Nick Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 12:44pm on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Nickelodeon magazine will shut down at the end of 2009, the Nickelodeon Magazine Group announced on June 3, 2009. About 30 people will lose their jobs as a result.

Known as "Nick," the monthly magazine was launched in 1993, and targeted to kids ages 6-14.

Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami wrote in a company memo:

"From the onset, Nick Magazine set out to be a publication for all kids and to be inclusive of everything that they were interested in, with an irreverent attitude and humorous voice that was totally unique. It pioneered the children's magazine category, and continued to be a leader as the group grew to include Nick Jr. Magazine and Nickelodeon Comics.

"But as I am sure everyone knows, the magazine publishing industry as a whole is severely challenged, and because of that we have decided to exit the magazine business and will cease publishing them by the end of this year. This was a very difficult decision, given the amazing work that the magazine staff has turned out issue after issue and year after year."