Remnant Media
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Remnant Media was a British publisher of magazines, especially pornographic magazines. Remnant Media published Asian Babes, Readers Wives, Horny Housewives, Mega Boobs, Mothers-in-Law, Big Ones, Just 18, and 60 Plus. Remnant Media also published the gay lifestyle magazine Attitude until January 2007.
History
Remnant Media was established by Simon Robinson in March 2004 when Richard Desmond's company Northern and Shell sold a package of 45 titles, for about £20m, to Remnant Media in order to help reshape Desmond's image as part of his strategy to bid for The Daily Telegraph.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070322024233/http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article71729.ece " Desmond breaks links with porn as he fights for 'Telegraph'"], Andrew Clennell, The Independent, 2 March 2004{{Cite web |title=Periodical publisher profiles |url=http://www.magforum.com/magpubs2.htm |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Magforum |language=en-GB}} The Bank of Scotland became embroiled in controversy by lending Remnant Media £5 million towards the financing package.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3556849.stm "Bank apologises for porn funding"], BBC News, 22 March 2004
In December 2005, Remnant Media created an offshoot publishing company SMD Publishing which was dissolved in July 2010.{{cite web |title=SMD Publishing Limited |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/05646460 |accessdate=8 February 2014 |publisher=Open Corporates |quote=Company number: 05646460. Incorporation date 6 December 2005. Dissolution date 22 July 2010.}} Publications under SMD included Hotdog and Front.{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Robin |date=31 October 2006 |title=SMD to fold monthly film title Hotdog |url=http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/601761/smd-fold-monthly-film-title-hotdog |accessdate=8 February 2014 |publisher=Media Week |quote=SMD, a start-up offshoot of adult magazine publisher Remnant Media...}}
Liquidation
Remnant Media entered administration in late 2007. The assets of the company were soon sold to Trojan Publishing, itself soon acquired by Interactive Publishing.{{cite news|last=Bowers|first=Simon|title= Flotation for porn publisher|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/feb/12/pressandpublishing|accessdate=21 May 2008|newspaper=Guardian Online|date=12 February 2008}} Trojan went into liquidation from 2010{{cite news |last=Luft |first=Oliver |title=Scarlet magazine closes after distributor goes into admin|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/45543 |accessdate=8 February 2014|newspaper=Press Gazette - The Wire|date=7 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225210133/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/45543|archivedate=25 February 2014}} and was dissolved by May 2013.{{cite web|title=Trojan Publishing Limited|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/05841474|publisher=Open Corporates|accessdate=8 February 2014|quote=Company number: 05841474. Incorporation date 8 June 2006. Dissolution date 8 May 2013.}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://amingming.com/ Silicone Sex Toy]
- [https://www.inyarose.com/ Inya Rose Toy]
Category:Companies disestablished in 2007
Category:Adult magazine publishing companies
Category:Companies with year of establishment missing
Category:Defunct companies of the United Kingdom
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