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By: VIBE Magazine Gets Revived, Heavy Digital Tie-in « Black Web 2.0

VIBE Magazine Gets Revived, Heavy Digital Tie-in « Black Web 2.0 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:36:51 +0000

[...] surrounding their collapse hit the streets. During that time, a lot has happened behind the scenes. InterMedia Partners, Uptown Media Group, and Blackrock Digital purchased VIBE and vibe.com. Jermaine Hall was named as the magazine’s new Editor-In-Chief. Vibe.com re-launched as a blog [...]

By: Top Black News Headlines – August 12, 2009 | The Black Report Archives

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:03:40 +0000

[...] Vibe Magazine to Relaunch with Online Focus [...]

By: Top Black News Headlines - August 12, 2009

Top Black News Headlines - August 12, 2009 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:28:21 +0000

[...] Vibe Magazine to Relaunch with Online Focus [...]

By: Co-Founder of Uptown Dishes on Vibe Deal (Part 1) | Black Web 2.0

Co-Founder of Uptown Dishes on Vibe Deal (Part 1) | Black Web 2.0 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:42:04 +0000

[...] sites (referred to as the Vibe Lifestyle Network), restructuring the business model, and plans to reshape the product back to its glory days and beyond with a more current spin. He also gives us his thoughts on where Vibe went wrong [...]

By: Daily News Feed 8.12.2009/Vocab: luminary | Clutch Magazine: The Digital Magazine for the Young, Contemporary Woman of Color

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:55:57 +0000

[...] Vibe Magazine to Relaunch with Online Focus InterMedia Partners, in partnership with its portfolio company Uptown Media Group along with Blackrock Digital today announced the purchase of the assets of Vibe and Vibe.com, the preeminent brands for hip-hop & R&B lifestyle and culture. Founded in 1993 by Quincy Jones and Time Warner, Vibe has been an iconic brand for 16 years, responsible for setting trends among hip hop and mainstream culture. InterMedia is buying Vibe on the heels of the recent June shuttering of the magazine. “Vibe is the preeminent brand in R&B and hip-hop. We feel privileged to purchase and resurrect such a storied brand,” said David Koff, Senior Partner, InterMedia Partners. “Together with the relaunch of Soul Train this fall and the rapid expansion of Uptown Magazine, a reinvigorated Vibe enables us to serve a broad spectrum of the African American audience with high quality entertainment and information.” (Continue Reading…) [...]

By: » Uptown, Blackrock Digital Purchases Vibe, To Revive Brand Online | Highbrid Nation | Because Knowledge is Power

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:47:13 +0000

[...] According to the press release, Vibe.com will be immediately re-launched with its online strategy being the centerpiece of the brand moving forward. In a surprising development, Vibe Magazine WILL re-launch in November/December 2009, to be followed by quarterly issues in 2010. Circulation of the print counterpart will be capped at 300k per print issue where it had previously been at a circulation of 600k. [...]

By: RT @BlackWeb20 InterMedia, Uptown, Blackrock Digital New Owners of Vibe « BLACK paPR Report

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:03:45 +0000

[...] InterMedia, Uptown, Blackrock Digital New Owners of Vibe [...]

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:42:58 +0000

lots of companies buy sinking ships for naming conventions and unfortunately the holes that were put in those ships in the first place can’t always be patched unfortunately. First radio one purchases BlackPlanet for an incredible amount of dough (way too much)…now this….SMH. My question is — who really has ‘next’ with everyone with big pockets doing this as their entry strategy?