Dennis Publishing

Dennis Publishing
Dennis Publishing Ltd
Type Limited company
Industry Magazine and internet publishing
Founded Felix Dennis, 1974
Website http://www.dennis.co.uk

Dennis Publishing Ltd. is an independent publisher. It was founded in 1974.

As of April 2010 the company publishes 31 magazine or online titles, predominately in the UK.

Dennis himself started out in the magazine business in the late 1960s as one of the editors of the counterculture magazine OZ. In the mid-1970s, Dennis Publishing was born, beginning with a kung-fu magazine.

Dennis followed this up in the early 1980s by publishing titles in the soon-to-be-lucrative computer enthusiast sector, including Your Spectrum (re-named later as Your Sinclair and sold to Future Publishing). Dennis has since maintained a foothold in the computer magazine business - until Maxim's success in the US in the late 1990s, computer magazines were the mainstay of Dennis' magazine holdings, second only to Future Publishing in the UK.

Dennis Publishing, Inc. publishes one of the most successful modern men’s lifestyle magazines in America - Maxim (2.5 million rate base) - along with Stuff (1.3 million rate base) and general interest music magazine Blender (800,000 rate base). Maxim, Stuff and Blender are registered trademarks of Felix Dennis. Maxim Radio is broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio on channel 108.[citation needed]

On February 15, 2007, Dennis Publishing, Inc. announced that it had retained media investment firm, Allen & Company as its exclusive financial advisor to explore various strategic alternatives available to the Company including a possible sale of the Company.[citation needed]

In June 2007, all of Dennis's United States holdings - minus the U.S. edition of The Week - were sold to the private equity firm Quadrangle Group, this included the editions of Maxim, Stuff & Blender.[1]

In January 2008, Dennis Publishing acquired the online news site The First Post for an undisclosed sum.[2]

In February 2008, Dennis Publishing announced the launch of iGizmo, a free fortnightly interactive digital magazine dedicated to gadgets and consumer technology, launching on 11 March.

In November 2008, Dennis Publishing acquired the online games and hardware enthusiast website bit-tech.net for an undisclosed sum.[3]

In 2007 Dennis Publishing had group turnover of £63m and profit before interest and tax of £6.9m.[4]

Contents

Company details

As of June 2006:

  • Chairman: Felix Dennis
  • Chief Executive: James Tye
  • Group Finance Officer: Ian Leggett
  • Registered Company Number: 1138891 (England)
  • Registered Business Address: 30, Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JD

Publications

As of April 2010:

  • Auto Express
  • bit-tech
  • Bizarre
  • Channel Pro
  • Computer Shopper
  • Custom PC
  • Digital SLR Photography
  • EVO
  • Expert Reviews
  • Fortean Times
  • iGizmo
  • iMotor
  • InsidePoker Business
  • IT Pro
  • Know Your Cell
  • Know Your Mobile
  • Kontraband
  • Land Rover Monthly
  • Mac Channel
  • MacUser
  • Maxim (UK)
  • Men's Fitness
  • Micro Mart
  • Monkey
  • Octane
  • PC Pro
  • Poker Player
  • The First Post
  • The Week
  • Viz

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