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Premiere Incorporeal

Someone named Hachette axed the magazine Premiere:

Magazine, published 10 times per year, will continue to exist online.

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News of its print demise brings to an end what has been something of a media soap opera for the New York-based title, which employs five print editorial staffers in its Hollywood bureau and an estimated couple dozen in its flagship Gotham offices.

Hachette and parent company Lagardere were trying to sell the title earlier this year, but bidders were reportedly thin for the troubled pub. Mag saw its ad pages decline nearly 25% in 2006.

Announcement marks the closure of another pub for Hachette, which also shuttered Elle Girl and startup Shock.

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But the trade-flavored pieces in which Premiere once specialized have become less relevant as consumer dailies have taken more of an interest in the biz, while sites like Defamer have proliferated to satisfy the demand for near-instantaneous industry gossip.

--Variety.com - Premiere folds

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