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Dennis Digital
Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusiast magazines in the United Kingdom. In the 1990s, it expanded to the American market, where it published the lifestyle magazines ''Maxim'', the consumer electronics magazine ''Stuff'', and the music magazine ''Blender''. In 2007, the company sold all its American holdings, with the exception of the U.S. edition of ''The Week''. Felix Dennis died in 2014, leaving ownership of the company to the charity organization Heart of England Forest. In 2018, the company was sold to Exponent, a British private equity firm. Future plc acquired the company and its 12 titles in August 2021, absorbing them into Future Publishing. History Foundation and early development Felix Dennis started in the magazine business in the late 1960s as one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Plc
Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History 1985–2012 The company was founded by Chris Anderson (entrepreneur), Chris Anderson as Future Publishing in Somerton, Somerset, England, with the sole magazine ''Amstrad Action'' in 1985. An early innovation was the inclusion of free software on magazine covers. It acquired GP Publications and established what would become Future US in 1994. Anderson sold the company to Pearson plc for £52.7m in 1994, but bought it back in 1998, for £142 million. The company was Initial public offering, floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1999. Anderson left the company in 2001. In 2004, the company was accused of corruption when it published positive reviews for the video game ''Driver 3'' in two of its owned magazines, ''Xbox World'' and ''PSM3, PSM2''. 2012–2015 Futu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen & Company
Allen & Company LLC is an American privately held boutique investment bank based at 711 Fifth Avenue, New York. The firm specializes in real estate, technology, media and entertainment. History Founded in 1922 by Charles Robert Allen, Jr., he was soon joined by his brothers, Herbert A. Allen, Sr. and Harold Allen. The firm is generally regarded as a boutique advisory firm with a specific specialization in real estate and the media and entertainment sectors. Allen & Company, which since 2002 has been run by Herbert Allen III, grandnephew of the founder, generally shies away from publicity and does not maintain a website or issue press releases, with the exception of the extensive media procured for its annual conference evidenced by its allowance of access to the conference by financial media properties such as CNBC, ''The Wall Street Journal'' and others to cover its event. In 1973, Allen & Company bought a stake in Columbia Pictures. When the business was sold in 1982 to Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclist (magazine)
''Cyclist'' is a British magazine that covers road cycling in the forms of professional racing news together with consumer guides and reviews. The magazine is published by Diamond Publishing, the consumer magazines division of Metropolis International. History The ''Cyclist'' magazine was founded in 2012, before launching a website in 2015. Former owner Dennis Publishing was acquired by Future plc (owner of competitors ''Cycling Weekly'' and '' Procycling'') in 2021 from Exponent, however the transaction excluded ''Cyclist'' and three more Dennis' titles ('' Expert Reviews'', ''Fortean Times'', and '' Viz).'' Those titles were retained by Exponent and grouped into Broadleaf Group. Metropolis International acquired ''Cyclist'', ''Fortean Times'', and ''Viz'' from Broadleaf Group in December 2021. Awards * PPA for Best Specialist Consumer Magazine: 2015, 2016 See also * ''Cycling Weekly ''Cycling Weekly'' is the world's oldest cycling publication. It is both a weekly cycli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
''Kiplinger Personal Finance'' ( ) is an American personal finance magazine published by Kiplinger since 1947. It claims to be the first American personal finance magazine and to deliver "sound, unbiased advice in clear, concise language". It offers advice on managing money and achieving financial security, saving, investing, planning for retirement, paying for college, and major purchases like automobiles and homes. History W.M. Kiplinger, founder of the Kiplinger family of publications, said he founded the magazine because "The times will always be changing. Much of life and work consists of looking for the changes in advance and figuring out what to do about them." Upon initial production, the magazine was known simply as ''Kiplinger Magazine'', changing its name to ''Changing Times: The Kiplinger Magazine'' in 1949 and acquiring its present name in 1991. Much like ''Forbes'' magazine, ownership of the Kiplinger's franchise was kept in the family until the sale of Kiplinger to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiplinger
Kiplinger ( ) is an American publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice that is a subsidiary of Future plc. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc., was a closely held company managed for more than nine decades by three generations of the Kiplinger family, until its sale in February 2019 to Dennis Publishing, a U.K.-based media company. In 2021, Future plc acquired Dennis Publishing and with it Kiplinger. History W. M. Kiplinger (1891–1967), a former AP economics reporter, founded the eponymous Washington, D.C. company in 1920. With his son Austin H. Kiplinger (1918–2015) he co-founded Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine in 1947. Grandson Knight A. Kiplinger continued the dynasty until the 2019 sale to Dennis Publishing. In 2015, the company's former headquarters in D.C., the Editors Building, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MoneyWeek
