Media Blitz: Forbes pretends Conde Nast isn’t a threat

Conde Nast cafeteria

• Not sure why Anna Wintour’s friend Mohammed Al Fayed, owner of Harrods, would put his own daughter Camilla in harm’s way, but he’s managed to enlist her to be the Vogue editrix’s personal intern this fall

• Conde Nast’s business title might be nearly two years away, but it’s already got Forbes owners worried enough to send out a missive to the entire biz staff.

Jason Binn’s luxe publishing house Niche Media unleashes its latest ode to wealth, Capitol File. The D.C. glossy weighs in at a heft 346 pages and probably weighs more than its cover subject, Ashley Judd.

• News Corp, fresh off its MySpace.com $580 million acquisition, continues its buying spree with a $650 million offer for Internet video gaming company IGN Entertainment.

Men’s Health will feature a disabled person for the first time on its November cover. Though don’t expect David Zinczenko to pick a wheelchair-rolling ab maniac anytime soon — Cpl. Peter Sprenger “only” lost an eye and dons a patch.

Apprentice no more! Bill Rancic, the winner from the show’s first season, announced at a Malaysian conference that he’s leaving The Donald next March to start his own business (and maybe have an office with a window?). But he’s not totally severing ties, since he’ll make guest appearances in Seasons 4 and 5 of the reality hit.

• NBC might be in fourth place in the ratings war but it’s leading the buzz game when it comes to its fall season. At least that’s based on what the society agenda-determining blogosphere is saying.

• eBay, already part owner of Craigslist, is looking to expand its one-of-the-people image with the purchase of VoIP company Skype. The price tag? An outrageous $2 to $3 billion, or as much as $5 billion.

• Today we celebrate NY1’s 13th anniversary! Yey for local cable news actually worth watching more than its big brother cable nets.

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