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17 years ago
Recent News Releases
PlanetOut Inc. Announces New Board Member, Phillip Kleweno, Former President of Princess Cruises
SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, 2007 -- PlanetOut Inc. (Nasdaq: LGBT), the leading media and entertainment company exclusively focused on the gay and lesbian market, announced today the appointment of Phillip Kleweno to its Board of Directors effective immediately, and the resignation of board member Allen Morgan.
"We are very pleased that Phillip has joined our Board," said Karen Magee, CEO, PlanetOut Inc. "We believe he will be a great asset to us, especially with his keen knowledge of the cruise business from his days at Princess and with his expertise in the media and entertainment industry from his work at Bain & Company."
Kleweno, 45, until recently was the president and CEO of Teleflora, a leading floral service and products company. Prior to that he served as president at Princess Cruises. He was also a partner at Bain & Company, with industry expertise in areas including media, entertainment, travel and e-commerce. He received his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and holds a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University where he graduated magna cum laude and majored in finance.
In related news, board member Allen Morgan has stepped down from the board. "We want to thank Allen for his years of service to the company during which time his guidance proved invaluable," Magee added.
About PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. is the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
PlanetOut's digital media brands include Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, Advocate.com, Out.com, OutTraveler.com and HIVPlusMag.com, as well as localized versions of the Gay.com site in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. PlanetOut print media brands, published by LPI, include The Advocate, Out, The Out Traveler and HIVPlus, as well as SpecPub, Inc. titles. Transaction services brands include e-commerce Web sites Kleptomaniac.com and BuyGay.com, travel and events marketer RSVP Vacations, and book publisher Alyson Publications, among others.
PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, London and Buenos Aires, offers Global 1000 and local advertisers access to what it believes to be the most extensive multi-channel, multi-platform network of gay and lesbian people in the world. For more information, please visit www.planetoutinc.com.
Contact:
James David
PlanetOut Inc.
+1-415-834-6479
james.david@planetoutinc.com
florist
17 years ago
Entertainment Advertising Surges In Gay Media
by Michael Wilke, special to 365Gay.com
Gay consumers buy a lot of tickets, and not just to musicals.
According to a recent Harris Interactive study for Viacom's new gay network LOGO, its viewers are not only five times likelier than heterosexuals to attend social dramas, art/foreign films and documentaries -- gay men also flock to horror, thrillers and sci-fi movies more than most. The study also found that LOGO watchers attend a film's opening weekend twice as much as everyone else.
LOGO owns online publications 365Gay.com, AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com.
Entertainment advertising meant big business for gay media in 2006. HBO, Showtime, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures, helped make entertainment advertising increase nearly 46% for the year at LPI's online properties, PlanetOut.com and gay.com. Competitor Here! Interactive Media, which manages GayWired and LesbianNation, reports a 100% surge to $250,000 for the category, its second largest after travel.
"The biggest increase and interest is from network and cable advertisers," notes Matt Skallerud, president of HIM.
Viacom's LOGO, now a year and a half old, doesn't yet have year-to-year figures but entertainment advertising represents its second largest ad category after automotive. The network will reach 25.6 million households this quarter, and already carries over 80 advertisers, including every major Hollywood studio -- Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Sony, Warner Brothers, Disney/Buena Vista. All the major independent studios are lined up too, like Lions Gate Films, Miramax, Focus Features, Sony Classics, Paramount Classics, Warner Independent, and Fox Searchlight.
In addition, TV networks on LOGO include Animal Planet, Showtime, FOX for "American Idol," and Lifetime for its gay-themed program starring John Stamos, "Marriage Wars."
"The entertainment category is among the most healthy for LOGO," says Tom Watson, VP Advertising Sales at LOGO. Noting that TV network advertising could grow too, he adds, "I suspect there is the possibility of more of this business from CBS, NBC Travel Channel and Bravo." CBS is also owned by Viacom, and provides news resources to LOGO.
NBC Universal's Bravo Network has made its name with gay audiences and general audiences alike on gay-inclusive reality programs like "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Project Runway," "Top Chef," "Work Out," ""Manhunt," Blow Out," "Gay Weddings," and "Boy Meets Boy." Last June, Bravo launched the gay-targeted web portal OutzoneTV (named after now-defunct Trio network's programming block), featuring Bravo programs, fashion, gossip, BrilliantButCancelled.com, message boards, and links to gay blogs.
Jason Klarman, SVP Marketing at Bravo, says the network started OutzoneTV to "superserve the gay and lesbian community" and comments on the lack of options for gay web consumers. "Online you can do two things -- date or watch porn," he says.
The portal attracts 200,000 unique visitors monthly according to Klarman. The site carries ads for gay,com and RSVP Vacations, co-owned by LPI Media which it collaborated with to create OutzoneTV. In addition, house ads run from NBC Sports for the National Hockey League, "The Apprentice," and "Poker After Dark."
Stoli and Subaru Invest In Branded Entertainment
Meanwhile, on the strength of gay-targeted film and TV, some advertisers are investing in branded entertainment.
