RS's Levy Named Blender EIC Jan 11, 2008
Brownridge has been on a hiring roll since taking over as CEO of Alpha, the new parent company for the men s titles since private equity firm Quadrangle Capital Partners bought them last summer from Dennis Publishing. Also, last summer, he hired Jim Kaminsky away from Wenner s Men's Journal to become editorial director of sibling title Maxim. (MediaWeek.com)
Dennis Acquires First Post Site Jan 11, 2008
The U.K.'s Dennis Publishing, which spun off its U.S. men s magazines last summer, is beefing up its news portfolio with the announced acquisition of The First Post, a daily news and opinion site ... Kerin O'Connor, executive director at Dennis Publishing, and Pete Wootton, managing director of Dennis Interactive, will head up the site, which seeks to differentiate itself from other news sites by running only exclusively commissioned articles. (MediaWeek.com)
JEG: Media M&A Rose in 2007 Jan 8, 2008
Highlights were the sales of Dennis Publishing s U.S. men s titles to Quadrangle Group and of Primedia s enthusiast titles to Source Interlink Cos. Ownership changes in the works at the Tribune Co. and Dow Jones & Co. also lifted deal value in the newspaper sector by 33. (MediaWeek.com)
Subaru Forester Dec 28, 2007
New, larger Forester unveiled. Can it break into the SUV market. (AutoExpress)
Nokia makes mobile shopping come of age Dec 14, 2007
Posted by Miya Knights at 2:30PM, Thursday 13th December 2007. New technology that allows shoppers to photograph and then buy items they see has had its UK debut after being first announced earlier this year. (IT PRO)
Ford Focus Estate 2.0 tdci Dec 8, 2007
Ford Focus EstateFord Focus Estate 2. The new Focus has already proved to be one of the best family hatches. (AutoExpress)
Data issues hamper M&A integration Dec 5, 2007
ITPro: News: Data issues hamper Mgration. Data issues hamper Mgration. (IT PRO)
PCC looks into Jordan Heat complaint Dec 4, 2007
Dennis Publishing has redesigned its men's magazine Bizarre and promoted David McComb to the post of editor. By Stephen Brook. (Guardian Unlimited)
Alpha Bids Farewell to Execs Turner, Pincus Nov 29, 2007
Alpha Media, owned by private equity group Quadrangle Capital Partners, bought Maxim, Blender and Stuff from Dennis Publishing earlier this year. . (MediaWeek.com)
Microsoft derides iphone as "a lousy ipod Nov 21, 2007
PC Pro: News: Microsoft derides iPhone as "a lousy iPod". Tuesday 20th November 2007. (PC Pro)
Law won't help Darling's data victims Nov 21, 2007
PC Pro: News: Law won't help Darling's data victims. " Widespread problem Organisations responsible for keeping data safe are frequently letting the public down. In a recent study at the University of Glamorgan, 300 used disks purchased from the UK, Australia and the US were tested and four out of ten contained sensitive data, such as salary details, financial data, bank and credit account details and visa applications. Most of the disks came from companies that have a legal responsibility to... (PC Pro)
Music mags: Skip the T&A, take cues from 20 Watts Nov 8, 2007
Dennis Publishing Ltd., the publisher of Blender, also produces Maxim and Stuff. Last week, a breath of relief came to me from a much, much smaller music magazine -Syracuse University's 20 Watts. (Daily Orange, NY)
Publishers Eye Ways to Hire, Retain Talent Nov 6, 2007
The digital world has nabbed other print veterans recently, including former Dennis Publishing U.S. head Stephen Colvin, who last week joined CNET Networks as executive vp; Tim Castelli, who bolted from Rolling Stone, where he was publisher, to become director of New York ad sales for Google; and Geoff Dodge, who stepped down as BusinessWeek senior vp, publisher to become senior vp at CRM firm Salesforce. com. (MediaWeek.com)
Greedy garages Nov 5, 2007
Garages shamed by huge mark-ups. Table of labour and technicians rates reveals shocking mark-up by dealers. (AutoExpress)
CNet Sells Webshots for $45 Million Oct 26, 2007
Colvin had previously been CEO of Dennis Publishing, which owns Maxim magazine among other titles. Thursday's sale is the latest financial twist in Webshots' up-and-down existence. (ABC News -- Wire)
CNET Networks Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Oct 26, 2007
Management Team Additions: CNET Networks announced today that Stephen Colvin, former president and chief executive officer of Dennis Publishing, publisher of Maxim, Stuff and Blender magazines, is joining the company as executive vice president ... During his time at Dennis Publishing, Colvin was responsible for the creation and launch of numerous publications, including Maxim magazine, which has grown to be the best selling mens lifestyle magazine in the U.S. and the world. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Alpha Taps Mangione as CMO Oct 19, 2007
