F.T.C. clears merger plan for publishers

Article Abstract:

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the merger of publishers Bantam Doubleday Dell and Random House. In April, 1998, the Authors Guild approached the agency and expressed its concerns that that the acquisition of Random House by Bantam's parent, Bertelsmann AG, could ultimately limit readers' choices and authors' abilities to sell their works. A Bertelsmann spokesperson stated that the company was pleased by the FTC's decision, and that Bertelsmann would not relegate all publishing decisions to a single entity.

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FTC approves the $1.4 billion merger of publishers Bantam Doubleday Dell and Random House

Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Book Publishing, Book Publishers, Legal/Government Regulation, Media Formation/Mergers, Random House Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc.

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Cosmo's editor moves to Glamour, heating up the competition between two ad-rich magazines

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Editors of the biggest women's magazines are the news as Ruth Whitney retires from Glamour magazine after 31 years of editorial leadership. As S.I. Newhouse Jr., chairman of Advance Publications, accepted her decision, he was recruiting Bonnie Fuller from Cosmo's top editor spot. Ms. Fuller had been groomed for taking Helen Gurley Brown's place and leaves after doing the job for only 18 months. Taking her place at Cosmopolitan will be Redbook's editor, Kate White.

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Bonnie Fuller recruited from Cosmopolitan to be editor at Glamour; Kate White from Redbook to take Fuller's place at Cosmo

Executive changes & profiles, Periodical Publishers, Women's Periodicals, Demographics, Media Personnel, Women's magazines, Hearst Corp. Hearst Magazines Div., Advance Publications Inc.

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Publications are trying new techniques to win over loyal readers

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Television and internet access are taking their tolls on paying for news and newspapers. Publishers are trying different techniques to boost those subscription rates and grow the subscriber lists. The industry has steadily declined by a little every year for the last ten. One strategy being considered is charging a premium for porch service over curb service.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Marketing procedures, Newspapers, Newspaper Publishers, Marketing/Advertising Methods, Self Promotion, Print Media, Marketing, Newspaper publishing, Abstract

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