Maxim and Blender will be the chief beneficiaries of the new owners' money and time from now on, with plans to increase the rate-base for Blender, the music and lifestyle magazine, to 1 million by January 2009.

Maxim will get "Stuff for Men" as a section of the magazine, now that the title no longer has to compete with FHM magazine, the other lad-shopping mag.

• Adweek: 'Stuff' Folds Into 'Maxim'
• New York Times: New Owner to Combine Men's Magazines

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Ziff Davis media is trying to restructure $390 M. in debt (Keith Kelly)

ABC does some downsizing in its D.C. bureau (FishbowlDC)

Goldmans, Browns in feud over O.J. book deal (MSNBC.com/Today)

Ryan Seacrest will host the Superbowl on Fox (Variety.com)

FSG to face firestorm over controversial Israel book (newyorktimes.com)

Get ready for the Book of Rove: Washington macher is already on the case (Publishers Weekly)

Full press release after the jump.

DAN BOVA NAMED
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
OF STUFF MAGAZINE

NEW YORK, NY [October 26, 2006] - Dan Bova has been named editor-in-chief of Stuff magazine, Stephen Colvin, Dennis Publishing U.S., President and Chief Executive announced today.

"Since joining Stuff Dan has proven to be an essential and well-respected member of the editorial staff which he'll now have the opportunity to lead. His energy and drive are as contagious as his wit. I'm looking forward to taking Stuff to new heights with him at the helm," said Colvin.

"Stuff is the ultimate lifestyle guide for guys who want the best of everything, and I am excited to make this magazine bigger and badder than ever," says Bova. "Stuff is all about no-limits living, and our readers rely on us to be their filter for cool. We're absolutely obsessive about delivering the greatest gear, music, movies, games and style--everything the 20-something with money to blow needs to know about. I apologize in advance to any readers whose heads explode from awesome overload."

Dan Bova is a veteran member of the Stuff family. His first stint at Stuff was in 2000 serving as Senior Features Editor. He left in 2003 when he moved to California joining the staff of Jimmy Kimmel Live as a segment producer. He returned to New York and Stuff as Deputy Editor in 2003 and was promoted to executive editor in 2005, a position he has held since that time. Bova began his career at Spy where he was a staff writer. He has freelanced for such publications as Details, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, Glamour and Redbook among others.

He lives on the Metro North shuttling between Stuff and his home in Larchmont, NY. He and his wife are expecting their second child in December.

Bova replaces Jimmy Jellinek who now serves as editor in chief of Maxim.