Remnant Media
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
[edit]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.[1][2] The Bank of Scotland became embroiled in controversy by lending Remnant Media £5 million towards the financing package.[3]
In December 2005, Remnant Media created an offshoot publishing company SMD Publishing which was dissolved in July 2010.[4] Publications under SMD included Hotdog and Front.[5]
Liquidation
[edit]Remnant Media entered administration in late 2007. The assets of the company were soon sold to Trojan Publishing, itself soon acquired by Interactive Publishing.[6] Trojan went into liquidation from 2010[7] and was dissolved by May 2013.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ " Desmond breaks links with porn as he fights for 'Telegraph'", Andrew Clennell, The Independent, 2 March 2004
- ^ "Periodical publisher profiles". Magforum. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Bank apologises for porn funding", BBC News, 22 March 2004
- ^ "SMD Publishing Limited". Open Corporates. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
Company number: 05646460. Incorporation date 6 December 2005. Dissolution date 22 July 2010.
- ^ Parker, Robin (31 October 2006). "SMD to fold monthly film title Hotdog". Media Week. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
SMD, a start-up offshoot of adult magazine publisher Remnant Media...
- ^ Bowers, Simon (12 February 2008). "Flotation for porn publisher". Guardian Online. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ Luft, Oliver (7 June 2010). "Scarlet magazine closes after distributor goes into admin". Press Gazette - The Wire. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Trojan Publishing Limited". Open Corporates. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
Company number: 05841474. Incorporation date 8 June 2006. Dissolution date 8 May 2013.
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