VICEmagazine launches new online video-driven site; my, how you've grown

VICE magazine has launched VICE.com, announced plans to launch a series of stand-alone online media channels ans struck new content syndication deals (it retains its deal with CNN) through partnerships with The Huffington Post/AOL, Der Spiegel, Aftonbladet, the Guardian, Terra, Renren, CCTV, MTV Brasil, Youku and others. It's a long way from its beginnings as a feisty youth culture magazine in

Webisodes feature Today's Parent deputy editor and daughter exploring differing concepts of beauty in Africa

 Jackie Kovacs, the deputy editor of Today's Parent magazine, and her 15-year-old daughter Hayley, are featured in a series of 10 webisodes produced in collaboration with charity World Vision Canada called "Am I Beautiful?". It's an examination of the themes of beauty and beauty practices half a world away as mother and daughter visit Uganda. This series is meant to build bridges between women,

Publish once, read anywhere;Condé Nast's Rick Levine on the company's strategy

Magazines Canada has posted a video of the recent presentation in Toronto by Richard Levine VP Editorial Operations, Condé Nast. Click on this link

Video growth on magazine sites slows, but grows

Videos streamed by magazine publishers have a higher rate of completion per video view than other media sites, according to the video technology platform company Brightcove, reported by minonline. Magazine websites that have video streams showed 174 million videos in the second quarter of 2010, according to Brightcove trending statistics. This was down 7% from Q1, but up 45% from the same Q2 in

Moving pictures: big publishers plunging into video

The uneasy combination of print magazine publications and video is picking up momentum as major players set up their own video production deals. Time Inc. created its own in-house video division which will channel productions to some 130 various magazine websites and to cell phone screens. In March, Rodale Partners announced that it is partnering with video producer Brightcove to create Internet