Posted on: 12/10/12

New York—The New York Times has introduced Compendium, a Pinterest-like tool for newspaper content.

NY Times Co. ad revenue declines in Q3

Posted on: 10/26/12

New York—The New York Times Co. announced that its advertising revenue declined 8.9% to $234.0 million in the third quarter. Total revenue declined 0.6% from the year-earlier period, while circulation revenue increased 7.4%, mainly from growth in digital subscriptions and an increase in print ...

'NYT' debuts HTML5 Web app for iPad

Posted on: 10/03/12

New York—The New York Times has introduced an HTML5 Web app for the iPad. The app is available exclusively to digital subscribers to NYTimes.com with tablet access and to home delivery subscribers who link their account for digital access.

Times Co. agrees to sell About Group to IAC for $300 million

Posted on: 08/27/12

New York—The New York Times Co. has agreed to sell its About Group, which includes About.com, to Barry Diller's IAC/Interactivecorp, for $300 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the next few weeks.

Report: IAC/Interactivecorp offers more than $300 million for About.com

Posted on: 08/22/12

New York—IAC/Interactivecorp has submitted an offer of more than $300 million to New York Times Co. to buy About.com, according to a report on Reuters.com.

New York Times Co. names BBC chief as its next CEO

Posted on: 08/15/12

New York—The New York Times Co. has named Mark Thompson, outgoing director general of the British Broadcasting Corp., as its next president-CEO. Thompson is expected to take charge in November, succeeding Janet Robinson, who resigned from the Times Co. last December.

NY Times Co. ad revenue down in Q2

Posted on: 07/27/12

New York—The New York Times Co. announced that advertising revenue declined 6.8% to $244 million in the second quarter compared with the year-earlier period.