Mediagazer: Condé Nast Futuregram: No Magazines, but Lots of ‘Consumer Centricity’ (David Carr/Media Decoder)

7:15 PM ET, October 28, 2010

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Subtraction.com:

My iPad Magazine Stand — Because I recently left a job at one of the most prominent publications in the world, people often ask me about my opinions on the cavalcade of publications rushing to the iPad — those apps designed and developed by newspapers and magazines principally to deliver …

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Dan Frommer / The Wire:

AOL News Has A New Boss: Ex-ABC News Exec Jon Dube — AOL has hired Jon Dube as its new GM of news, according to a tweet from Saul Hansell, the former New York Times reporter who now works as programming director of AOL's Seed.com efforts. — Dube was previously vice president of ABCNews.com.

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Bill Carter / Vanity Fair:

The Unsocial Network — Plunging ratings. Tense negotiations. A bewildered, increasingly outraged Conan O'Brien and an anxiously pragmatic Jay Leno. In this excerpt from his new book, the author unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of late night's explosive 2010 showdown. — DESK JOBS

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Brian Steinberg / AdAge:

To Hype ‘Conan’ on TV, Conan Takes to Web — Diet Coke to Sponsor Online ‘Triple Simulcast’ of Mr. O'Brien's Warm-Up — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Before Conan O'Brien takes to TBS to launch his new program on Nov. 8, he'll appear online to hype the new effort, in a brief video feature sponsored by Coca-Cola's Diet Coke.

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David Carr / Media Decoder:

Condé Nast Futuregram: No Magazines, but Lots of ‘Consumer Centricity’ — On Tuesday, Charles H. Townsend, the chief executive of Condé Nast Publications, issued a well-covered planning memo announcing that the company will give individual publishers control of their brands on all platforms …

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Jeremy W. Peters / Media Decoder:
Condé Nast Moves One Executive Out, Another Up

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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:

Exclusive: Mike Lang, Post-News Corp., to Be Named Miramax CEO — Mike Lang, a leading business-development executive who recently left News Corp. and had a previous life at Disney, is set to be named CEO of the newly purchased Miramax, TheWrap has learned.

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Keach Hagey / The Politico:

A nonprofit journalism pioneer shifts strategy — The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit news organization launched decades before the decline of traditional journalism outlets made such organizations the rage, is planning a strategic overhaul aimed at matching donations with earned income …

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Lois Beckett / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Engagement: Where does revenue fit in the equation? — Our post earlier this week about philly.com's seven-part equation to measure user engagement has sparked a lively debate in the comments. The central question: Should a news site's engagement equation factor in revenue? If so, how?

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Amanda Natividad / paidContent:

Chart: How Newspaper E-Editions Are Faring — One circulation metric that wasn't down year-over-year for U.S. newspapers during the first half of 2010: the total number of subscribers to their e-editions, a broad category that includes digital replicas, online-only subscriptions, Kindle subscriptions, and products like Times Reader.

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James Temple / San Francisco Chronicle:

Google shifts TV effort to YouTube — (10-27) 21:34 PDT San Francisco — Google Inc. has shifted its Google TV initiative to its YouTube division, The Chronicle has learned. — Some industry observers speculated that the move was a response to recent negative reaction …

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Hollywood Reporter:

Cablevision Customers File $450 million Class Action Lawsuit — The impasse between Cablevision and Fox over retransmission consent was bound to produce a good class action lawsuit. — A group of New York customers have filed one in federal court in New York, arguing that the cable company …

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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:

Showtime ‘Crazy’ For Blog-Based Comedy — EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is developing Boycrazy, a half-hour comedy based on Alexi Wasser's provocative blog ImBoyCrazy.com, with Wasser attached to star and Lynda Obst to executive produce. Wasser will co-create the potential series with Daisy Gardner …

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Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

What's the Boston Globe Worth, Anyway? Try $120 Million — A group of investors, led by entrepreneur Aaron Kushner, wants to buy the Boston Globe. The New York Times Co. says it's not for sale — but then that's what the Bancroft family said when Rupert Murdoch offered them $5 billion …

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Leon Neyfakh / New York Observer:

David Karp Explains How Companies Can Win Points With Tumblr Users By Boosting Their Self Esteem — Speaking on a New Yorker-sponsored panel on social media at the Bryant Park Grill this morning, Tumblr founder David Karp explained how companies can use his blogging platform to promote themselves.

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:

Deputy Sunday biz editor at NYT leaving for Morgan Stanley — New York Times Sunday business editor Timothy O'Brien sent out the following message to the staff: … Kranz joined the Times from BusinessWeek in 2007. She has an undergraduate degree in European history and French …

Joe Mandese / MediaPost:

In A Madison Ave. First, Havas' Adnetik Begins Buying Video Ads Targeting Individuals — In a move that accelerates the development of an addressable video advertising marketplace, Havas' Adnetik unit this morning announced a deal with online video exchange Adap.tv that will enable marketers …