无时尚中文网8月5日报道：《Newsweek新闻周刊》在去年末告别纸质杂志之后，仍然逃脱不了被卖的解决， IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI)昨日和数字媒体公司IBT Media 达成交易协议，将《Newsweek新闻周刊》出售给后者。双方没有透露交易细节。

根据协议，IBT Media 将收购《Newsweek新闻周刊》品牌和线上出版物，预计交易将于几日后关闭，作为过渡期，IAC将继续运营《Newsweek新闻周刊》 60天。《Newsweek新闻周刊》将作为IBT Media全资子公司，独立运营。

IBT Media联合创始人、首席执行官Etienne Uzac在声明中表示，基于集团的数字媒体基础，集团有能力运营好《Newsweek新闻周刊》。Etienne Uzac称《Newsweek新闻周刊》有着和集团不同的盈利模式，双方的合作有机会促成《Newsweek新闻周刊》的成长。

IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI)首席执行官Barry Diller 今年接受彭博电视采访时表示后悔买下《Newsweek新闻周刊》， IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI)于2010年11月收购《Newsweek新闻周刊》，并将其和集团旗下网站Daily Beast合并成为Newsweek/Daily Beast Co.。Newsweek/Daily Beast Co.主编Tina Brown将继续留任The Daily Beast，余下员工在未来30天-60天决定是否加入新公司。

以下为双方发布的交易声明

IBT MEDIA TO ACQUIRE NEWSWEEK

Newsweek to Add to IBT Media’s Growing Portfolio of Global News Brands Serving 30 Million Unique Users per Month

New York, NY, August 3, 2013 – IBT Media (http://corp.ibt.com), an international digital-only news company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Newsweek from IAC. Pursuant to the transaction, IBT Media will acquire the Newsweek brand and the operations of the online publication, not including The Daily Beast. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days, after which IAC will continue to operate the property for a transition period of up to 60 days.

Etienne Uzac, co-founder and chief executive officer of IBT Media said, “We are thrilled to welcome this iconic brand and global news property into our portfolio. We believe in the Newsweek brand and look forward to growing it, fully transformed to the digital age. We respect the brand’s long history of delivering high-quality, impactful journalism and believe this aligns well with IBT Media’s culture and mission. We look forward to working together to create a profitable and successful enterprise.”

IBT Media plans to build on the Newsweek brand and editorial offering to grow the online franchise with readers around the world. Newsweek will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of IBT Media. Newsweek will continue to serve its subscribers and deliver compelling and thought-provoking news and analysis. Foreign license agreements to publish Newsweek in International markets will remain in place.

Johnathan Davis, co-founder and chief content officer of IBT Media said, “We are 100% digital with a track record of successfully growing online media properties. The Newsweek brand is strong around the world and we believe there is significant potential to leverage that as well as enhance the editorial offering and continue to modernize the operations and approach. We are excited to add Newsweek to our portfolio of growing news brands and to pursuing the great opportunities ahead together.”

Newsweek, which will return to the URL http://www.newsweek.com in the coming weeks, will add to IBT Media’s portfolio of 10 international online news properties. IBT’s brands are published by over 200 employees located in 10 countries and include International Business Times, Medical Daily, Latin Times and iDigitalTimes. IBT’s content gives readers in 7 languages in 235 countries a window on current events, inspired perspectives, and useful information. The company’s sites receive over 30 million unique visitors per month, and growing. IBT Media was founded in 2006. For more information on the company, please visit http://corp.ibt.com.

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