Citizendia
Your Ad Here

EMAP
Type Private (Ltd)
Founded 1947
Headquarters London, England, UK
Industry Publishing
Revenue ▲/ Turnover £1. A private company limited by shares is a type of company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, Scotland, that of certain Commonwealth countries Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 154 Billion GBP (2006)
Operating income ▲ £223 Million GBP (2006)
Website www.emap.com

EMAP is a British media company, specializing in the production of b2b magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Business-to-business ( B2B) is a term commonly used to describe commerce transactions between businesses as opposed to those between businesses and other groups such as "EMAP" is an abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press - which was founded by Charles Winfrey in the late 1800s when he was trying to get elected as a member of parliament. (He felt by owning local newspapers in and around Boston, Sleaford & Peterborough, he could more easily get his political message across). It transpired that he was a more successful publisher than politician.

The magazine division was really founded on a whim and a hunch when the company's printing presses lay dormant between printing issues of the local papers. The staff gambled that a weekly angling publication would be a hit - and in 1953 Angling Times was born. This was soon joined by another weekly heavyweight when EMAP bought Motor Cycle News from its founder in 1957 for a hundred pounds. It had been launched two years earlier. Both remain in the top 10 profit earners for the company to this day.

The Winfrey family continued to work on the management team of EMAP until the early 1980s and still remain large shareholders.

The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a Stock exchange located in London, England. After a period as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, it was demoted to the FTSE 250 Index with effect from 16 September 2005. The FTSE 100 Index (ˈfʊtsiː footsie, abbreviated Financial Times Stock Exchange Index) is a Share index of the 100 most highly capitalised The FTSE 250 Index (ˈfʊtsiː footsie) is a capitalisation -weighted index of 250 companies on the London Stock Exchange. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On July 27 2007, Emap announced that it was undertaking a review of the structure of the group in response to receiving a number of unsolicited proposals to purchase parts of the company. [1]

On 12th September 2007, Emap announced that it had completed the disposal of its Australian consumer magazine division, Emap Australia for approximately £38m. [2]

On 29th January 2008, Emap completed the sale of its radio and television stations to German company Bauer. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Bauer Verlagsgruppe is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg. The remainder of the company was taken over by Eden Bidco Ltd, a company incorporated for the purpose of the acquisition by its owners, the Private Equity investment group Apax and the Guardian Media Group in late March/early April. In Finance, private equity is an Asset class consisting of equity Securities in operating companies that are not Publicly traded on Not to be confused with the Guardian Enterprise Group, an American media company (see. [3][4]

Contents

EMAP Radio

See also: Bauer Radio

EMAP operated seven DAB multiplexes and also three jointly owned multiplexes with UTV. Bauer Radio (formerly EMAP Radio is a UK-based division of Bauer Verlagsgruppe. For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based In addition, EMAP Radio owned 40 UK and Ireland local commercial radio stations. Bauer Radio (formerly EMAP Radio is a UK-based division of Bauer Verlagsgruppe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. On 21 June 2005, EMAP acquired 21 radio stations from its purchase of Scottish Radio Holdings. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH was a Scottish media company which owned 22 Radio stations and around 30 local Newspapers in the United Kingdom

Twenty of its local contemporary music radio stations based across the north of the United Kingdom were marketed as the Big City Network. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Big City Network is the name given to a network of Independent Local Radio stations across Northern England,

In mid-2007, EMAP sold their Republic of Ireland radio interests to Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group Limited (other than FM104, which was sold to Communicorp but acquired from Communicorp by UTV Media at the same time). Denis O'Brien, (born April 19 1958 in County Cork) is an Irish Entrepreneur. Communicorp is an Irish media holding company wholly owned by Denis O'Brien. For the Brisbane Austereo Station 4MMM that used to be Called FM 104 click here UTV Media plc (formerly Ulster Television plc and UTV plc is a Broadcasting and New Media company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

EMAP magazines

It has 59 magazines in its business-to-business portfolio including MEED, Aesthetic Medicine, Architects' Journal, Architectural Review, Drapers and Recycling & Waste Management. Drapers, formerly Drapers Record, was founded on 6 August 1887 as a magazine for the women’s clothing retail trade

EMAP's disposal

Emap's portfolio of radio stations and its Consumer Media has been sold to Bauer for the total transaction value to £1. Bauer Verlagsgruppe is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg. 14bn (subject to shareholder approval)[5][6].

In a statement, Emap said that the decision to dispose of its radio and consumer media divisions was taken to "best position the company to deliver significant long-term value for shareholders".

Historical EMAP Magazines

EMAP ceased publishing many magazines in its history, in particular was a move away from the computing genre during the mid-90s. Here are magazines formerly published by EMAP:

References

  1. ^ "Review of group structure", EMAP, 2007-07-27. Internet Magazine was a monthly print title launched in October 1994 by the UK publishing house Emap. Mean Machines was a market-leading multi-format gaming magazine released between 1990 and 1992 in the United Kingdom. Official Nintendo Magazine, or ONM, is the UK's official Nintendo magazine and is published by Future Publishing ( Sega Saturn Magazine was a monthly UK Magazine dedicated to the Sega Saturn. Sinclair User, often abbreviated SU, was a magazine dedicated to the Sinclair Research range of Home computers most specifically This article is about a magazine For the compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, see Smash Hits (album. SPORT magazine was the original major general interest American sports magazine ST Review was a Computer magazine in the UK covering the Atari ST during the early to mid 1990s The One was a Video game magazine in the United Kingdom which covered 16-bit home gaming during the late 1980s and early 1990s The Face was a Magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.  
  2. ^ "Sale of Australian consumer magazines business", EMAP, 2007-09-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the  
  3. ^ "expected timetable of events for emap plc shareholders", EMAP, 2008-01-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate  
  4. ^ Guardian and Apax snap up a fifth of Emap - Times Online
  5. ^ "Agreements with Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG ("Bauer") to sell Emap Consumer Media and Emap Radio", EMAP, 2006-12-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways  
  6. ^ "H. Bauer Publishing Successful in Bid for Emap", H. Bauer Publishing, 2006-12-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways  

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic