Emmis Corp. sells Indianapolis Monthly magazine
Founded in 1977 and originally known as Indianapolis Home & Garden, Indianapolis Monthly magazine was purchased by Emmis in 1988.
Read MoreFounded in 1977 and originally known as Indianapolis Home & Garden, Indianapolis Monthly magazine was purchased by Emmis in 1988.
Read MoreThe bank will use the three-story building that fronts Monument Circle for lending offices and a branch location. The magazine’s staff plans to move into the adjacent headquarters for Emmis Communications.
With the deal, Emmis Communications Corp. has divested all its publishing assets except for Indianapolis Monthly, which it intends to continue to operate.
Michael Rubino, former senior editor for Indianapolis Monthly, has been named editor-in-chief after the departure of Amanda Heckert, who ran the city mag since 2012.
The needle on radio revenue spiked in the first quarter for the Indianapolis broadcasting and publishing firm, but profit sank.
The Indianapolis media firm’s radio and publishing divisions saw healthy increases in revenue in its latest quarter. The company also posted a profit, although much less than in the same period last year.
Deborah Paul blazed a trail as editor in chief of Indianapolis Monthly, and later headed similar magazines across the country. She cleaned out her desk at Emmis Publishing this week. "It's a mistake to get off the stage too late," she said.
Veteran Indianapolis Monthly chief Deborah Paul is easing into retirement, leaving her full-time gig as editorial director of Emmis Publishing to work as a consultant.
Emmis Publishing has hired Amanda Heckert, senior editor at Atlanta magazine, to replace David Zivan as editor of Indianapolis Monthly, the company announced Thursday.
The Indianapolis communications company confirmed it is seeking a replacement for David Zivan, who had led the magazine for six years.
Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. announced Thursday that second-quarter revenue slipped from last year and losses nearly quadrupled. However, the sale of three radio stations for $120 million, a reduction in debt and increases in advertising give executives hope.
The CEO thinks Emmis could cast off some big-market stations, raising ample cash to pay off the company’s bank debt before it comes due in November 2013.
A Monday morning announcement from Alden Global Capital puts CEO Jeff Smulyan’s efforts to take Emmis private in real jeopardy.
His attempts to sway preferred shareholders already have failed five times.
Emmis Communications Corp. suffered a whopping loss of $135.6 million in its most recent fiscal quarter, the Indianapolis-based
media company reported Friday morning.
NASDAQ has notified Emmis Communications Corp. that it is in danger of being delisted if the company’s stock doesn’t rise
above the minimum bid price of $1 per share within the next six months.
Emmis Communications Corp. struggles to contain expenses and minimize debts due to radio advertising shortfalls.