The status and future of magazines distributed via newspapers will be the topic of the panel that I will be moderating on Thursday Jan. 20 in New York City. The panel will include the four CEOs of the major media companies that publish and distribute such magazines. The panelist are John Cobb III, CEO, Publishing Group of America; Stephen Duggan, CEO, Athlon Sports; Chuck Gabrielson, CEO, USA Weekend; and Jack Haire, CEO, Parade. (Full bios are at the end of the blog). Continue Reading...

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• PBAA Canada 2010 - Gary Garland - MagsCanada

Pantages Hotel in downtown Toronto was the venue for the fifth annual PBAA Canada. Eighty five publishers, wholesalers, national distributors, retailers, and industry consultants and service providers attended and enthusiastically participated in the day’s program.

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BOSTON, MA. June 29, 2010 - The Periodical and Book Association of America (PBAA) awarded the prestigious Pat McCarthy Lifetime Achievement award to Lisa Scott, Executive Director, Periodical & Book Association of America, Inc.

New York, NY (December 9, 2009)—The Periodical & Book Association of America (PBAA) and Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) will co-host a joint magazine/book conference focusing on retail sales growth initiatives, it was announced today by both organizations. 

The newsstand channel is more key than ever to magazine brands’ overall success, said two senior-level publishing executives speaking at last week’s Periodical & Book Association of America (PBAA) “Focus Forward: 2010” event.