Alpha Media is owned by private equity group Quadrangle Capital Partners, which bought Maxim, Blender and Stuff magazines from Dennis Publishing earlier this year. Stuff s print edition has since folded. (MediaWeek.com)
JANN'S GOT HIS MAN Oct 5, 2007
is said to be thisclose to picking an editor for Men's Journal. The front-runner is said to be Ed Felsenthal, the assistant managing editor of The Wall Street Journal who. (New York Post -- Business)
Lagana Exits Alpha Media Sep 12, 2007
In the latest executive shift at Alpha Media Group, the new name for Dennis Publishing s former men s titles, chief financial officer and chief operating officer John Lagana is leaving the company after six years. Lagana s exit is among a few more expected changes at the company since private equity firm Quadrangle Capital Partners-backed Alpha Media bought Dennis Publishing U.S. s Maxim, Blender and Stuff in June. (MediaWeek.com)
Bentley Continental Sep 6, 2007
It's the most powerful production Bentley ever built, and the first to top 200mph. Make way for the new Continental GT Speed, a model that can trace its heritage back to the original Speed models of the Twenties. (AutoExpress)
MAXIM-UM REVENGE Aug 24, 2007
Brownridge to turn his guns on his old boss Jann Wenner. James Kaminsky, who was running Wenner Media's title Men's Journal, was named. (New York Post -- Business)
He Is Really Doctor Evil Aug 19, 2007
After finally taking over the old Dennis Publishing, Brownridge immediately moved to shut down Stuff magazine but looked 00004000 like he'd spare at least half the staff, including its editor and publisher, from the axe. As Media Ink was going to press late Thursday, Stuff publisher John Lumpkin was still with the new company, as was the Editor-In-Chief Dan Bova - even though they no longer had a magazine. (New York Post -- Business)
Stuff to Fold Into Maxim Aug 17, 2007
Alpha Media Group, the new name for the Quadrangle Capital Partners-backed company that bought the former Dennis Publishing titles, closed on the $240 million-plus deal today. Longtime Wenner Media exec Kent Brownridge, CEO of Alpha, said he planned to add at least 20 people over the next few months to bolster the titles' cross-selling, marketing, print and online operations. (MediaWeek.com)
Web indigestion helps news magazines fatten sales Aug 17, 2007
The Week, owned by Viz and Maxim publisher Dennis Publishing, saw sales rise 19% year on year to 143,700 while The Economist, half owned by Pearson, increased sales by 11% taking its global readership to a record 1. 26m. (Guardian Unlimited)
ISPs threaten sanctions on BBC iPlayer users Aug 16, 2007
Posted by Miya Knights at 2:08PM, Monday 13th August 2007. With the full launch of the BBC's video on-demand service looming, leading broadband providers voice concerns over end-user bandwidth requirements and who will foot the bill for it. (IT PRO)
Quadrangle Is Set To Stuff It Aug 14, 2007
August 14, 2007 -- Quadrangle Group is expected to complete its 245 million takeover of the American portion of Dennis Publishing today and plans to immediately fold struggling magazine Stuff ... Steve Colvin, the CEO who ran Dennis Publishing USA for the eccentric British press baron Felix Dennis, hasn't been seen in the office for at least a week, insiders said. (New York Post -- Business)
Free magazines follow in footsteps of successful free newspapers Aug 13, 2007
Meanwhile Dennis Publishing, which owns Maxim, recently agreed to sell that magazine and several others to Quadrangle Partners, a private equity firm. Other publishers are staying in the market but adjusting their strategies. (International Herald Tribune)
Screen Gems, Maxim pact for pic trio Jul 31, 2007
The Maxim arrangement was orchestrated by Clint Culpepper and Scott Strauss of Screen Gems with Peter Jaysen, who runs Moving Pictures DPI, a TV and film production company that is a division of Dennis Publishing, which publishes Maxim, Stuff and Blender. Jaysen, who is based in Los Angeles, will be a producer on all three films. (Variety)
TV GUIDE MOVING TO OLD NEW YORKER DIGS Jul 13, 2007
TV Guide's editor-in-chief, told his editorial staff that they'll soon be exiting their Rockefeller Center digs and moving into the building on West 43rd Street where Martha. Five and a half years later, The Week made a small but important profit in the first six months of the year. (New York Post -- Business)
Brownridge to Challenge Wenner Jul 10, 2007
Ever Since Kent Brownridge surfaced as a bidder for Dennis Publishing castoffs Maxim, Blender and Stuff, industry watchers have been atwitter about the possibility of a showdown between him and his old boss, Jann Wenner. Brownridge toiled for Wenner for 31 years, before retiring in the fall of 2005 (he said the decision to leave was his, but it s widely believed that he was bounced out after relations between he and Wenner soured). (MediaWeek.com)
Google's Schmidt talks trust and privacy Jun 20, 2007
