Rafat Ali
Nov 24, 2009 9:56 AM
Updated: From a Playboy (NYSE: PLA) SEC filing, some more details on the deal terms: it will pay AMI a “flat rate fee in consideration for the services provided as well as cost savings and subscription incentive fees if certain benchmarks are achieved during the next two years. The Company…
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Rafat Ali
Nov 23, 2009 8:34 PM
Update: 30 minutes later, WSJ is also reporting along similar lines on outsourcing of print/publishing to AMI, though it doesn’t have anything on the sale. Edit will remain with Playboy (NYSE: PLA), while rest of the functions, including ad sales and distribution, will now be managed by AMI, it quotes…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Aug 27, 2008 9:51 AM
The big John Edwards scoop isn’t itself enough to turn the tide for American Media, publisher of the National Enquirer, Star and other titles. NYP is reporting that CEO David Pecker is pushing (‘at the 11th hour’) to refinance its massive debt load, hoping holders will accept a combination of…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Aug 18, 2008 7:30 AM
How’s life going on the seamier side of the celebrity media business? Per David Carr’s latest NYT column, privately held American Media, parent of the National Enquirer and other celebrity and health titles, recently reported earnings. Turns out, the business of exposing the affairs of ex-Senators is not immune to…
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