Afternoon Wire: Magazines out the wazoo, and more in this afternoon's worthy media news...

Holy crap! a total of 145 new magazines were introduced to the American magazine scene in the first quarter of 2007. And holy holy shit! that's 47 titles less then the 192 launched in 2006. Wonder how many trees fell for these launches? [Mr.Magazine] In big media, its all about scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, well most of the time. The two biggest media/entertainment companies in the world has entered a cable deal where Time Warner will carry Disney's sports channels ESPN2 HD and ESPNU later this year. Some systems will also offer Disney Channel on Demand and ESPN Desportes. [Reuters] Viacom continues to pump content into Joost.com [MarketWatch] Sam Zell believes in newspapers, no wonder the guy bought Tribune [WBBM] The New York Post is thisclose to giving itself away [VillageVoice]