Is Spin's Print Edition Dead?
While the deal does not mean the immediate death of Spin's print magazine, according to sources, new ownership by a company focused on digital is part of media's accelerated shift to online. "As our audience has migrated to digital platforms, so too has SPIN," acknowledged Alan Nichols, CEO of SPIN Media. "This deal greatly accelerates our digital transition."
The combined properties make BuzzMedia the fourth largest digital publisher of original music content in the U.S., alongside MTV, Yahoo! Music and AOL Music, according to comScore. Together the sites are among the top 40 most trafficked online destinations in the U.S."
This appears to be wrong, I don't believe Buzzmedia own all these properties, they actually provide sales for these sites (I wish they would for us!).
But more to the point, it looks like Spin is gonna give up on print media and so whither the rock mag? Helen has told me a similar bit of info about Alternative Press folding their print arm. It is so expensive and there is no audience out there. Plus, rock mags themselves to being interactive.