Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City.

History

It was formed in 1972 as CBS Publications.<ref name=diamandis/> CBS expanded its magazine group by acquiring Fawcett Publications in 1977,<ref name="hg"/> and the majority of the Ziff Davis magazines in 1984.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> CBS Publications in 1982 sold Fawcett Publications to Ballantine Books while Popular Library was sold to Warner Communications.<ref name=hg>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Executive Peter Diamandis acquired the division in 1987.<ref name=diamandis>Template:Cite news</ref> Hachette purchased Diamandis Communications in 1988.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2009, the company sold American Photo, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision, and Popular Photography to the Bonnier Group.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Hearst Magazines acquired Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. magazines along with most of Hachette Filipacchi's international magazines in May 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

List of publications

• Car and Driver
• Cycle World
• Elle<ref name="cny">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Elle Decor
• Elle Girl (print edition closed in July 2006)
• Premiere.com (print edition closed in April 2007)
• Road & Track<ref name=cny/>
• Woman's Day<ref name=cny/>
• Family Life, sold to Time Warner in 1999<ref>The New York Times 1999 Time Inc. Unit to Buy Family Life Magazine</ref><ref>NY Daily News 1999 FAMILY LIFE MAGAZINE ADOPTED BY TIME INC. – "Family Life brings a circulation of 500,000, which Hartig said he hopes to push to the 1.1 million level of Disney competitor Family Fun"</ref>
• Trump Style<ref name="wsj2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

From 1995 to 2001, the company also published the magazine George which was founded by John F. Kennedy Jr.

Other businesses

• Hachette Filipacchi Custom Publishing, integrated marketing, database, market research
• Hachette Enterprises
• Filipacchi Books