EMAP is a British media company, specializing in the production of b2b magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. "EMAP" is an abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press - which was founded by Charles Winfrey in the late 1800s when he was trying to get elected as a member of parliament. (He felt by owning local newspapers in and around Boston, Sleaford & Peterborough, he could more easily get his political message across). It transpired that he was a more successful publisher than politician.

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  • EMAP is a British media company, specializing in the production of b2b magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. "EMAP" is an abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press - which was founded by Charles Winfrey in the late 1800s when he was trying to get elected as a member of parliament. (He felt by owning local newspapers in and around Boston, Sleaford & Peterborough, he could more easily get his political message across). It transpired that he was a more successful publisher than politician. The magazine division was really founded on a whim and a hunch when the company's printing presses lay dormant between printing issues of the local papers. The staff gambled that a weekly angling publication would be a hit - and in 1953 Angling Times was born. This was soon joined by another weekly heavyweight when EMAP bought Motor Cycle News from its founder in 1957 for a hundred pounds. It had been launched two years earlier. Both remain in the top 10 profit earners for the company to this day. The Winfrey family continued to work on the management team of EMAP until the early 1980s and still remain large shareholders. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. After a period as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, it was demoted to the FTSE 250 Index with effect from 16 September 2005. On 27 July 2007, Emap announced that it was undertaking a review of the structure of the group in response to receiving a number of unsolicited proposals to purchase parts of the company.On 12 September 2007, Emap announced that it had completed the disposal of its Australian consumer magazine division, Emap Australia for approximately £38m to ACP Magazines Ltd.On 29 January 2008, Emap completed the sale of its radio and television stations to German company Bauer. The remainder of the company was taken over by Eden Bidco Ltd, a company incorporated for the purpose of the acquisition by its owners, the Private Equity investment group Apax and the Guardian Media Group in late March/early April. (en)
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  • / Turnover £1.154 Billion GBP (2006) (en)
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  • EMAP is a British media company, specializing in the production of b2b magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. "EMAP" is an abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press - which was founded by Charles Winfrey in the late 1800s when he was trying to get elected as a member of parliament. (He felt by owning local newspapers in and around Boston, Sleaford & Peterborough, he could more easily get his political message across). It transpired that he was a more successful publisher than politician. (en)
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  • Mondadori France (fr)
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