USA Today will launch a new e-edition and its first regular weekend product on Monday, August 3. The Gannett-owned paper was already offering an e-edition that had limited reach — making up about 1200 of USA Today's average daily circulation of 2,113,725. This new offering will be sent as a companion product to all print subscribers and included in USA Today's overall ABC measurement for circulation.

Reflecting continuing ad sales troubles in the newspaper industry, publisher AH Belo Corp. reported a second quarter net loss of $7.1 million Monday morning. Advertising revenue — for print and online — was down 30.2% compared to Q2 2008, and Internet revenues were down 20.8%, to $9.8 million. All told, company total revenue fell 21.9% from the same period a year ago.

In a sign of the hard times faced by print businesses today, two major newspaper companies, the New York Times Co.-owned Boston Globe Media and Washington Post Co., have launched new business divisions that are decidedly not focused on ink and paper.

Parenting School Years will raise its rate base by 50,000 — to 550,000 — as of its February 2010 issue. The magazine's ongoing growth push also includes a custom publishing project, slated for August, as well as a direct mail campaign and a move to newsstand availability in September.

"Radio doesn't work... we know, we've tried it." That the reception that I am used to receiving from clients. Based on a single mishandled, poorly targeted, untracked radio test, they come to the determination that the entire medium has no merit for their particular product or service.

Food Network brand continued its multichannel outreach efforts this week, launching a Food Network Canada mobile app for Blackberry and announcing another rate base hike for its eponymous magazine. With its January/February 2010 issue, Food Network Magazine will increase its rate base to 1 million copies. The glossy, published in partnership with Hearst Magazines, officially launched last month with a rate base of 400,000.

Roll Call Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Economist Group, has acquired Congressional Quarterly (CQ) in a move to cement its hold on the DC political market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. CQ, a magazine for Congressmen and other DC insiders, and its Web site, will join the newly formed CQ-Roll Call Group, which also includes 2008 Roll Call acquisition Capitol Advantage, the weekday daily Roll Call magazine, CongressNow wire service and other content sources.

Parenting School Years will raise its rate base by 50,000 — to 550,000 — as of its February 2010 issue. The magazine's ongoing growth push also includes a custom publishing project, slated for August, and a move to newsstand availability in September.

After stepping down from his current position later this year, Jim Spanfeller, the president and CEO of Forbes.com, will take his digital content expertise to the masses by starting his own media management company. Spanfeller's new business will help traditional media companies bridge the gap that still exists between the analog and the digital marketplace.

Industry expert Julian Baim, chief research officer of print rating service MRI describes the evolution of circulation and audience measurement.