Veteran Media Exec Mike LaBonia to Direct National Sales Efforts on Behalf of Hearst’s Three Largest Newspapers
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) has entered into an agreement to sell its About Group, which includes the Web sites of About, ConsumerSearch and CalorieCount, to IAC (NASDAQ: IACI) for $300 million in cash. The all cash transaction is expected to close in the next several weeks. The Company intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Company to Focus Primarily on Commercial, Packaging and Functional Printing Solutions and Enterprise Services
In the current “pay wall” debate over charging for on-line newspaper content, there is now hard evidence for the pro-pay wall argument. The promising early results will be presented at the upcoming World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum, to be held from 2 to 5 September in Kiev, Ukraine.
Leverages Entire Portfolio of News and Information Assets
NEW TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON GAME-CHANGING STRATEGIES FOR NEWSPAPER EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POYNTER
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today acquired BLiNQ Media LLC, a leading global innovator of Social Engagement Advertising(SM) solutions for agencies and brands. Since 2008, BLiNQ has managed social media marketing campaigns for more than 600 of the world’s largest advertisers.
