Thursday, March 26, 2009
Music and Entertainment Magazine BLENDER Goes Down
The Alpha Media Group (AMG) has shuttered music magazine, Blender:
The music magazine followed so many other publications into the ether amidst a restructuring at parent company Alpha Media Group. It will continue to live online. “Blender has provided unmatched music coverage and entertainment news in its unique voice to a profoundly dedicated audience of music enthusiasts since 2001. However, given the reality of the current economic climate, we are unable to continue publication,” AMG CEO Stephen Duggan said in a statement. “We are grateful to the sales team and to the tremendously talented editorial staff for their hard work and commitment to Blender.”
A few stats/facts: Blender has been publishing since 2001 and its demographic is young men. Ad pages fell 31 percent in 2008, to 522 pages, according to the Publishers Information Bureau. 30 people will be leaving the company.