PC Pro: News: Google's Schmidt talks trust and privacy. Tuesday 19th June 2007. (PC Pro)
Immoral support Jun 20, 2007
Dick Pountain is a director of Dennis Publishing, technical author and contributor to Political Quarterly. David Robins is the author of several books, including Tarnished Vision: Crime and Conflict in the Inner City. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Movers: Companies in the news Jun 18, 2007
Quadrangle to buy Dennis Publishing. Quadrangle Group agreed to buy Dennis Publishing, owner of magazines for young men including Maxim and Stuff. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Quadrangle Gets Dennis, Finally Jun 18, 2007
Quadrangle Group, backing ex-Wenner Media exec Kent Brownridge, announced it finally wrapped up its purchase of Dennis Publishing s Maxim, Blender and Stuff magazines, ending a stretch of more than three weeks since final bids were submitted. Quadrangle paid over $240 million, closer to the $250 million Dennis Publishing founder Felix Dennis wanted for the titles than earlier thought (he s holding on to The Week, a tightly edited digest of the week s news) ... The sale marks the winding down of... (MediaWeek.com)
U.S. Maxim's parent is sold Jun 18, 2007
BEIJING, June 18 -- Quadrangle Group LLC has agreed to buy Dennis Publishing Inc, owner of magazines for young men including Maxim and Stuff. Media executive Kent Brownridge will be the company's chief executive officer. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dennis sells publishing company Jun 16, 2007
Dennis has sold most of the assets of Dennis Publishing, which controls lad mags Maxim and Stuff as well as music mag Blender, to private-equity group Quadrangle Partners and magazine vet Kent Brownridge. Brownridge will also serve as CEO of the company once the acquisition is complete. (Variety)
Private equity firm says it is buying 'Maxim' publisher Jun 16, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) Private equity firm Quadrangle Capital Partners said Friday it reached a deal to buy Dennis Publishing, publisher of racy Maxim magazine. A source familiar with the situation said the deal price was believed to be $240 million to $250 million. (USA Today -- Money)
Laddie Go Blah: British Imports Challenged to Stay Relevant Jun 4, 2007
The Revolution Will Be Published It all started back in April 1997, when Dennis Publishing, the British company launched by maverick publisher and high-school drop-out Felix Dennis, barged its way into the U.S. magazine scene. U.K. rival Emap followed three years later, with its own laddie import, FHM. With Dennis, the m.o. was to plant then-nascent Maxim in the States, and build out its empire from there. (MediaWeek.com)
Quadrangle Close to Dennis Deal Jun 2, 2007
A deal to sell Dennis Publishing's men's magazines Maxim, Stuff and Blender to private equity firm Quadrangle Group, with backing from former Wenner Media exec Kent Brownridge, was wrapping up today and an announcement was expected to come soon, possibly Friday, says a Dennis insider, and another source familiar with the sale has confirmed as much ... Dennis Publishing announced early this year that it was seeking a buyer for the men s titles after quietly shopping it around for the previous... (MediaWeek.com)
Elliott(TM) and Dennis Publishing Bring 5-Star Hospitality to the Dominican Republic May 29, 2007
COFRESI BEACH and JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, May 29 /CNW/ -- Elliott(TM), a leader in resort hospitality and real estate in the Dominican Republic, announced today an exclusive partnership with Dennis Publishing, the parent company of the world renowned Maxim Lifestyle brand, to launch 'Maxim Bungalows' in two locations in the Dominican Republic ... Stephen Colvin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dennis Publishing, Inc. said, "We are delighted to be in partnership with Elliott to... (Canada Newswire)
Dennis Deal Nears May 26, 2007
With the sale process wrapping up this week, bidders for Dennis Publishing could find out as soon as Friday if they won the contest for Maxim, Stuff and Blender. Quadrangle Group, backing ex-Wenner Media exec Kent Brownridge, is said to be the frontrunner for the titles, for which final bids were submitted Wednesday evening. (MediaWeek.com)
Stuff Revamps to Boost Demos May 14, 2007
With booze-and-babes-soaked men s magazines and shopping titles past their prime, Dennis Publishing has decided it s time for another makeover for Stuff, which along with siblings Maxim and Blender, is on the block. Building on a 2005 redesign that toned down the sex and dirty jokes, editor in chief Dan Bova has quietly been adding more expensive gadgets, apparel and tips for status-conscious men. (MediaWeek.com)
MySpace lines up $250 million takeover of Photobucket May 9, 2007
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First test: Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS and GT Apr 18, 2007
