It just keeps getting worse at iVillage. First there were 13 layoffs, then a show got canceled. Now a website – Healthology.com – appears to be doomed, and another 18 employees are preparing to lose their jobs.
iVillage Exiles 13 Employees
Compared to the 1,000 or so people being laid off at Yahoo, 13 isn’t too big a number. Still, this is the number of people who have lost their jobs at iVillage, and editor-in-chief Jennie Baird was among them.
NBC Plunders iVillage, Takes Women.com
NBC Universal announced it will acquire popular online women’s community iVillage for around $600 million. The company said iVillage “mirrors a key demographic of the NBC Universal audience – women,” and will be integrating television, film, and home entertainment content.