Time Inc.'s Lang Announces Shakeup
Time Inc.’s Laura Lang today bumped up Paul Caine to the role of group president, signaling an emphasis on global growth at a company facing a tough business climate. Caine, who has quickly...
View ArticleMcKinsey's Back at Time Inc.
They’re baaack. Bain & Co. may have left the building, but the consultants—the mere mention of which causes tremors about layoffs—aren’t done at Time Inc. Seems CEO Laura Lang is working with...
View ArticleTime Inc. Launches Digital Video Unit
More changes are afoot at Time Inc. following the reshuffling CEO Laura Lang kicked off last summer. Today, in a company-wide memo, Lang announced the launch of a new digital video unit, a recognition...
View ArticleFast Chat: Martha Nelson
Martha Nelson was just named editor in chief of Time Inc., succeeding John Huey. With her promotion from the No. 2 spot, Nelson will oversee the editorial direction of the biggest U.S. magazine group,...
View ArticleTime Inc. Prepares for Layoffs
Time Inc. staff are on eggshells as they await news of layoffs and smaller bonuses than in years past as the company faces declining revenue. CEO Laura Lang, in a memo yesterday, has already told...
View ArticleTime Inc. Cuts 6 Percent of Staff
As expected, CEO Laura Lang announced widespread layoffs at Time Inc. today. If there's a silver lining, it's that the number—about 480, or 6 percent of the global headcount of 8,000—was a little less...
View ArticleTime Inc. Sale Talk Shocker
The publishing world got a jolt today with reports that Time Warner is in talks to sell its publishing unit Time Inc., a move that would cap years of speculation. Time Inc.'s own Fortunefirst reported...
View ArticleLaura Lang Pulls Out of Multiple Industry Events
Laura Lang has been having meetings with her top lieutenants at Time Inc., presenting a business-as-usual face against a backdrop of merger talks with Meredith Corp. But outside the Time Life...
View ArticleMeredith Talks Dead; Time Inc. Will Spin Off
So much for moving to Iowa. Following reports from earlier today that Time Warner’s plan to sell its Time Inc. publishing unit to Des Moines-based Meredith Corp. had collapsed, the firm announced...
View ArticleLessons From Laura Lang's (Brief) Tenure Atop Time Inc.
The spinoff of Time Inc. means the end of the brutish and short tenure of CEO Laura Lang, whose 15-month run will likely be picked over in the days ahead. When Lang was hired away from Digitas for the...
View ArticleDid Time Inc. Miss the Paid Content Boat?
Time Inc. was a pioneer at the dawn of the Internet revolution, creating in the '90s the prescient if ultimately ill-fated online portal Pathfinder to host its magazines. But today, it isn’t even...
View ArticleWhy Mike Klingensmith Could Make Sense as Next Time Inc. CEO
Time Incers are buzzing following reports that former exec Mike Klingensmith is in the lead to become the company’s next CEO as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner by the end of the year. It’s...
View ArticleNew Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp Is a Familiar Face
The waiting game is finally over. Today, Time Warner said former CFO Joseph Ripp will succeed Laura Lang as the CEO of its soon-to-be spun off publishing division Time Inc. He starts in September....
View ArticleTime Inc. Is Ready to Launch Its Ambitious New Video Strategy
Last November, then-Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang announced that the company was gearing up to launch a digital video unit complete with new studios and programming, plus a new leader in former Meredith...
View ArticleTime Warner Files Plan Ahead of Time Inc. Spinoff
Time Warner filed documents Friday evening in preparation for the planned spinoff of publishing division and No. 1 U.S. magazine company Time Inc. next year. While the company didn’t specify any...
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