MSNBC.com partners with Condé Nast

Michael Gay August 29th, 2007

Yet another content partnership for MSNBC. Condé Nast magazines and online properties will provide content primarily to MSNBC’s business, entertainment, health, travel and Today Show sections. The deal will include content from Style.com, Men.Style.com, Epicurious.com, and Concierge.com, as well as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit. Glamour, GQ, and others. Back in July we learned that MSNBC was partnering with the NY Times for political coverage. Press release…

PRESS RELEASE — REDMOND, Wash. & NEW YORK – August 29 – Msnbc.com and CondéNet today announced a content partnership that will enable msnbc.com to feature a broad range of CondeNet’s leading lifestyle content and reporting and extend the reach of its popular brands.  The partnership includes features from its portfolio of online brands as well as from Condé Nast publications.
 
The CondeNet brands that will share content with msnbc.com include Style.com ,  Men.Style.com, Epicurious.com, and Concierge.com.  Content from Condé Nast’s publications, such as Vogue, Glamour, Self, GQ, Details, Men’s Vogue, Vanity Fair, Gourmet, Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, and Condé Nast Portfolio will also be available on msnbc.com.  The content will be featured in msnbc.com’s health, entertainment, business, travel, and TODAY sections. 
 
“Besides relying on us for news, our readers enjoy exploring msnbc.com for everything from the best places to travel to the latest breakthroughs in diet and nutrition,” said Danny DeFreitas, deputy editor of sections at msnbc.com.  “With CondéNet on board, the pool of quality content on our site becomes even greater.  CondéNet has an impressive portfolio of leading brands that our users will enjoy on msnbc.com.  We are very excited about this partnership.”
 
“By distributing our editorial content to msnbc.com, we are able to connect more passionate readers with our brands,” said Elizabeth Stafford, vice president of marketing, CondeNet. “CondéNet and Condé Nast content enhances the msnbc.com experience with a depth of coverage and level of sophistication not found anywhere else.”