On the latest episode of the ,” Mann touted the big numbers — 16.5 million views and 54 million minutes watched — as proof positive of what she’ll be selling for Conde Nast’s other blue-chip magazine brands, from a GQ Super Bowl party to Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar bash.
“We had more viewers of the Met Gala red carpet than ABC had for the Oscars last year,” said Mann. “And so first of all, what that should be telling you, is that audiences want something different, right? And that also should tell you, is that we kind of hit the nail on the head.”The success of the Met Gala is validation of Conde Nast’s mandate to translate titles best known from their magazine days into full-fledged multimedia brands.
2021 has turned out to be a surprisingly strong year for Conde Nast, according to Mann, who says the company has shaken off the impact COVID had on the publishing business the previous year on the strength of the economy’s rebound and consumers’ shift to e-commerce. “I will say that we’ve been pleasantly surprised,” said Mann. “We’re experiencing double digit growth this year, which is not something we anticipated.”s weekly podcast featuring conversations with industry leaders about the business of media and entertainment. A new episode debuts each Wednesday and can be downloaded on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and SoundCloud.
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