• by Erik Sass , April 4, 2008

Time Inc. May Sell More Titles

Time Inc.'s chairman and CEO Ann Moore may be considering ditching more of the publisher's struggling publications, according to Ad Age, which first reported the news on Monday, based on accounts of a quarterly management meeting held by Moore on March 27. Moore didn't name any specific titles as candidates for the axe, but she did mention the difficulties faced by shelter and home improvement titles, in large part because of the sharp downturn in the housing market following the sub-prime mortgage meltdown.

Some of Time Inc.'s shelter and home improvement titles are stagnating or declining: This Old House came out of 2007 flat in ad pages, after steep declines earlier in the year; Cottage Living was down 1.8% compared to 2006; and Coastal Living was also down 1.8%. In the past, Moore has shown no hesitation to dispose of less profitable titles, including selling most of the Time4Media group of special-interest publications to Bonnier last year.

CondeNet Teams with Verizon's V Cast

CondeNet, Conde Nast's network of online magazine sites and related digital properties, is teaming up with Verizon's V Cast video service to launch a new channel featuring video content from some of its most popular sites. Launching with 40 video clips from sites like Epicurious.com, Style.com, and Wired.com, the channel would be accessible to V Cast subscribers through the mobile broadcaster's "lifestyle" category. Subscriptions to V Cast cost $15 a month.

Tina Brown Plans News Aggregator

Tina Brown, the former editor of The New Yorker, is said to be planning a news aggregating Web site in partnership with InterActiveCorp boss Barry Diller, according to Radar, which reported the news earlier this week. In an interview with the magazine, Brown said the site will be edited by Edward Felsenthal, formerly the deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, and currently a consultant with Portfolio.