He then went on to launch three highly profitable weeklies for IPC Media.
Time Inc. executives see the plan as a relatively low-cost, low-risk strategy to add to their stable of profitable weeklies including People, Time and Sports Illustrated.
To expand circulation and advertising, Dow Jones softened the Review's focus and added more lifestyle features, but the once-profitable weekly lost money during its final six years.
He also told me that the Guardian and Examiner have both been losing money, though the Weekly is profitable.
Then, in 1981, he pulled off a spectacular coup, gaining control of the biggest quality weekly, the profitable Sunday Times, and also of the loss-making daily Times.
Results indicated that combining cultural practices and spraying once each at budding, flowering, and podding stages was more effective and profitable than spraying cowpea weekly throughout the growing season.
Chichvarkin hopes his wine business will become profitable, but will disclose neither weekly revenues nor the value of the stock (he declines to confirm the figure of £10m published elsewhere; "I never disclose my investment. You can take a figure from your head. I keep it secret").
Over the years, as The Weekly became more profitable, proofreaders and fact checkers were added and the gaffes diminished.
Thanks to a shrewd rental deal Mr. Merrick had extracted from the Shuberts for the Majestic Theater, "Fanny" was on a weekly basis the most profitable show in Broadway history up to that time.
Jeff Hankin, vice president for marketing at Maryland Public Television, said the station wanted to update the program to broaden its audience, although it is profitable and is the most popular weekly business program on television.
