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- A360 Media, LLC (branded a360media), formerly American Media, Inc. (AMI), is an American publisher of magazines, supermarket tabloids, and books based in New York City. Originally affiliated with only the National Enquirer, the media company's holdings expanded considerably in the 1990s and 2000s. In November 2010, American Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to debts of nearly $1 billion, but has continued to buy and sell magazine brands since then. AMI has been in the news affiliated with accusations of catch and kill operations. On December 12, 2018, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported that AMI admitted to paying $150,000 to Karen McDougal in concert with a candidate's presidential campaign for the sole purpose of preventing damaging allegations prior to the 2016 US presidential election. According to its September 2018 non-prosecution agreement with Southern District of New York federal prosecutors, AMI "shall commit no crimes whatsoever" for three years, otherwise "A.M.I. shall thereafter be subject to prosecution for any federal criminal violation of which this office has knowledge." On April 10, 2019, Chatham Asset Management, which controls 80 percent of AMI's stock, forced AMI to sell the National Enquirer. This came after Chatham owner Anthony Melchiorre, who AMI has also relied on for survival, expressed dismay over the tabloid magazine's recent scandals involving hush money assistance to U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and blackmail of Jeff Bezos. On April 18, 2019, AMI agreed to sell not only the National Enquirer, but two of its other publications, Globe and National Examiner, to Hudson News Distributors. In August 2020, Chatham Asset Management, AMI's owning holding company, announced it would merge AMI with Accelerate 360, a wholesale distribution company it also owned. As part of the merger, AMI was officially renamed A360 on October 1. (en)
- American Media (AMI) ist ein US-amerikanisches Unternehmen mit Sitz in New York City. American Media ist im Verlagswesen tätig und gibt zahlreiche Zeitschriften heraus, insbesondere in den Bereichen Boulevard, Sport, Bodybuilding und Fitness. American Media hat ein Tochterunternehmen namens Distribution Services.Eigentümer von American Media sind seit 2014 die Hedgefonds Chatham Asset Management und Omega Charitable Partnership.David J. Pecker ist ein langjähriger Freund und der ehemalige Anwalt Donald Trumps. Im Juni 2018 verkaufte die Bauer Media Group die amerikanischen Ausgaben ihrer Celebrity-Zeitschriften (unter anderem inTouch, Life & Style, Closer) an AMI. Im Dezember 2018 erzielte AMI eine Absprache, mit der die Staatsanwaltschaft des SDNY die Ermittlungen einstellte gegen das Eingeständnis, dass AMI Karen McDougal hauptsächlich bezahlt hatte, um ihr Schweigen zu erkaufen und das Ergebnis der Präsidentschaftswahl zu beeinflussen. (de)
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- A360 Media, LLC (branded a360media), formerly American Media, Inc. (AMI), is an American publisher of magazines, supermarket tabloids, and books based in New York City. Originally affiliated with only the National Enquirer, the media company's holdings expanded considerably in the 1990s and 2000s. In November 2010, American Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to debts of nearly $1 billion, but has continued to buy and sell magazine brands since then. (en)
- American Media (AMI) ist ein US-amerikanisches Unternehmen mit Sitz in New York City. American Media ist im Verlagswesen tätig und gibt zahlreiche Zeitschriften heraus, insbesondere in den Bereichen Boulevard, Sport, Bodybuilding und Fitness. American Media hat ein Tochterunternehmen namens Distribution Services.Eigentümer von American Media sind seit 2014 die Hedgefonds Chatham Asset Management und Omega Charitable Partnership.David J. Pecker ist ein langjähriger Freund und der ehemalige Anwalt Donald Trumps. (de)
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