Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.
{{Short description|Defunct publisher}}
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| headquarters = New York City
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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 expanded its magazine group by acquiring Fawcett Publications in 1977, and the majority of the Ziff Davis magazines in 1984.{{cite journal|date=February 1985 |title=CBS + Ziff = huge |journal=Folio |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3065/is_v14/ai_3627670/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710202741/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3065/is_v14/ai_3627670/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=December 16, 2011 }} CBS Publications in 1982 sold Fawcett Publications to Ballantine Books while Popular Library was sold to Warner Communications.{{cite encyclopedia | title=Copyrights of Golden-Age Comics | url=http://www.herogoggles.com/copyright1.html|encyclopedia=Golden-Age Comic book Superheroes & Villains Encyclopedia | access-date=September 20, 2011}}
Executive Peter Diamandis acquired the division in 1987.{{cite news |title=CBS Inc. to Sell Magazine Unit to its Executives |author= Geraldine Fabrikant |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/14/business/cbs-inc-to-sell-magazine-unit-to-its-executives.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date= July 14, 1987 |access-date=December 16, 2011}} Hachette purchased Diamandis Communications in 1988.{{cite news |title=Hachette to Buy Magazine Publisher |author= Geraldine Fabrikant |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/14/business/the-media-business-hachette-to-buy-magazine-publisher.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date= April 14, 1988|access-date=December 16, 2011}}
In May 2009, the company sold American Photo, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision, and Popular Photography to the Bonnier Group.{{cite press release |title= Bonnier Corp. Acquires Five Magazine Brands from Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/BonnierCorp/06/prweb2487394.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923145921/http://www.prweb.com/releases/BonnierCorp/06/prweb2487394.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2009 |publisher= Vocus|date= June 3, 2009 |access-date=December 16, 2011}}
Hearst Magazines acquired Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. magazines along with most of Hachette Filipacchi's international magazines in May 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://adage.com/article/media/hearst-seals-deal-elle-lagardere-magazine-portfolio/148584/|title=Hearst Leaps to New Level With Deal for Lagardere Magazine Portfolio|website=adage.com|language=en|access-date=April 2, 2019}}
List of publications
- Car and Driver
- Cycle World
- Elle{{cite news|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110131/FREE/110139994|title=Hearst makes play for Hachette Filipacchi|date=January 31, 2011|newspaper=Crain's New York Business|access-date=September 27, 2011}}
- 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 1999The 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]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"
- Trump Style{{cite news |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 9, 2018 |first1=Joe |last1=Palazzolo |first2=Nicole |last2=Hong |first3=Michael |last3=Rothfeld |first4=Rebecca Davis |last4=O'Brien |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-played-central-role-in-hush-payoffs-to-stormy-daniels-and-karen-mcdougal-1541786601 |title=Donald Trump Played Central Role in Hush Payoffs to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal |quote=The men’s relationship dated to the 1990s, when Mr. Pecker’s former employer, Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, put out “Trump Style,” a quarterly magazine for guests at Trump properties.}}{{cite news|url=https://adage.com/article/news/hachette-signs-trump-style/21538/|title=Hachette signs up 'Trump Style'|date=September 11, 1997|publisher=Advertising Age}}
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