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St. Martin's Reference Division and Macmillan Press UK Combine to Create Palgrave

The Scholarly & Reference Division of St. June 16, 2000

Editorial Director and Editor-In-Chief Named At One

One Ventures, the parent to the new design publication, One, has appointed editorial veterans Marguerite Kramer and Stacy Morrison to the positions of Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief, respectively. June 16, 2000

Antonia van der Meer Named Editor-in-chief, Modern Bride Magazine

John Loughlin, the president and CEO of the Primedia Magazine and Internet Group has announced the promotion of Antonia van der Meer, 42, to editor-in-chief of Modern Bride Magazine. June 16, 2000

Lavox.com Launches Spanish Language Online Magazine

Lavox. June 16, 2000

Chapters Online To Launch eBook Store

Chapters Online Inc. June 16, 2000

David Keeps Joins BigWords as Editorial Director

BigWords, an online destination for the 18 - 24 year old college audience, has announced that David Keeps has joined the company as Editorial Director. June 16, 2000

Yack Acquires Channelseek

Yack, an Internet program guide, has announced that it will acquire competing web program guide Channelseek, in a multi-million dollar stock deal. June 15, 2000

Ziff Davis Smart Business Names Gordon Lee Jones Publisher

Ziff Davis Smart Business for the New Economy, a national business magazine with over six million readers, has announced the appointment of Gordon Lee Jones as publisher. June 15, 2000

MSNBC.com Partners With Pioneer Newspapers to Deliver Local News

MSNBC. June 15, 2000

Media General to Acquire Newspaper Groups From Thomson

Media General has agreed to acquire three newspaper clusters in its core southeastern region from Thomson Newspapers for approximately $237 million. June 15, 2000

Creative Planet Acquires Literary Marketplace GoodStory.com

Creative Planet, an online resource for creative professionals, has announced the acquisition of online literary marketplace GoodStory from kpe, a creator of digital media and entertainment businesses. June 15, 2000

Cahners Sets September Launch For Broadband Communications Portal

The Telecommunications Group of Cahners Business Information has announced the pending launch, set for September 1, 2000, of Broadband Week, a new business-to-business newspaper devoted to high-speed, high-bandwidth communications networking, applications and content along with a companion Web portal, Fattcity. June 15, 2000

2000 Audie Award Winners Announced at BEA

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the winners of the fifth annual Audie Awards, honoring excellence in audio publishing in 26 categories. June 15, 2000

Tribune and Times Mirror Complete Merger

Tribune Company has completed its merger with The Times Mirror Company to create a major-market multimedia leader, with operations in broadcasting, publishing and interactive in 18 of the top 30 markets. June 12, 2000

Youth Focused Entertainment Site Thirsty.com Launches

Jeff Pollack and Benny Medina, founders of the Hollywood management and production company Handprint Entertainment, have announced the launch of their new youth entertainment company, called Thirsty. June 12, 2000