News Briefs

Karlitz & Company: the Manhattan-based luxury lifestyle and event marketing agency has been named executive producer for the 2008 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, presented by Food & Wine Magazine. The event will take place Oct. 10-12, and will also feature the hottest celebrity chefs and the biggest names in wines and spirits. Karlitz’s clients include American Express, IBM, Ameriprise, Marquis Jet, MGM CityCenter in Las Vegas, and the Aqua Resort in Cancun.

CNET Networks Inc.: and Yahoo! announced Friday a three-year partnership that includes content, advertising, and search marketing components. Under the partnership CNET Networks will be able to sell ads against its own audience on Yahoo! properties, and Yahoo! will be able to sell display advertising inventory across CNET’s brands.