Copyright Dennis Publishing Limited licensed by Felden Our Other Websites. (PC Pro)
The new impulse: Buying using text messaging Apr 16, 2007
Russell Kern, director of business development for Dennis Digital, the interactive division of Dennis Publishing, which publishes Stuff, said he saw great power in the technology. "You're sitting in Central Park reading a magazine, and you have your phone with you, and you want information on a product or you want to purchase the product," he said. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Letterman Meets Maxim: Apr 7, 2007
Gutfeld comes to TV from Dennis Publishing, where he presided over magazines pitched at illiterate breast men. He tries to play the boor here, with Sarah Silverman shock tactics and one eye on the gutter, but there's a nerdish twist to his sense of humor and a good-natured twinkle in his eye. (Slate)
Newsmagazine plans extra online issue Apr 5, 2007
"Bringing our readers an extra issue in a digital format echoes the environmental issues we're trying to highlight," said Justin Smith, president and publisher of The Week in New York, which is part of Dennis Publishing. The project represents the first time The Week has produced a themed issue as well as its first online-only issue. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
PRIMEDIA'S PRIMETIME Mar 30, 2007
PRIMEDIA'S PRIMETIME By KEITH J. KELLY - Business - New York Post Online Edition. vis, the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts boss who. (New York Post -- Business)
RDA's Berner Burns Bushes At Condé Mar 14, 2007
RDA'S BERNER BURNS BUSHES AT COND By KEITH J. KELLY - Business - New York Post Online Edition. T didn't take long for Mary Berner, new CEO of Reader's Digest Association, to launch her first raid on her old stomping grounds at Cond Nast. (New York Post -- Business)
Publishers at MPA: Web Sites Will Reflect Users Mar 1, 2007
Dennis Publishing also is embracing user-driven content, though in a different way. Stephen Colvin, president and CEO, who joined Lyne on the panel, said Dennis Maxim magazine has in the works MyMaxim. (MediaWeek.com)
Maxim permitted to move on Feb 22, 2007
The project would be the first partnership between Concord Wilshire and Dennis Publishing, publisher of Maxim. Concord Wilshire, which is new to the casino industry, will need to obtain a gaming license or find a gaming partner because of the project's planned casino. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
Dennis Puts Titles on the Block Feb 19, 2007
Dennis Publishing, publisher of Maxim, Stuff, Blender and The Week, announced today that it has put its stable of titles on the block, retaining media investment firm Allen & Co. to explore strategic alternatives. The sale includes all 31 international editions of Maxim, from the U.K. to France, Russia to South America, as well branded licensing deals with the casino in Las Vegas, as well U.S.-based steakhouses, lounges and fashion bedding. (MediaWeek.com)
Do They Still Want Their MTV? Feb 19, 2007
Dennis Publishing, which produced Maxim and Stuff, the so-called lad magazines that were once hugely popular, announced last week that it was looking for a buyer. MTV is hardly a fad, but some cycles are more serious than others. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Dennis Titles Up for Sale Feb 17, 2007
NEW YORK Dennis Publishing, publisher of Maxim, Stuff, Blender and The Week, said it has put its stable of titles on the block, retaining media investment firm Allen & Co. to explore strategic alternatives. The proposed sale includes all 31 international editions of Maxim (ranging from the U.K. to France, Russia and South America), and branded licensing deals with casinos in Las Vegas, as well as U.S.-based steakhouses, lounges and fashion bedding. (MediaWeek.com)
'Maxim' publisher considers sale Feb 16, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) Dennis Publishing, publisher of "lad magazine" Maxim, said it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, as the number of readers of men's magazines falls ... Dennis Publishing also owns Maxim-themed hotel and casinos, restaurants, bars, clubs, furniture, satellite radio stations and websites. (USA Today -- Money)
Ex-Stuff Editor Gutfield to Host Fox's Red Eye Feb 5, 2007
He left Maxim in the spring of 2006 after Dennis Publishing opted not to renew his contract. . (MediaWeek.com)
A GIANT IN RADIO ONE BUY Jan 4, 2007
The broadcaster - which owns 70 radio stations in 22 urban markets - paid 275,000 for the mag, which was founded by Jamie Hooper, a one-time publisher of Stuff at Dennis Publishing, said from his family vacation that he was proud of Giant's accomplishments. The magazine, which has a circulation of 350,000, was backed by Mort Meyerson, a former partner of billionaire Ross Perot who pumped, according to Radar, 10 million into the venture. (New York Post -- Business)
