Changing channels.

Changing Channels: Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. said newsstand sales of the first 11 issues of its revamped IV Guide magazine jumped 38 percent, to 400,000, over the third-quarter's average weekly digest newsstand sales of 290,000 per issue. The Los Angeles-based parent of the New York publication said sales have also exceeded estimates given to advertisers by more than 50 percent during its first 11 weeks in circulation. The magazine's average circulation for the 11 larger, glossy full-color issues published in 2005 was 4.9 million. The redesign resulted in a larger, more colorful magazine with more articles about entertainment and fewer listings of television programs. The company estimated that cancellations due to the new format represent about only 2 percent of the re-launched magazine's subscriber base, less than had been projected in light of the drastic redesign.