HIT Entertainment is a leading producer of children's TV programming, including such shows as Barney & Friends, Bob the Builder, and Thomas & Friends. The company's vault features more than 1,500 hours of programming that its distributes to more than 240 countries; it also distributes content for the home entertainment market and licenses its characters for use in books and other consumer products. The company was formed in 1989 by TV entrepreneur Peter Orton. Sunshine Acquisition, formed by private equity firm Apax Partners, owns HIT Entertainment.

Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold market-leading positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Future sells more than 3 million magazines each month; we attract more than 20 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports or syndicates publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.

MJE Marketing is a full-service, national award-winning marketing, advertising, public relations and public affairs agency whose commitment to quality is absolute -- top to bottom line. Established in 1994, we consider ourselves to be creative, connected and always curious about what makes people do what they do. And that translates into effective campaigns that demonstrate ROI whether the focus is on selling a product, managing a sensitive public issue or coming up with the key call-to-action to attract thousands of people...to that next "big" thing. Before any program, project or campaign is launched, MJE executives work closely with our clients to determine the exact needs and situation. Comprehensive baseline research is developed before designs are drafted or content created. Whether a project is large or small, long term or short, MJE always brings to bear the maximum and extraordinary talents of its select team of writers, designers, analysts and marketing professionals. We are not a traditional agency with layers of departments and staff. Instead you will find a tight group of experts who stay involved -- from concept to completion.

Showcase Entertainment is a US-based foreign distribution firm. The company licenses, distributes, and markets independent feature films. The company has marketed more than 200 feature films, and sells to buyers throughout the world, including countries in Asia, Europe, and South America. Many of Showcases's movies are acquired through the William Morris Agency and ICM. Titles include Anything But Love and The Iris Effect.

Sequoia Publishing is a publishing company specializing in technical reference books. Titles include Pocket PCRef, TechRef, and AutoRef. Many of the company's books are pocket-sized. Hardware stores such as True Value and Ace Hardware carry Sequoia's Pocket Ref, an all-purpose reference book in print since 1989 that features tables, maps, formulas, constants, and conversions.

The Cramer Production Company, Inc. became New England's largest production company in 1999 The Cramer Production Company, or simply Cramer, aims to produce results that enable businesses to trust it. The specialty marketing company offers brand development, internal communications, meeting and event planning, product launches, and sales training. It specializes in creating television commercials and helping its clients built more effective Web sites. Cramer caters to clients residing in the consumer, health care, financial services, professional services, and technology sectors. CEO and owner Tom Martin founded Cramer Production company in 1982 as Cramer Productions when he bought the video production business of his employer Cramer Electronics.

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc is the holding company for a group of worldwide PR consultancies. It owns five independent subsidiary PR agencies that operate as autonomous businesses. It also owns a research business, a policy communications business and a digital consultancy. Between them these businesses have 44 offices in 19 countries. The Group has established itself as a leader in digital public relations. The focus on digital PR comes naturally to the Group given that the majority of the Group's clients are in the technology industry, and include global names such as IBM, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Facebook and Cisco. Over the last few years the Group’s strategy has broadened to include non-technology clients. This strategy was particularly helped by the acquisition of Lexis Public Relations in 2005 and M Booth in 2009. The Group now works with brands such as Coca-Cola, Boots, Dove, JCPenney and the Barclays Premier League.

Its not-so-random acts of publishing have transformed Random House into the world's largest trade book publisher. The book publishing subsidiary of media giant Bertelsmann, Random House operates its eponymous imprint and some 120 others such as Alfred A. Knopf, Ballantine, Bantam, Dell, and Doubleday. Its top-sellers include Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code"," which is the best-selling adult hardcover in history, and its stable of authors includes Elmore Leonard, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Seuss. In addition, the company publishes Fodor's popular travel books, audio products, and electronic books. Outside the US, Random House oversees publishers such as McClelland & Stewart (Canada) and Plaza & Janes (Spain).

The Roanoke Times newspaper serving the Southwestern region of Virginia with news, sports coverage, and lifestyle features. In addition to its flagship publication, Times-World produces specialized niche publications including HomesNOW, Inside Out, Job Market, Neighbors, and News River Valley Current. The company also publishes the regional business publication Blue Ridge Business Journal. First published in 1886 as The Roanoke Daily Times by founding publisher M. H. Claytor, The Roanoke Times was the area's first daily paper. Times-World is owned by Landmark Media Enterprises, which also owns North Carolina's News & Record newspaper through Greensboro News & Record.

Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 49 daily newspapers and a joint interest in four others, rapidly growing online sites and 300 specialty publications in 23 states.Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.4 million daily and 1.7 million Sunday, reaching more than four million readers daily. Lee's online sites attract nearly 16 million unique visits monthly, and Lee's weekly publications have distribution of more than 4.5 million households. Lee's newspaper markets include Madison, Wis.; Lincoln, Neb.; Davenport, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo.; Billings, Mont.; Bloomington, Ill.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Napa, Calif.Lee is based in Davenport, Iowa, and our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE.

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