Time Inc. CEO Replaced

Ann Moore is out as CEO of Time Inc., the New York Times' David Carr reports, and will be replaced by Meredith Corp. exec Jack Griffin, another traditional magazine executive.

Ann Moore is out as CEO of Time Inc., the New York Times' David Carr reports, and will be replaced by Meredith Corp. exec Jack Griffin, another traditional magazine executive.

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore met recently.
• David Letterman's ratings have gone up thanks to his very public spat with Sarah Palin. So don't be the least bit surprised if it continues. [NYT]
• Ann Moore signed a new contract with Time Inc. that will keep her around through 2012; John Squires, meanwhile, has a new gig at the company. [NYP]
• Newsweek is…
• Jon Stewart ripped Jim Cramer apart once again on his show last night. And now Cramer is planning to appear on The Daily Show on Thursday. [Gawker]
• William Morris and Endeavor are said to be in merger talks. [NYT]
• Time Inc. chief Ann Moore says the company is thinking about turning Time.com and People.com…
♦ Graydon Carter says Vanity Fair plans to go ahead with its annual Oscar party, but "the party will be a much more intimate affair than in years past; we're going to scale back the guest list considerably." [DH]
♦ No replacement is planned for Alan Colmes: Fox News plans to have Sean Hannity serve as solo host of…
"By this October it was looking like 1931." [Folio]
♦ Bill O'Reilly has signed a new four-year contract with Fox News worth $10-12 million a year. There is good news, though: His radio show may be coming to an end. [NYDN]
♦ More bad news for Harvey Weinstein: A handful of senior execs at The Weinstein Co. have announced their departures. [THR]
♦ How are monthly…
A new round of layoffs is coming to Time Inc. "in the very near future," sources tell the Post's Keith Kelly. But please don't worry about the top brass, departing magazine staff, because they're doing just fine. They've still got their Caribbean retreats, you'll recall, and millions of dollars with which to buy…
Nary a kind word for Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore in Keith Kelly's 1,200-word Sunday New York Post profile. Well, she has overseen the elimination of 1,000 jobs at the magazine in the last year, so you'd expect bits like this: "I think she's a one-trick pony," one 'former executive' told the Post. Moore aims to make Time…
Unless it's a really good one, says CEO. [WWD]
So Life magazine, which seems to have had nine of them, has once more shuffled off this mortal coil. Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore's barely-moved farewell to the mag follows. For more information about 'Life' magazine, ask your great-grandparents.
Has Time Inc. chair Ann Moore moved up the date on her "three year plan for laying" herself off? Quite possibly not! But we're hearing vaguely credible rumors that she might be gone by the end of the week. If you've heard anything, drop us a line. Maybe she's just really busy helping out on the redesign.
It's not just "Best of" week at New York. There's also a remarkably detailed report on Time magazine from Joe Hagan. If it's news to you that Time is in trouble you might want to read the whole thing; if not, we've distilled it to make note of the internecine power struggles and personal agendas that occasionally make…
Here's the Time Inc. head Ann Moore's "peace out, suckers" memo to the newly-sold kids at Time 4 Media.