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The Future Network PLC |
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NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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Business 2.0 to Fold European Editions
Jul 02 2001 06:05 PM PDT
Time Has Come for Business 2.0
Jun 07 2001 05:20 PM PDT
Time Has Come for Business 2.0
Jun 07 2001 03:22 PM PDT
Red Herring Lays Off 20% of Staff
May 17 2001 04:38 PM PDT
Business 2.0 Looks for a New Parent
Mar 07 2001 05:13 PM PST
PROFILE |
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Many people, from video-game players to venture capitalists, turn to The Future Network for high-tech information. The company is one of the largest magazine publishers in the UK, producing about 115 titles in a half-dozen countries. It is best-known for such gaming and computing titles as "PC Gamer" and "The Official PlayStation Magazine." In the US, its Imagine Media subsidiary produces "MacAddict" and "Maximum PC." (It is selling "Business 2.0" to AOL Time Warner.) Future Network also publishes special interest titles such as "Needlecraft, Cycling Plus," and "Total Football." The company has cut 350 jobs and sold about 20 titles to streamline operations. Founder and chairman Chris Anderson owns 27% of the company.
COMPETITION |
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British Broadcasting Corporation (dossier)
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IPC Media Limited (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 379.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 34.8%
Employees: 1,828
Revenue per employee: $207,385.12
KEY PEOPLE |
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Greg Ingham
CEO
Michael Penington
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Beauford Ct., 30 Monmouth St.
Bath Avon BA1 2BW, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-1225-442-244
Fax: 44-1225-446-019
Online: Web Site
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