United Business Media
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| Type | Public (LSE: UBM) |
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| Founded | 1918 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Key people | John Botts, (Chairman) David Levin, (CEO) |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Magazines Exhibitions News Distribution |
| Revenue | £801.6 million (2007) |
| Operating income | £126.1 million (2007) |
| Net income | £114.0 million (2007) |
| Website | www.unitedbusinessmedia.com |
United Business Media (LSE: UBM) is a business providing business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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History
The Company was founded in 1918 as United Newspapers.[1] It acquired PR Newswire in 1982.[1] It changed its name to United News & Media in 1995[1] and bought CMP Media in 1999.[1] In 2000 it adopted its current name of United Business Media. It went on to acquire Commonwealth Business Media for $152 million in 2006.[2]
Operations
The Company distributes news and information and also offers media products to customers.[3] Its businesses include PR Newswire, Commonwealth Business Media, CMP Information, CMP Asia, CMP Medica, TechWeb, Everything Channel, TechInsights, Think Services and the Miller Freeman publishing imprint. It is also a major shareholder of ITN and Press Association.
The Company's publications include:
- Official Airline Guide
- Official Guide of the Railways
- Building
- Travel Trade Gazette
- The Publican
- Farmers Guardian
- Property Week
- Music Week
- Daltons
It main competitors are International Data Group, Reed Elsevier and VNU.
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