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NEW YORK – Forbes has released its 38th annual World’s Billionaires list, a ranking of the world’s richest people. This year’s list features a record-breaking 2,781 billionaires, more billionaires than ever before, 141 more than last year and 26 more than the previous record set in 2021. French luxury goods titan Bernard Arnault tops the World’s Billionaires ranking for the […]
NEW YORK — Allure, a monthly beauty magazine published by Conde Nast, has opened the Allure Store — a new experiential retail store on New York City’s Lafayette Street. The store offers an editorial-led selection of the world’s best beauty products and is designed to embody the future of retail by seamlessly integrating Allure’s trusted voice into a […]
NEW YORK — Owen’s Craft Mixers, makers of premium, all-natural cocktail mixers, has closed a fundraising round of $7.5 million led by country music star Lee Brice, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Darius Rucker, NHL legend Mario Lemieux, Levy Family Partners and Maas Family Office – owners and creators of RumChata. The NY-company plans to […]
NEW YORK — NBC and TIME Studios are partnering for the first-ever “TIME Person of the Year” special featuring exclusive coverage of TIME magazine’s choice for the individual or group that has had the greatest influence on the events of the year, set for Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10 p.m. In addition to the winner of 2020 […]
NEW YORK — The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) announced winners for the 2020 National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media last week held in a virtual event. ASME President Jonathan Dorn opened the 55th annual presentation of the Ellie Awards, which was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Winners receive “Ellies,” the elephant-shaped […]
NEW YORK — Celebrity chef and former talk show host Robert Irvine is launching a new print magazine in partnership with American Media, LLC (AM), a leading publisher of celebrity and health and fitness brands. Now on sale at newsstands, the first-ever 100-page special edition print issue builds on the success of Irvine’s digital lifestyle […]
DES MOINES, Iowa and NEW YORK — Meredith Corporation is selling the FORTUNE media brand and business magazine for $150 million cash to Fortune Media Group Holdings Limited, wholly owned by Thai businessman Chatchaval Jiaravanon. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Mr. Jiaravanon’s family owns Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (www.cpgroupglobal.com), an international conglomerate […]
National Geographic and The Wall Street Journal are teaming up to launch Far & Away, a print magazine for business travelers. The first issue will be distributed with the Saturday May 19thedition of The Wall Street Journal. Far & Away combines the insights of The Wall Street Journal with the visual storytelling of National Geographic. The […]
50,000 subscribers of Elle magazine are receiving a personal message this month from Kim Kardashian. The technology comes from printer Quad/Graphics, which announced the production of ELLE’s first-ever personalized cover for select subscribers using Quad’s data-driven technology. 50,000 covers feature a “handwritten” note addressed to the subscriber, from the April cover star Kim Kardashian West. […]