The Knot Weddings magazine launched on mobile platforms last week to a decidedly mixed review by Steve Smith: "The halting performance, tiny and sparse videos and difficult navigation undermine what should be a more elegant and enjoyable approach to a wedding book," he writes.

Overall, "the Washington Post Co. posted a bigger profit in the second quarter compared to the year before," but revenues dropped 5% in that same period, and its newspaper ad revenue was down 15%, writes Steve Myers. Still, "the company’s cable and broadcast divisions remain highly profitable, more than covering losses in publishing."

On Aug. 17, Lucky magazine will launch a shopping website, mylucky.com, where readers can buy clothing and beauty products directly "from more than a dozen retailers like Macy’s and Sephora," writes Christine Haughney. With its multi-store approach, Lucky's attempt to add revenue through e-commerce is different from other mags' recent retail partnerships, some of which -- like Esquire's and J.C. Penney's -- have since been killed, according to Haughney.  Editor In Chief Brandon Holley addressed the blurring of traditional magazine boundaries between edit and advertising with the new site, noting that "she had wanted to make sure …

Citing a decline in newsstand sales and and "a renewed focus to reach its millennial readers on the Web," CondéNast's Brides magazine is cutting its print frequency, moving from a monthly to an every-other-month publishing schedule starting in January, writes Amy Wicks. The mag earlier faced a masthead change about a year ago with the hiring of new editor in chief Anne Fulenwider and publisher Michelle Myers, and a redesign that was rolled out in May. Its website will soon become fully mobile, and social media plans include "the first-ever crowdsourced, publicly livestreamed wedding on Facebook, in partnership …

After its court victory, Barry Diller's controversial Aereo service  is "ramping up its marketing push with a clever new pricing scheme" that will let consumers use it for free for a continuous hour a day or get a one-day pass for a dollar, writes Peter Kafka. "Both are obviously great ways to get consumers to sample the new service, and the free option doesn’t require a credit card account to sign up, which removes a big hurdle."

 ABC is reportedly objecting to the possibility of Jimmy Fallon's -- host of a late-night show on rival NBC -- hosting the Oscars in February. Currently Fallon, Lorne Michaels (a veteran producer of NBC's longrunning "Saturday Night Live") and the Motion Picture Academy are discussing the broadcast, and ABC has no formal authority here. This report comes from "three people with knowledge of the discussions," but no one will confirm the story officially, writes Nicole Sperling.

Isn't there something missing in this "numbers" story? A New York Times spokeswoman, commenting on Nielsen and comScore figures showing a decline in desktop computer and laptop use of the Times website in the last two years, claims this shows "how mobile devices are chipping away at the amount of time that users spend on their desktop and laptop computers," writes Steve Myers. Is this spin or what? Let them measure mobile use and then we'll have a solid story.

After laying off five employees, Phoenix Media Communications announced it is folding alternative newpaper Boston Phoenix and STUFF magazine, replacing them with a glossy weekly mag, The Phoenix, that will combine both pub's slant and content (lifestyle stuff from STUFF, investigative pieces from the Phoenix).

Time Out London will begin again as a free publication with fewer pages (down to 72 from 124) and listings, to be distributed at London Underground stations as well as arts venues and shops.  It will be the only free edition of the Time Out culture/lifestye brand, which now includes 60 editions in cities worldwide.

Forget beach volleyball for a minute. In another closely watched contest, ABC's "Good Morning America" scored a crucial win over  NBC's "Today," garnering the most viewers in the coveted 25-54 demo for the first time in almost 17 years. That victory also comes after five consecutive weeks of "GMA" beating "Today" in numbers of total viewers. Of course ABC's historic 25-54 win occurred the week of July 23, just before NBC again captured the top spot in total viewers and the crucial demo with its exclusive Olympics coverage.