Motor Trend
Summary
Motor Trend is an American automobile magazine. It first appeared in September 1949, issued by Petersen Publishing Company in Los Angeles, and bearing the tag line "The Magazine for a Motoring World". Petersen Publishing was sold to British publisher EMAP in 1998, who sold the former Petersen magazines to Primedia in 2001. As of 2007, it is published by Source Interlink. It has a monthly circulation of over one million readers.One of the earliest and most enduring of the magazine's creations was its Car of the Year award, given almost continuously since its inception, although the phrase itself would not become entrenched until well into the 50s.
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Source Interlink Media Acquires Automotive Community CarDomain Network, Inc.
El Segundo, CA, (September 5, 2012) - Source Interlink Media ("SIM") announced today the acquisition of CarDomain Network Inc. (“CarDomain”), a leading provider of online social sharing tools and content for automotive enthusiasts. . . .
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Motor Trend Ups The Octane On Next App Frontier – TV
One of the first magazine brands to have a presence on the upgraded release of Google TV is already on its second version. Source Interlink’s Motor Trend has updated its “TV app” for the Google effort to enhance the TV experience. In its first version, Motor Trend featured foremost its many.
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Bonnier Names Julie Smartz VP and General Manager of Brand Development
By Press Release New York, N. Y. , April 19, 2012 — Bonnier Corp. has appointed Julie Smartz as the new vice president and general manager of brand development. Her primary responsibilities are brand licensing, retail development and strategic partnerships. . . .
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And ‘Vanity Fair’s’ Before, During, And After ‘Footprint’
In 18 years, the VF Academy Awards dinner and party started and continued by editor-in-chief (since August 1992) Graydon Carter has become the gold standard of magazine events. The 700 celebrities (including just about all the Oscar winners--with statuettes) on hand for the party portion at Los. . .
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During: Celebs Will Again Warm Up Luxuriously In “Arch. Digest’s” Greenroom
We can imagine James Cagney, Clark Gable, and Marilyn Monroe simply standing backstage until their turn came to present an Academy Award. Since 2003, Architectural Digest has made this wait very desirable with the Greenroom, where interior designers showcase their work. This year, it is 2012 AD 100 member. . .
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Magazines At The Academy Awards (February 26)-- Before: A Double-Dose Of ‘Entertainment Weekly’ On The Red Carpet
It is arguable that the build-up before the Academy Awards has become as big as the event itself with fashion and celebrity now fully intertwined. So, that means great exposure for EW managing editor (since January 2009) Jess Cagle, who will co-host the 90-minute Red Carpet Live on ABC-TV at 7 p.
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Rachel Fishman Fedderson Leaves Bonnier’s ‘Parenting’ For AOl’s Patch
Her job change happened on February 8, when Fishman Fedderson ended a nearly 1½-year stint as Parenting Group editorial director/digital content, strategy and design to join Patch as chief content officer. . .
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The Good News Is That Your Site Is No Longer A Disaster On A Tablet
The bad news is its need to become even more adaptive and touch-friendly. I just did a spot check of about two-dozen magazine brand destinations on my iPad Safari browser and generally most look a lot better now than they did 18 months ago. Or at least most don’t look broken on the first page.
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Min’s Whitney Houston (1963-2012) Cover Collection
The singer’s tragic death on February 11 will certainly give Entertainment Weekly / People / Us Weekly (all February 27) newsstand boosts, which is the norm when anybody famous dies. . .
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A first look at YouTube’s new TV stars
It’s been almost four months since YouTube officially announced its channel initiative, which aims to bring new, professionally produced content from Hollywood celebrities and YouTube stars alike to the site. Since then, dozens of channels have launched, with participants ranging from Reuters to Motor Trend to the Vlogbrothers. But who are the people behind these new shows, how has it been working out for them, and what’s in it for YouTube? We talked to three of YouTube’s new TV stars to find out.
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