EMAP plc Acquires Wagadon Titles

EMAP plc, EMAP Petersen's parent company, announced on July 1, 1999 that it has acquired Wagadon Limited, the specialist publisher of men's and fashion magazines including Arena, Arena Homme Plus, The Face and Frank. July 9, 1999

eBay Magazine Hits Newsstands and Bookstores

eBay is introducing its new publication, eBay Magazine, and two books. July 9, 1999

Hearst Magazines and Harpo Entertainment Group Announce Magazine Venture

Hearst Magazines and Harpo Entertainment Group, headed by Oprah Winfrey, have announced the introduction of a new magazine. July 9, 1999

NetUSA Acquires Silicon Valley High Tech Magazine

NetUSA, Inc. July 8, 1999

James S. Berrien Named President of Forbes Magazine

Forbes has announced that James S. July 8, 1999

Out Names Tom Beer Executive Editor

Henry E. July 8, 1999

Salon.com to Provide Content for NuvoMedia's Rocket eBook

Salon. July 8, 1999

Law.com, LawStuff USA.com Sites Will Merge

LawStuff, Inc. July 7, 1999

TW3 Launches All-Fiction Issue

TW3, an online magazine, celebrates the last summer of the century with its first all-fiction issue. July 7, 1999

Women's Golf Today Launches Website

Women's Golf Today, LLC has announced the launch of their new website, Women's Golf Today. July 7, 1999

O'Keefe Named Editor-in-Chief at Telecommunications Magazine

Telecommunications magazine has announced the appointments of Sue O'Keefe as editor-in-chief of the Americas edition and Sam Masud as senior technology editor. July 7, 1999

Detour Magazine to Supply Unique Content to the Excite Network

In an effort to extend its reach and to establish its online presence, Detour Magazine, an entertainment, fashion and lifestyle publication has entered an agreement with Excite@Home to become a unique content provider of celebrity photos. July 7, 1999

NuvoMedia Announces Additional RocketEdition Publishers

NuvoMedia has announced that 39 additional publishers have begun producing RocketEditions. July 7, 1999

BookWorld Services Announces Launch of Its Ebooks Service

BookWorld Services, Inc. July 7, 1999

Space.com Opens Bureaus in Cape Canaveral and Washington, D.C

space. July 7, 1999

Internet Sports Network Acquires Sports Fantasy Publishing Company

Internet Sports Network, operator of SportsRocket, has announced the acquisition of Ultimate Sports Publishing, a sports magazine publishing company in North America. July 6, 1999

Primedia Acquires Automotive Magazines and Websites

Primedia's McMullen Argus Publishing has acquired Turbo & High-Tech Performance, Today's SUV, Import Tuner, turbomagazine. July 6, 1999

Thedigs.com Introduces Portable Online Community

TheDigs. July 2, 1999

Forbes.com Forges Alliance With Bridge Information System

Forbes. July 2, 1999

Risk Publications to Acquire Waters Information Services

Risk Publications of London has agreed to acquire the publishing business of New York-based Waters Information Services. July 2, 1999

Business Week: Broken Dream for DreamWorks?

Ending a four-year drama, DreamWorks appears ready to abandon plans to build Hollywood's first new studio in 60 years, Business Week reports. July 2, 1999

Universal Pictures and Dark Horse Comics Unveil Mystery Men Comic Book

Universal Pictures and Dark Horse Comics have unveiled their first installment of Volume Zero, a brand new comic book based on the comedy film Mystery Men, in advance of the July 30 opening of the film. July 1, 1999

VertiNews.Com Plans to Launch News and Research Services

VertiNews. July 1, 1999

MSNBC.com Launches MSNBC Russia

MSNBC. July 1, 1999

Earth Times Books Launched to Promote New Voices on the Environment and Social Issues

The Earth Times Foundation, publisher of The Earth Times, has launched a new, not-for-profit book publishing company, Earth Times Books. July 1, 1999