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Do you know who owns Digital Spy?

MandarkMandark Posts: 48,025
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Since August, it's been Hearst magazines UK, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, which was founded by the greatest media baron of them all, William Randolph heart. Just thought people might like to know that! :)
http://www.hearst.co.uk/magazines/4-Our-Brands.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst
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    You_moYou_mo Posts: 11,334
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    I knew that! But what was Rosebud?
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    PamelaLPamelaL Posts: 67,688
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    You_mo wrote: »
    I knew that! But what was Rosebud?

    I know that. :D
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    FlyinBrickFlyinBrick Posts: 1,571
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    You_mo wrote: »
    I knew that! But what was Rosebud?

    A very nice sledge in a very over rated film.
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    seacamseacam Posts: 21,364
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    You_mo wrote: »
    I knew that! But what was Rosebud?
    A Camel and a Python.
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    tysonstormtysonstorm Posts: 24,609
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    The Chain Of Evil?

    I'd say despite the fact he is a scumball, Rupert Murdoch is the greatest media baron ever.
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    MandarkMandark Posts: 48,025
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    You_mo wrote: »
    I knew that! But what was Rosebud?
    Errr.. :) Secret Service codename for Sasha Obama?! True actually!
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    MandarkMandark Posts: 48,025
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    tysonstorm wrote: »
    The Chain Of Evil?

    I'd say despite the fact he is a scumball, Rupert Murdoch is the greatest media baron ever.
    It's a but like the argument about who was the greatest physicist. Newton effectively created the profession but Einstein discovered more about the true nature of reality.
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    SigurdSigurd Posts: 26,610
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    Hearst Completes U.K. Portion of Lagerdere Acquisition

    Includes U.K. publishing rights for ELLE, ELLE DECORATION and Psychologies.

    By Stefanie Botelho
    08/01/2011

    Hearst’s U.K. division, the National Magazine Company, is officially merged with Hachette Filipacchi UK Ltd. The group is now under the moniker Hearst Magazines UK.

    Upon the completion of this acquisition, Hearst has the U.K. publishing rights of ELLE, ELLE DECORATION and Psychologies; the company can now claim ownership of Red, All About Soap, Inside Soap, Digital Spy and Sugarscape. Hearst Magazines U.K.’s portfolio includes 26 magazines and 22 digital assets, which reach a print audience of 16 million adults and 20 million monthly online unique users, according to a press statement.
    http://www.foliomag.com/2011/hearst-u-k-completes-u-k-portion-lagerdere-acquisition

    Quite a recent deal, then, it seems. (The previous owners of DS were Hachette Filipacchi.)
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    MandarkMandark Posts: 48,025
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    Yep, the French have gone but now the Americans have taken over! :D Wonder if they might give us one combo login for all their sites. Are the kids at SugarScape, a bunch of looters?
    SugarScape: The content destination of choice for a hard-to-please, dynamic youth
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,304
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    I thought "digital assets" were the things I tried to delete all traces of with XXXcleaner pro.
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    zx50zx50 Posts: 91,298
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    Mandark wrote: »
    Since August, it's been Hearst magazines UK, a subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, which was founded by the greatest media baron of them all, William Randolph heart. Just thought people might like to know that! :)
    http://www.hearst.co.uk/magazines/4-Our-Brands.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst

    A company who owns a chain of magazines.

    Edit: Ah, so you're telling us who owns it? Ah, right. Okay.
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    cyberwarcyberwar Posts: 4,193
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    You_mo wrote: »
    I knew that! But what was Rosebud?

    Ronald McDonald's wifey!
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    exlordlucanexlordlucan Posts: 35,375
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    I thought it was Murdoch, he owns everything.
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    TheSilentFezTheSilentFez Posts: 11,104
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    Actually, Tesco owns Digital Spy.
    Tesco actually control nearly every major corporation in the world and most world leaders are actually placed there by Tesco.
    Tesco themselves are owned by reptilian aliens and they are our overlord masters.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,720
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    The owner?
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    wns_195wns_195 Posts: 13,590
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    tysonstorm wrote: »
    The Chain Of Evil?

    The Chain of Evil doesn't own and has never owned DS.
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,309
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    vinba wrote: »
    It's a cover story :rolleyes:

    Hide in plain sight and all that.

    I can exclusively reveal that DS is owned by............

    Giant Lizard space aliens, some of whom look like models but many look like Robert Englund. They aim to eat us all and have selected DS forum users as the tastiest morsels of humanity.
    Their criteria is based on post history

    1-1000 posts: Ground up to make Intergalactic beef burgers
    1001 - 5000 posts: Filleted to make space Kievs
    5001 - 9000 posts: Fried lightly on both sides and garnished with Altarian lettuce
    9001 + posts: Eaten alive with a nice glass of Vulcan blood wine.

    sorry Sigurd :o

    Well I, for one, welcome our new gourmet reptilian overlords.......
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    coopermanyorkscoopermanyorks Posts: 21,215
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    Maybe Friday was the Wrong day to ask the question ?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,051
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    I haven't a clue who owns it..... I'm not that fussed to be honest :D
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    lemoncurdlemoncurd Posts: 57,778
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    Wonder what Neil Wilkes got for it?
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    be more pacificbe more pacific Posts: 19,061
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    Is Patty going to come and shoot us up if we offend the company?:eek:
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    CLL DodgeCLL Dodge Posts: 116,170
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    Yes because I looked it up yesterday.
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    grahamzxygrahamzxy Posts: 11,920
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    I thought about this just 2 days ago - I like digital spy, ad free, good forums, free to use, no pop ups. It is clean and easy to use also and runs pretty smoothly.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,974
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    I myself was wondering who owned them and if the content of posts (or complete threads) are removed at the request of their advertisers or business partners making the information a little biased?

    Automan.
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    Wbc-WorkerWbc-Worker Posts: 815
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    grahamzxy wrote: »
    I thought about this just 2 days ago - I like digital spy, ad free, good forums, free to use, no pop ups. It is clean and easy to use also and runs pretty smoothly.

    sorry you cant call it ad free because it does have adverts - just now there is a advert for Dyson and another advert for Fiat on this very page.

    sure it had less adverts than many other sites but its not ad free.
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