Hearst Newspapers announced today that Paul Farrell has been named group publisher of Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. The announcement was made by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., CEO of Hearst Corporation, and Hearst Newspapers President Mark Aldam.
Digital First Media, which operates MediaNews Group, Journal Register Company and Digital First Ventures, today named Wayne Snow Vice President of Sales.
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
