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Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.

Defunct publisher

Summary

Defunct publisher

FieldValue
parentHachette Filipacchi Médias
founded1972
defunct2011
successorHearst Magazines
countryUnited States
headquartersNew York City
publicationsMagazines, books
imprintsFilipacchi Books
statusAcquired by Hearst Magazinesname=Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc.

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City.

History

It was formed in 1972 as CBS Publications. CBS Publications in 1982 sold Fawcett Publications to Ballantine Books while Popular Library was sold to Warner Communications.

Executive Peter Diamandis acquired the division in 1987. Hachette purchased Diamandis Communications in 1988.

In May 2009, the company sold American Photo, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision, and Popular Photography to the Bonnier Group.

Hearst Magazines acquired Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. magazines along with most of Hachette Filipacchi's international magazines in May 2011.

List of publications

  • Car and Driver
  • Cycle World
  • Elle
  • Elle Decor
  • Elle Girl (print edition closed in July 2006)
  • Premiere.com (print edition closed in April 2007)
  • Road & Track
  • Woman's Day
  • Family Life, sold to Time Warner in 1999
  • Trump Style

From 1995 to 2001, the company also published the magazine George which was founded by John F. Kennedy Jr.

Other businesses

  • Hachette Filipacchi Custom Publishing, integrated marketing, database, market research
  • Hachette Enterprises
  • Filipacchi Books

References

References

  1. (February 1985). "CBS + Ziff = huge". Folio.
  2. "Copyrights of Golden-Age Comics".
  3. Geraldine Fabrikant. (July 14, 1987). "CBS Inc. to Sell Magazine Unit to its Executives". [[The New York Times]].
  4. Geraldine Fabrikant. (April 14, 1988). "Hachette to Buy Magazine Publisher". [[The New York Times]].
  5. (June 3, 2009). "Bonnier Corp. Acquires Five Magazine Brands from Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.". [[Vocus (software).
  6. "Hearst Leaps to New Level With Deal for Lagardere Magazine Portfolio".
  7. (January 31, 2011). "Hearst makes play for Hachette Filipacchi". [[Crain's New York Business]].
  8. ''[[The New York Times]]'' 1999 [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/21/business/time-inc-unit-to-buy-family-life-magazine.html Time Inc. Unit to Buy Family Life Magazine]
  9. NY Daily News 1999 [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/family-life-magazine-adopted-time-article-1.833699 FAMILY LIFE MAGAZINE ADOPTED BY TIME INC.] – "Family Life brings a circulation of 500,000, which Hartig said he hopes to push to the 1.1 million level of Disney competitor Family Fun"
  10. (November 9, 2018). "Donald Trump Played Central Role in Hush Payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal". [[The Wall Street Journal]].
  11. (September 11, 1997). "Hachette signs up 'Trump Style'". [[Advertising Age]].
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