media
No More Conde Nast Mag Deaths, For Now
Hamilton Nolan · 10/05/09 03:51PMCondé's Closings; Changes at Universal and Disney
cityfile · 10/05/09 02:15PM• More on Condé Nast's decision to shut down four magazines, including Gourmet, Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride: An estimated 180 people will likely lose their jobs as part of the move, although CEO Chuck Townsend says the company has no plans to shutter any other titles. [NYO, AdAge]
• If Comcast goes ahead with a deal to take a controlling stake in NBC, Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal's CEO, may need to find a new job. [NYP]
• Don Imus' radio show debuted on Fox Business today. [WP]
• Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide, is taking over Walt Disney Studios; he's succeeding Dick Cook, who was ousted on Sept. 16. [NYT]
• Universal Pictures has fired chairmen Marc Shmuger and David Linde. [LAT]
• CBS has been busy ridding YouTube of David Letterman's mea culpa. [NYT]
• Zombieland was No. 1 at the box office this weekend with a $25 million take. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs dropped to second place. [Variety]
• It wasn't all bad news at Condé Nast today: The New Yorker landed its biggest ad buy since 2005 with a $1 million deal with HSBC. [Folio]
Close to 200 Layoffs at Conde
Hamilton Nolan · 10/05/09 12:30PMGourmet Magazine: Slain at 68, RIP
Richard Rushfield · 10/05/09 12:03PMThe Wrath of McKinsey: Conde Nast To Fold Gourmet, Three Others
Hamilton Nolan · 10/05/09 09:24AMClosures at Condé
cityfile · 10/05/09 06:56AMCBS Tries, In Vain, To Erase Letterman's Affair Confession
Andrew Belonsky · 10/05/09 03:02AMWho's Your Favorite Media Pussyhound?
Foster Kamer · 10/04/09 09:45PMWatch Out Polanski, There's a New Sheriff in Town: Cokie Roberts
Andrew Belonsky · 10/04/09 09:37PMLet's Talk About David Letterman's Purported Ed Sullivan Theater "Loveden," New Intern Outings
Foster Kamer · 10/04/09 12:30PMMiramax Layoffs, Time Inc. Rumors & Letterman Fallout
cityfile · 10/02/09 02:27PM• Time Inc. is "not for sale," says Time Warner boss Jeff Bewkes. [DF]
• Meanwhile, Time Inc., Condé Nast, and Hearst are looking to team up and create a "Hulu for magazines." Another winning idea, clearly. [FT, ATD]
• Miramax is fast approaching non-existence. Disney, Miramax's parent, is cutting 50 jobs at the company, leaving it with just 20 employees. [NYT]
• The pros and cons to a marriage between Comcast and NBC. [AdAge]
• The Washington Post and Bloomberg are launching a joint news service. [AP]
• TV Guide dismissed several execs yesterday, including its publisher. [NYP]
• Former Warner Bros. and Yahoo! chief Terry Semel was interested in buying the Nets, but he couldn't compete with Russian mogul Mikhail Prokhorov. [P6]
• Will the David Letterman drama ultimately hurt the show's ratings or send skittish advertisers running for the exits? That's unlikely, say observers. [THR]
• The cover of Sarah Palin's forthcoming (and already best-selling) memoir, Going Rogue, has been revealed. Try to contain your excitement. [AP]
URB Suspends Print Edition
Hamilton Nolan · 10/02/09 01:48PMThe Times' Standards Editor Will Poop No More
Hamilton Nolan · 10/02/09 12:22PMWho Is David Letterman's Alleged Extortionist?
John Cook · 10/02/09 11:38AMFriends Forever!
Andrew Belonsky · 10/02/09 05:30AMPenny-Pinchers
Andrew Belonsky · 10/01/09 10:11PMWhich Conde Nast Titles Will Die?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/01/09 05:45PMCablevision's Jim Dolan Successfully Sues Blogger Into Submission
John Cook · 10/01/09 03:45PMComcast-NBC, The Leno Boycott & Bravo's New Shows
cityfile · 10/01/09 02:01PM• Comcast denied the rumors yesterday, but it now appears the cable giant is involved in talks to take a controlling stake in NBC Universal. [NYT, NYT]
• It hasn't been smooth sailing for Jay Leno since his primetime show debuted—ratings have been slipping and the critical buzz has been lousy—but now it looks like NBC has another problem to worry about: CBS and ABC have both been actively discouraging their stars from appearing on the show. [LAT]
• Bravo reports it's developing solo series for three of its reality TV stars: Bethenny Frankel, Christian Siriano and Top Chef's Fabio Viviani. [Variety]
• Meanwhile, Logo is casting its gay version of the Real Housewives. [Gawker]
• Maybe the magazine industry isn't dead, after all: American Media plans to launch a new bridal title in early 2010 called Shapebride. [WWD]