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Abbe Raven – CEO. …A&E is a joint venture of Hearst Corporation, Walt Disney Company and NBC Universal. …’Arts’ & Entertainment Television Networks (AETN) operates seven cable network television channels including A&E (Arts & Entertainment TV) and The ‘History’ Channel, etc.
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… a property of Great Hill Partners (Boston, Massachusetts), sold the last of its media holdings and closed down in May 2006.
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Advance Publications, Inc.
Advance Publications, Inc.
-950 Fingerboard Road; Staten Island NY 10305 (212) 286-2860 | Fax:
718.981.1456
718.981.1456
Samuel l. Newhouse Jr. – CEO. …privately owned by Samuel “Si” Newhouse Jr. and his brother, Donald (Neuhaus).
—American City Business Journals Inc. | www.acbj.com/ | -120 W. Morehead Street; Charlotte NC 28202 (704) 973-1000 | Fax: 704.973.1001 | Ray Shaw – CEO.
—Conde Nast Publications: Charles H. Townsend – CEO.
—Fairchild Fashion Group: Gina Sanders – CEO.
-One Park Avenue; New York NY 10016 (212) 951-6600 | Fax: 212.951.6793
Joseph Loggia – CEO. …a leading business publishing company with over 60 trade and professional magazines. The company is also a big player in the trade show and convention business. Advanstar operates in three categories: fashion, life sciences and power sports, etc.
…In March 2007, private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson agreed to purchase Advanstar Communications for $1.15 billion. Citigroup Private Equity and New York Life Capital Partners are co-investors in the deal.
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America Online (AOL)
America Online (AOL)
-770 Broadway; New York NY 10003
Tim Armstrong – CEO. …AOL was an independent company until 2000, when it merged with Time Warner Inc.. …On May 28, 2009, Time Warner announced that it would spin off AOL into a separate public company. The spinoff took place on December 9, 2009, and AOL is now [again] an independent company [presumably].
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American Media, Inc.
American Media, Inc.
David J. Pecker – CEO. …leading publisher of weekly tabloid newspapers in the United States. …Publishing industry veteran David Pecker, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Evercore Partners bought American Media in 1999 for $850 million. In 2003 American Media bought health and fitness magazine publisher Weider Publications, etc.
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Belo Corporation
Belo Corporation
Dunia A. Shive – CEO.
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Bertelsmann AG
Bertelsmann AG
Liz Mohn- CEO.
Based in Germany, Bertelsmann AG is one of the world’s biggest media companies with extensive publishing, music, and broadcasting operations in approximately 60 countries. …Carl Bertelsmann founded the company in Germany in 1835. Reinhard Mohn, his great-great-grandson, built it into a global media company after the second world war. Liz Mohn, Reinhard’s wife, chairs the management company which controls the company.
…publishes more than 40 business-to-business publications. …Founded in 1926, BNP Media is a fourth-generation, family-run business headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
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James B. Boone, Jr. – CEO. …operates newspapers and free shopping guides in 29 communities in seven midwestern and southern states.
James L. Dolan – CEO. … is a public company…[that operates] in and around New York City. …Chairman Charles Dolan and his family control Cablevision through their ownership of Class B shares.
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CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation
Leslie Moonves – CEO. …CBS Corporation was formed at the end of 2005, when the old Viacom corporation split into two independent companies: New Viacom and CBS Corporation. …Chairman Sumner Redstone and his family maintain voting control of the company through National Amusements’ holdings of CBS Corporation stock.
Mark P. Mays – CEO. …a privately owned company controlled by the private equity companies Bain Capital Partners LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP. …The operating company which technically owns Clear Channel is called CC Media Holdings, Inc. …Mays family.
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CMP Information Ltd
CMP Information Ltd
…owned by United Business Media plc. …UBM sold some of these assets and reorganized others in early 2008. As a result, CMP Information no longer exists.
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…owned by United Business Media plc. …UBM sold some of these assets and reorganized others in early 2008. As a result, CMP Media no longer exists. Today UBM refers to the former CMP businesses as either “UBM Technology” or “United Business Media LLC.”
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Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation
Brian L. Roberts – CEO. …One third of Comcast is controlled by CEO Brian L. Roberts, son of Ralph Roberts who was one of the founders and a former chairman of the company.
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CommerceConnect Media
CommerceConnect Media
Paul Mackler – CEO. …a partnership between Paul Mackler and ABRY Partners, LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Boston. …
ABRY has investments in companies like Avalon Cable, Citadel Communications, Connoisseur Communications, Muzak, Nexstar Broadcasing, Pinncale Towers and Quorum Broadcasting.
ABRY has investments in companies like Avalon Cable, Citadel Communications, Connoisseur Communications, Muzak, Nexstar Broadcasing, Pinncale Towers and Quorum Broadcasting.
* Cygnus Business Media: John French – CEO.
