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Study: Many Americans Blame High CD Prices for Downloading

While the news media have been filled with stories about what some are calling "Internet music piracy," a large majority of the American public views downloading music for personal use as an innocent act, and thinks the high price of CDs leads to a lot of downloading. March 26, 2004

Pfingsten Acquires Advanstar Art Group

Pfingsten Publishing, L. March 26, 2004

Electronic Arts and Marvel Partner on Videogames

Electronic Arts and Marvel Enterprises, Inc. March 26, 2004

2003 Gamers' Choice Awards Announced

Electronic Gaming Monthly, a Ziff Davis Media publication, has announced the winner's of the 2003 Gamers' Choice Awards. March 26, 2004

Disney Signs Agreement With Walden Media to Produce Narnia

The Walt Disney Studios has entered into an agreement with Walden Media to co-finance and distribute the motion picture The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first book published in C. March 26, 2004

New Magazine Focuses on Temporary/Contract Staffing

Contingent Workforce Strategies is a new magazine designed to serve as a resource for executives who use or may in the future use temporary/contract workers as part of their overall workforce/staffing strategy. March 26, 2004

CNET Networks Acquires WGR Media

CNET Networks, Inc. March 26, 2004

Jack Welch to Publish Business Book with HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers announced that it has acquired world rights to publish Winning, a business how-to book by Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric. March 19, 2004

Tucows Acquires BlogRolling.com

Tucows Inc. March 19, 2004

American Lawyer Media to Launch Small Firm Business

American Lawyer Media, Inc. March 19, 2004

King Publishing Launches New Military Daily

King Publishing is combining two of its weekly defense publications, Defense Week and Navy News & Undersea Technology. March 19, 2004

7th Annual Interactive Achievement Award Winners Announced

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), a professional organization of the interactive entertainment industry, has presented Interactive Achievement Awards in 36 craft, console, computer, and online categories. March 19, 2004

Active Interest Media Acquires Home Buyer Publications

Active Interest Media (AIM) has announced the acquisition of Chantilly, Va. March 19, 2004

Average Joe's Adam Gets His Chance

Adam, the guy that Melana Scantlin dumped in favor of Jason Peoples, gets his turn to call the shots in the first of a four part series. March 16, 2004

More Films From Comic Books

Lions Gate Entertainment plans film releases based upon two more popular Marvel properties -- Iron Fist and Black Widow. March 15, 2004

The Exporting of America

He is not who you might think of as a populist hero, someone willing to take on corporate greed and avarice in order to fight for the American middle-class worker. March 12, 2004

Yahoo Debuts New Search Technology

Yahoo! Inc. March 12, 2004

PennWell Announces Oil & Gas Financial Journal

PennWell Corporation, publisher of Oil & Gas Journal, Offshore and Oil, Gas & Petrochem Equipment, has announced the launch of a new publication called Oil & Gas Financial Journal (OGFJ). March 12, 2004

2003 Overall Music Sales Decline

According to recent news reports, the music industry began to show some positive signs of fiscal recovery beginning in 2003. March 12, 2004

New Magazine Targets Novice Stargazers

Night Sky, a new magazine from Sky Publishing which mails to charter subscribers on March 26th and hits newsstands nationwide on April 13th, is designed especially for entry-level stargazers. March 12, 2004

Guideposts Magazine Debuts At Newsstands

The March 2004 issue of Guideposts magazine, featuring a cover story by bestselling author/financial adviser Suze Orman, is the first issue in Guideposts' 59-year history to be available via mass distribution at newsstands. March 12, 2004

FireSafe People Magazine Launched

FireSafe People magazine has been launched by People Media Group. March 12, 2004

Dow Jones to Acquire Alternative Investor Group

Dow Jones & Company has signed an agreement to acquire the stock and assets comprising the Alternative Investor Group of Wicks Business Information, LLC for a cash purchase price of $85 million. March 12, 2004

American Press Institute Launches BusinessJournalism.org

BusinessJournalism. March 12, 2004

Tommy Thompson Wants Your Love Handles

Well, it's official. March 10, 2004