Pando Daily reported that 42Floors received $5 million in Series A funding from real estate heirs Jared and Joshua Kushner of Thrive Capital. Their investment was key in getting involvement from the commercial real estate industry. With their influence, the startup convinced most of the big NY [Full Story…]
NY Observer Planning National Digital Edition?
December 22, 2011 at 1:01 pm
The news leaked this week that the 25-year old weekly NY based/focused newspaper The New York Observer may be looking to expand with a digital edition aimed at national audiences. According to Capital, Elizabeth Spiers, the founding editor of Gawker who moved to the editor-in-chief position at the [Full Story…]
‘Very Short List’ To Move Uptown with ‘NY Observer’
September 23, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Very Short List, the daily e-newsletter formerly owned by IAC, is moving uptown with the rest of the Observer Media Group, which also owns The New York Observer. The e-newsletter's staff will be joining the paper in its new home on 321 West 44 Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, in [Full Story…]
Observer Media Group, IAC Discuss Partnership
June 10, 2009 at 9:38 am
Women's Wear Daily's "Memo Pad" section is reporting that the Observer Media Group, parent company of the New York Observer, is currently talking with the IAC-backed and Kurt-Andersen founded Very Short List e-newsletter about a joint venture. No comment was offered by the [Full Story…]
Diller’s VSL Up for Sale
April 23, 2009 at 10:02 am
IAC's Barry Diller is considering selling his email newsletter Very Short List, according to the New York Post. Diller is said to be in talks with The Pilot Group and Jared Kushner of the New York Observer. New York Post [Full Story…]
Kushner: ‘NY Observer’ Revenue Up 40%
November 10, 2008 at 9:49 am
In an interview with the UK's Guardian, Jared Kushner, the 27-year old publisher of The New York Observer, states that the papers revenues are up 40% since he took over the newspaper and changed it to a tabloid format. He adds that he expects the publication to turn a profit within the [Full Story…]
Cablevision Plans to Bid for Newsday
May 1, 2008 at 9:46 am
International Herald Tribune According to The Wall Street Journal, Cablevision Systems Corp. plans to offer up to $650 million to acquire Newsday from Tribune Co. This would be the third bid for the Long-Island based newspaper following competing bids from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and real [Full Story…]
Newsday May Get New Suitor
April 2, 2008 at 8:34 am
The Wall Street Journal Yet another wealthy media figure may be interested in buying Long Island newspaper Newsday from ailing Tribune Co. Jared Kushner, the owner of the New York Observer and son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner, is among those who may be contemplating bids to buy or enter [Full Story…]
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