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Donna Barrett – CEO. …founded in 1997 by Ralph Martin, a former Thomson Newpapers executive.
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Cox Broadcasting, Inc.
Cox Broadcasting, Inc.
Cox Enterprises, Inc.: Jimmy W. Hayes – CEO.
Sandy Schwartz – CEO. ……a private company controlled by the descendants of James M. Cox. Cox was a governor of Ohio and presidential candidate who founded the company in 1898.
In December 2008, Cox Enterprises announced that the company was bringing together its three media units — Cox Newspapers, Cox Television and Cox Radio — under a new organization named Cox Media Group, Inc., effective January 2009.
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Crain Communications, Inc.
Crain Communications, Inc.
…leading publisher of business and trade news in the USA. …The company remains a family affair and is still controlled by the Crain family. Brothers Keith and Rance Crain are the chairman and president of the company, respectively.
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David Zaslav – CEO. …owns The Disovery Channel as well as other cable networks such as the Learning Channel, Travel Channel, and Animal Planet.
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E.W. Scripps Co.
E.W. Scripps Co.
Richard Boehne – CEO. …The E.W. Scripps Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Scripps family through a trust established by the founder in 1922. www.scripps.com
Jeff Smulyan - CEO and founder. www.emmis.com
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Walter F. Ulloa – CEO. …Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC) is a Spanish language media company with interests in television, radio and outdoor advertising. It owns or operates almost 50 US television stations and generates nearly half of its sales through TV operations. In many of America’s largest hispanic markets, such as Houston and LA, Entravsion owns nearly 60 radio stations, as well as 10,900 billboards. In 2004 company revenue was $259 million. www.entravision.com
John P. Barnwell – CEO. …a privately held company that owns newspapers and broadcast television stations. www.evepost.com/
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Fisher Communications, Inc.
Fisher Communications, Inc.
Benjamin W. Tucker – CEO. …also has stake in in Safeco, an insurance and financial services company. www.fsci.com
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Freedom Communications, Inc.
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Mitchell Stern – CEO. …a privately owned media company which operates 33 daily and 77 weekly newspapers in the United States…
On September 1, 2009, Freedom Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy allowed the company to reduce its debt to $325 million from more than $770 million.
The Hoiles family, which founded the company and had owned the flagship Orange County Register since 1935, gave up control of Freedom to the banks holding the outstanding debt. Existing shareholders, including members of the Hoiles family and two private equity firms, the Blackstone Group and Providence Equity Partners, retain a 2 percent equity interest in the company. They were also granted warrants that will allow them to purchase up to 10 percent of the shares in the company.
On April 30, 2010, Freedom Communications emerged from Chapter 11. A new Freedom board of directors was announced at the time. www.freedom.com
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Gannett Company, Inc.
Gannett Company, Inc.
Craig Dubow – CEO. …the leading U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation. Its assets include the national newspaper USA Today, and the weekly USA Weekend, etc. www.gannett.com
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GateHouse Media
GateHouse Media
Mike Reed- CEO. …GateHouse Media (formerly Liberty Group Publishing Inc.) is one of the largest publishers of community newspapers in the United States. …In 2005, Liberty was bought by a New York private equity firm, Fortress Investment Group LLC. Fortress Investment Group is a global alternative investment and asset management firm founded in 1998 with approximately $20 billion in equity capital under management. …led by Michael Reed, who, before joining the company in January 2006, was the CEO of Community Newspapers Holdings Inc.
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., which owned TV Guide magazine, was acquired by Macrovision Corporation in April 2008 for $2.8 billion in cash and stock. …Rich Battista was the CEO, etc. (See Macrovision.)
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General Electric Company
General Electric Company
Jeffery R. Immelt – CEO. …General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is a giant, multinational technology and financial services company. GE produces transportation equipment, aircraft engines, kitchen appliances , lighting and plastics to name a few, and is a world leader in financial services. …GE’s media subsidiary, NBC Universal, was formed in May 2004 through the merger of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, etc. www.ge.com
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Google
Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Novell) – CEO. …began as a “research project” in early 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
W. Dan Cornwell – CEO.
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Gray Television, Inc.
Gray Television, Inc.
J.Mack Robinson – CEO. …is a media company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company owns 36 television stations serving 30 television markets. Seventeen of the stations are affiliated with the CBS Television Network, seven with the NBC Television Network, and another seven with the ABC Television Network. The 17 CBS-affiliated stations make Gray the largest independent owner of CBS affiliates in the United States, etc.
Alain Lemarchand – CEO.
Hachette Filipacchi Media US, Inc reaches over 50 million readers with its magazine titles in the US alone. …The company is a headquartered in New York and is a subsidiary of the French company Hachette Filipacchi Medias S.A., which is the largest magazine publisher in the world. In turn, Hachette Filipacchi Medias is owned by Lagardère SCA, a French conglomerate also involved in the aerospace and defense industries. Media operations account for over 60% of Lagardere revenue.