Subaru, a charter sponsor of LOGO, last year created two-minute mini-movie internsitials for LOGO about Subaru owners, like a woman who runs Greensgrow Farm in Philadelphia, and a female couple who are triathletes and expedition racers. A new one will be produced for spring, and they also appear on logoonline.com for more exposure. "It's been a very, very effective marketing tool," says John Nash of Moon City Productions, Subaru's gay market ad agency.
Seeking a way to uniquely stand out in the highly competitive category of vodka in the gay marketplace, Pernod Ricard USA's Stolichnaya Vodka produced a 53-minute documentary called "Be Real - Stories from Queer America" about six gays and lesbians who made a difference in their communities. The film ran at 19 gay film festivals and was co-produced by Emmy winning TVGals and gay ad agency Double Platinum, New York.
"The category required that Stoli do something completely different, it became logical because of gay television," says Double Platinum's Stephanie Blackwood about the film. Stoli was cleverly branded via the film at many festivals sponsored by the category leader, Absolut Vodka, with only Outfest in Los Angeles rejecting "Be Real" as a conflict with Absolut. It also won an award from the Association of National Advertisers.
Moving to other media, "Be Real" recently aired on LOGO, and in spring 2007 will be turned into a series of half-hour programs on the network.
"Going into TV reaches a broader audience in terms of numbers," says Adam Rosen, Senior Brand Manager for Stoli at Pernod Ricard USA, which spent 10% of its advertising on GLBT marketing and expects to grow the figure in 2007.
Rosen says that research found that the brand resonated with GLBT consumers twice as much as general consumers, and credits the non-traditional efforts behind "Be Real."
©365Gay.com 2007
http://www.365gay.com/Biz/Closet/011507closet.htm
florist
17 years ago
Gay Clout To Be $835- Billion By 2011 Study Shows
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: January 25, 2007 - 5:00 pm ET
(New York City) A new economic impact study says that 2011 LGBT buying power in the US will exceed $835-billion per year.
"Corporate America is waking up to the enormous opportunity of marketing to gays and lesbians," said market research firm Packaged Facts which prepared the study in collaboration with Witeck-Combs Communications, an LGBT marketing and public relations firm.
The report, The Gay and Lesbian Market in the U.S. says that this year the buying power of gays and lesbians will reach $660 billion. The study said that it is estimated there are about 15.3 million gays and lesbians in the country.
"What we're finding since our last report two years ago is a greater openness among gays and lesbians to share their consumer habits, leisure and media pursuits, and personal/social attitudes," said Don Montuori, the publisher of Packaged Facts.
"At the same time there is a growing trend towards acceptance among the American people which is opening up greater opportunities to market to gays and lesbians in traditional and online venues."
Montuori points to the commercial success of LOGO, the LGBT cable network which has more than 80 major brands as sponsors, and advertisers.
"As trendspotters, we see marketers hungry to acquire more appreciation of gay Americas economic standing, as well as more sophistication about what makes gay households like and unlike other households," said Bob Witeck, CEO of Witeck-Combs Communications.
Last year Witeck and business partner Wes Combs co-authored Business Inside Out, considered the first-ever book on marketing insights, practical tips and strategies targeting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender market.
©365Gay.com 2007
http://365gay.com/Newscon07/01/012507power.htm
florist
17 years ago
The Out Traveler Poised to Become First Gay-and-Lesbian Themed Publication to Hit 250,000 in Circulation
PlanetOut Inc.'s Travel Title Also Names New Editor In Chief During Time of Unprecedented Growth
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2006 -- PlanetOut Inc. (Nasdaq: LGBT), the world's leading media and entertainment company exclusively focused on serving the gay and lesbian community, announced that its travel magazine, The Out Traveler, is expected to reach a projected circulation of 250,000 in 2007. The company believes the circulation figure makes the magazine the highest-circulated publication exclusively targeting the LGBT audience, a niche market estimated to spend $55 billion a year in travel. In related news, Ed Salvato, former travel editor, PlanetOut Inc., was named editor in chief of the magazine and corporate director of travel media, PlanetOut Inc.
"In a time when other magazines have been experiencing circulation declines, we are delighted to offer our advertisers an even broader reach into this crucial demographic," said Joe Landry, publisher, The Out Traveler. "Under Ed's stewardship, I expect the magazine's editorial content to provide a sophisticated point of view while at the same time giving our readers practical, useful advice."
Salvato, who will continue to be based in New York City, brings years of experience to his new role, first as editor in chief of OUT&ABOUT, a travel newsletter and Web site acquired by PlanetOut in 2000, and subsequently as the travel editor for both PlanetOut.com and Gay.com.
"My role will be to grow the brand strategically, and to create synergy between the travel content in our print and online brands when appropriate," said Salvato. "I sincerely hope to leverage my experience to shepherd The Out Traveler to new heights, better anticipate the needs of our readers, chronicle the state of gay travel, and, in our own small way, help shape its future."
PlanetOut's other print titles, including The Advocate and Out, have continued their own solid growth in 2006 through cross promotional initiatives, a new digital delivery option and editorial enhancements.
About PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. is the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
PlanetOut's digital media brands include Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, Advocate.com, Out.com, OutTraveler.com and HIVPlusMag.com, as well as localized versions of the Gay.com site in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. PlanetOut print media brands include The Advocate, Out, The Out Traveler and HIVPlus, as well as SpecPub, Inc. titles. Transaction services brands include e-commerce Web sites Kleptomaniac.com and BuyGay.com, travel and events marketer RSVP, book publisher Alyson Publications, and direct marketer Triangle Marketing Services, among others.
PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, London and Buenos Aires, offers Global 1000 and local advertisers as well as its own properties access to what it believes to be the most extensive multi-channel, multi-platform network of gay and lesbian people in the world. For more information, please visit www.planetoutinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the growth potential associated with The Out Traveler brand, as well as statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," and similar words. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, competition; the success of The Out Traveler's new editor; the company's limited operating history and variability of operating results; the attractiveness to readers and the success of the digital delivery of PlanetOut publications, including The Out Traveler; timing of product launches; and the company's dependence on technology infrastructure and the Internet. Additional information concerning factors that could affect PlanetOut's future business and financial results is included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and other public filings filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which are available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Contact:
James David
PlanetOut Inc.
+1-415-834-6479
james.david@planetoutinc.com
florist
17 years ago
PlanetOut Inc. to Report Third-Quarter 2006 Results on November 8, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2006 -- PlanetOut Inc. (Nasdaq: LGBT), the leading media and entertainment company exclusively focused on the gay and lesbian market, will announce its financial results on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. Following the announcement, the company's management will discuss the results in a teleconference and live webcast for all investors.
The company previously stated that it would announce results November 2, 2006, but due to a scheduling conflict, the date has been moved to November 8, 2006.
How to Participate:
PlanetOut Inc. 3Q06 Results Teleconference
November 8, 2006
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Parties in the United States and Canada can dial 800-218-8862 to participate in the teleconference. International parties can access the call at 303-262-2050.
A brief slide presentation will be utilized during the call and will be webcast from the "Investor Center" section of the company's corporate Web site (www.planetoutinc.com).
PlanetOut encourages you to review the site to ensure that your computer is configured properly to access the webcast. A telephonic replay is also available for two weeks after the live call at 800-405-2236 (international parties dial 303-590-3000).
About PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. is the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
PlanetOut's digital media brands include Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, OUT&ABOUT Travel, Advocate.com, Out.com, OutTraveler.com and HIVPlusMag.com, as well as localized versions of the Gay.com site in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. PlanetOut print media brands include The Advocate, Out, The Out Traveler and HIVPlus, as well as SpecPub, Inc. titles. Transaction services brands include e-commerce Web sites Kleptomaniac.com and BuyGay.com, travel and events marketer RSVP, book publisher Alyson Publications, and direct marketer Triangle Marketing Services, among others.
PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, London and Buenos Aires, offers Global 1000 and local advertisers as well as its own properties access to what it believes to be the most extensive multi-channel, multi-platform network of gay and lesbian people in the world. For more information, please visit www.planetoutinc.com.
Contact:
James David
PlanetOut Inc.
+1-415-834-6479
james.david@planetoutinc.com
http://www.planetoutinc.com/press/releases/?sernum=598
XV19
18 years ago
glad you flipped and made some money. That's all I'm planning on doing with this.
as far as others go, they are free to post and are welcome here, but, too many of them lost WAAAAYYY too much money being screwed by the blatant fiscal lack of responsibility of QBID to bother.
you and I will never agree, so we won't bring the argument up here. LGBT is struggling, but the stock seems to be wanting to come back up, and the mgmt seems to be fair, honest, and running a real, serious business, UNLIKE Frank Olsen and his crew who are now in hiding, left MILLION dollars of debt and unpaid bills, and ruined many a hard-working persons $$.
this isn't about the community anymore. It's plain that the community WILL support stock/companies, espcially IF they're run honestly. For me, and many others, it's about how the dream of what Q could have been was completely destroyed by a horrible business man who OBVIOUSLY lied.
What becomes of QBID is up to Mr. Fan now, but it will NEVER be what it was supposed to be, and it will never be what INVESTORS thought it would be. If it has new business ventures, it should just get its 'cleansing' R/S done, change its ticker to something new, and have no connection to it's sorrid, horrible past.
skunksyard
18 years ago
Posted by: skunksyard
In reply to: islandtime who wrote msg# 250125 Date:5/2/2006 11:07:03 AM
Post #of 261320
few PlanetOut statistics island
"As of March 1, 2006, there were 17,261,005 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding. "
http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/fetchFilingFrameset.aspx?dcn=0000950134-06-005178&Type=HTML
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PlanetOut files $75 million mixed shelf
Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:32 PM ET
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - PlanetOut Inc. (LGBT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) may periodically sell up to $75 million in debt, common stock, preferred stock and warrants, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
The San Francisco-based company said it plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes including acquisitions, expansion and working capital, according to the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PlanetOut files $75 million mixed shelf
Under a shelf registration, a company may sell securities in one or more separate offerings with the size, price and terms to be determined at the time of the sale.
http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060425....
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