''MoneyWeek'' is a British weekly investment magazine that covers financial and economic news and provides commentary and analysis across the UK and global markets. ''MoneyWeek'' is edited in London. History ''MoneyWeek'', founded by Jolyon Connell, was launched in November 2000 and originally published in association with Dennis Publishing. It was designed as a financial version of ''The Week'' magazine, which was founded by Jolyon Connell five years previously. ''MoneyWeek'' was sold by Dennis Publishing to Financial News Ltd. in August 2002. In late 2003, it was bought by U.S. financial publisher, Agora Inc. headed by Bill Bonner, who contributed a weekly column in the magazine. A South African edition of ''MoneyWeek'' was launched in June 2007, initially on a subscription basis, with newsstand A newsagent's shop or simply newsagent's or paper shop (British English), newsagency (Australian English) or newsstand (American English, American and Canadian English) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Den Of Geek
''Den of Geek'' is a UK and US-based website covering entertainment with a focus on pop culture. The website also issues a biannual magazine. History ''Den of Geek'' was founded in 2007 by Simon Brew in London. In 2012, DoG Tech LLC licensed ''Den of Geek'' for the North American markets, opening a New York City office. In 2017, Dennis Publishing entered into a joint-venture agreement with DoG Tech, LLC. In 2019, Dennis Publishing divested its share in Den of Geek World Limited to DoG Tech LLC. Website ''Den of Geek'' publishes entertainment news, reviews, interviews, and features. ''Den of Geek'' US is overseen by editor-in-chief Mike Cecchini, while the UK edition of the website is edited by Rosie Fletcher. ''Den of Geek'' also produces video content. Publishing ''Den of Geek'' debuted its print edition in October 2015 at New York Comic Con. The magazine is published twice annually and distributed locally at San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Needham
Ed Needham is an editor in journalism. '' Salon.com'', ''The Guardian'', and the Los Angeles Times criticized Needham's 2002 appointment as editor of'' Rolling Stone'' as likely to end the high quality journalism for which the magazine was known and replace it with lad mag marketing from Needham's past magazines.'''' The ''Hartford Courant'' remarked that ''Rolling Stone'' founder Jann Wenner had great hopes for Needham. Needham noted that magazine covers featuring women outsold those which featured men. For the November 14, 2002 issue of ''Rolling Stone'' he presented Christina Aguilera naked with a tag line calling her a pop princess with a dirty mind. A 2021 ''Washington Post'' retrospective of magazines remarked that this kind of portrayal was not common before or after that era of publishing. Needham stayed with ''Rolling Stone'' for about a year, after which in 2004 he became editor of ''Maxim'' Needham was the launch editor of ''Coach'', a free health and fitness magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to access a new market, particularly emerging market; to gain scale efficiencies by combining assets and operations; to share risk for major investments or projects; or to access skills and capabilities.' Most joint ventures are incorporated, although some, as in the oil and gas industry, are "unincorporated" joint ventures that mimic a corporate entity. With individuals, when two or more persons come together to form a temporary partnership for the purpose of carrying out a particular project, such partnership can also be called a joint venture where the parties are "''co-venturers''". A joint venture can take the form of a business. It can also take the form of a project or asset JV, created for the purpose of pursuing one specific project, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bit-Tech
''bit-tech'' is an online magazine for computer hardware enthusiasts, gamers and case modders, based in the UK. It was founded in 2000, became a fully professional online publication in 2005, and announced its acquisition by Dennis Publishing in October 2008. Dennis Publishing then partnered the site with existing monthly publication '' Custom PC'' magazine, making ''Bit-Tech'' the online version of the magazine. At this point the two editorial teams were totally integrated. However, due to a restructure in January 2012 the website and magazine had separate editors again, although several of the writers still contributed material to both publications. It is owned by The Media Team. The website caters specifically for the computer hardware enthusiast market, providing reviews and articles on higher end hardware and games. Bit-Tech is also prominent in the custom case modding scene, providing a focus point for professional and amateur case modders. Much of the site's content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Post
''The First Post'' was a British daily online news magazine based in London. Launched in August 2005, it was sold to Dennis Publishing in 2008 and retitled ''The Week'' at the end of 2014. In its current format, it publishes news, current affairs, lifestyle, opinion, arts and sports pages, and features an online games arcade and a cinema featuring short films, virals, trailers and eyewitness news footage. There are also quick-read digests of the UK newspapers' news, opinion and sports pages. Contributors ''The First Post'' has no discernible political bias. Regular writers have included the left wing Alexander Cockburn, commenting on US politics, and Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, generally perceived as a conservative, writing on UK and international issues. Contributors are based in a wide range of countries. ''The First Post'' was devised by Mark Law who was the editor until September 2009. It is edited by Nigel Horne, former editor of the ''Telegraph'' magazine. In 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
