Entertainment Weekly Magazine

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 1:07pm on Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Ray Chelstowski has been named the publisher of Entertainment Weekly, replacing Scott Donaton, who left the magazine on May 8, 2009. Chelstowski is a former publisher of Rolling Stone magazine.

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 4:59pm on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Scott Donaton is leaving Entertainment Weekly, where he has been the publisher since December 2007. In announcing Donaton's exit, Time Inc. also said the magazine will continue to publish.

Time Inc. VP Paul Caine sent a memo via email to the EW staff: "I regret to announce that Scott Donaton is leaving his position as publisher of Entertainment Weekly. Continuing the work he began when he founded 'Madison and Vine,' Scott is starting a consulting firm that works with brands on the convergence of entertainment and marketing.

"For the past 18 months, he's done a tremendous job building the brand strategy and elevating EW's visibility. During his tenure, Entertainment Weekly was honored with a top spot on Adweek's 'Top 10 Magazine Brand Leaders' list and was named one of Min's most engaged media brands.

"His last day in the office will be May 8, and we will be announcing a replacement shortly. Please join me in thanking Scott for his great work here at EW, and in wishing him success in his new ventures."

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 2:57pm on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

On January 7, 2009, Gawker reported that Entertainment Weekly lives, at least for the time being:

"Entertainment Weekly lost a quarter of its staff to layoffs last year, but Time Inc. will continue publishing the magazine, even though it maybe considered axing its print edition. Risky.

Sure, the title made $10 million last year, according to Keith Kelly at the Post. And it has new leadership (Kelly reports) in managing editor Jess Cagle, a People and former Time editor who spent 10 years at EW following its launch. (Fortune vet Rick Tetzeli, the former M.E., was kicked upstairs.)

But the magazine's profits are a fifth of the $50 million they recently were. If 2009 plays out as expected, EW could slide into the red on the cost of printing 1.6 million copies each week."