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Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation
Frank A. Bennack, Jr. – CEO. …Hearst Corporation is a privately owned company controlled by the Hearst family trust. The trust is managed by a 13 member board of trustees, which includes five Hearst family members and eight others, most of them longtime former Hearst Corporation executives. George R. Hearst Jr., is the company chairman. …publishes magazines and newspapers, and operates TV Stations, etc.
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Herald Media Inc.
Herald Media Inc.
Patrick Purcell – CEO. …Herald Media is controlled by Patrick J. Purcell, who is also the publisher of the Boston Herald.
Hollinger International Inc.
Home Box Office (HBO)
InterActiveCorp
Journal Communications, Inc.
Journal Register Company
Knight Ridder Inc.
Lagardere SCA
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC
Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
LIN TV Corporation
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
McClatchy Company
McGraw-Hill Companies
Media General, Inc.
MediaNews Group, Inc.
Meredith Corporation
Morris Communications Company LLC
National Geographic Society
NBC Universal
Hollinger International Inc.
Home Box Office (HBO)
InterActiveCorp
Journal Communications, Inc.
Journal Register Company
Knight Ridder Inc.
Lagardere SCA
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC
Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
LIN TV Corporation
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
McClatchy Company
McGraw-Hill Companies
Media General, Inc.
MediaNews Group, Inc.
Meredith Corporation
Morris Communications Company LLC
National Geographic Society
NBC Universal
Abbe Raven – CEO. …A&E is a joint venture of Hearst Corporation, Walt Disney Company and NBC Universal. …Arts & Entertainment Television Networks (AETN) operates seven cable network television channels including A&E (‘Arts’ & Entertainment TV) and The ‘History’ Channel, etc.
Les Hinton- CEO. …Rupert Murdoch acquired the company at the end of 2007. Prior to the sale, the Bancroft family held a majority stake in Dow Jones and initially opposed the $5 billion offer from News Corporation. As many as 20 members of the Bancroft family had shares to vote, and they ultimately decided to take the money and run.
* Dow Jones Local Media Group
William T. Kennedy – CEO. …formerly known as Ottaway Newspapers. www.ottaway.com
William T. Kennedy – CEO. …formerly known as Ottaway Newspapers. www.ottaway.com
* Fox Television Stations: Jack Abernethy – CEO. www.newscorp.com/management/foxtvstations.html
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News World Communications, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nielsen Business Media
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
Parade Publications
PennWell Corporation
Penton Media, Inc.
Poynter Institute
Primedia Business Information
Primedia Enthusiast Media
Primedia Inc.
Prism Business Media
Pulitzer Inc.
Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
Raycom Media, Inc.
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
Reed Business Information
Reed Elsevier
Rodale Inc.
Seattle Times Company
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
SourceMedia, Inc.
Stephens Media Group
Sun-Times Media Group, Inc.
The Nielsen Company (VNU)
Thomson Reuters
Time Inc.
Time Warner Inc.
Tribune Broadcasting
Tribune Company
Tribune Publishing
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
United Business Media plc
Univision Communications Inc.
Viacom Inc.
Village Voice Media, Inc.
Virgo Publishing
VNU Business Media
VNU N.V.
Walt Disney Company
News World Communications, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nielsen Business Media
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
Parade Publications
PennWell Corporation
Penton Media, Inc.
Poynter Institute
Primedia Business Information
Primedia Enthusiast Media
Primedia Inc.
Prism Business Media
Pulitzer Inc.
Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
Raycom Media, Inc.
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
Reed Business Information
Reed Elsevier
Rodale Inc.
Seattle Times Company
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
SourceMedia, Inc.
Stephens Media Group
Sun-Times Media Group, Inc.
The Nielsen Company (VNU)
Thomson Reuters
Time Inc.
Time Warner Inc.
Tribune Broadcasting
Tribune Company
Tribune Publishing
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
United Business Media plc
Univision Communications Inc.
Viacom Inc.
Village Voice Media, Inc.
Virgo Publishing
VNU Business Media
VNU N.V.
Walt Disney Company
Anne Sweeney – CEO. …produces many of its own shows through Touchstone Television and Buena Vista Television. Technically, the ABC Television Network is owned by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is owned by ABC Inc., which in turn is owned by the Walt Disney Company.
Abbe Raven – CEO. …A&E is a joint venture of Hearst Corporation, Walt Disney Company and NBC Universal. …Arts & Entertainment Television Networks (AETN) operates seven cable network television channels including A&E (‘Arts’ & Entertainment TV) and The ‘History’ Channel, etc.
* ESPN - George W. Bodenheimer- CEO.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Washington Post Company
Weider Publications, Inc.
Ziff Davis Media Inc
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Washington Post Company
Weider Publications, Inc.
Ziff Davis Media Inc
