Pioneer of the paperback, Penguin was founded in 1935 by Allen Lane, who wanted to offer novels for the price of a pack of cigarettes and published such contemporary writers as Ernest Hemingway and Agatha Christie. Today Penguin has offices in fifteen countries. Where have "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and Salman Rushdie kept company? At The Penguin Group, one of the world's top book publishers (and no stranger to controversial titles). Owned by media giant Pearson, the publisher operates through such imprints as Viking (literary fiction and non-fiction), Puffin (children's books), Dorling Kindersley (reference works), and Rough Guides(travel). Penguin authors include Tom Clancy, Patricia Cornwell, and Nora Roberts.

Astral is a leading Canadian media company, reaching people through a combination of highly targeted media properties in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media.The Company is the country’s largest broadcaster of English- and French-language pay and specialty television services and operates, on its own or with partners, 21 television services, including The Movie Network/HBO Canada, Super Écran, Playhouse Disney, Family, Canal Vie, Canal D, VRAK.TV and TELETOON. Astral is also Canada’s largest radio broadcaster with 83 licensed radio stations in 8 provinces, including NRJ, RockDétente, Virgin Radio, EZ Rock and The Bear.Astral Out-of-Home is one of Canada’s most dynamic and innovative out-of-home advertising companies with nearly 8000 faces located in the largest markets in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia. The Company also operates over 100 websites with a high level of interactivity and a variety of different products and services online. Astral employs over 2,800 people at its facilities in Montréal, Toronto, and a number of cities throughout Canada.The shares of Astral Media Inc. trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols ACM.A/ACM.B.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, the result of a merger in 1992 between The San Diego Union (founded in 1868) and the Evening Tribune (founded in 1895), is a leading daily newspaper and the only major daily in America's Finest City. It has a daily circulation of almost 250,000 and its online counterpart -- SignOnSanDiego.com -- has more than 2.5 million visitors in a month. The paper, owned by private equity firm Platinum Equity, is published in San Diego and operates several offices throughout the city. The company also publishes Enlace, a weekly Spanish-language newspaper (and Web site mienlace.com) which targets the county's growing Hispanic population.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings) co-owns the company along with creative director Richard Taylor and producer Jamie Selkirk. How often does a company get to call itself an Academy Award Winner? For Weta, it's a five-time honor. The effects studio has won Oscars and other awards for make-up, visual effects, costumes, and miniatures for films including King Kong and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. It also contributed to Avatar, The Lovely Bones, and District 9. Weta also makes 3D models, armor and other props, and sculptures, including collectibles for its own and other properties. Other parts of Weta include film production and post-production studios and a film equipment rental house.

The firm was founded in 1976 by Tere Zubizarreta. It maintains offices in regions with significant Latino populations, including California, Florida, Michigan, and Texas. Zubi Advertising Services has the cultural know-how to help clients target Hispanic consumers in the US. The privately held and minority-owned advertising agency develops broadcast, print, radio, and Web campaigns. It also offers account planning, creative development, interactive marketing, media planning and buying, production, and Web site design. Zubi has created spots for Ford's Fusion and Focus car models and launched a national print and Spanish-language TV initiative for AMR's American Airlines.

W.A. Wilde Company provides tools and services for direct marketing campaigns, such as fulfillment, mailing, print management, statement processing, and telemarketing. Its offerings can be purchased as a package or la carte. The company operate through three main units: Wilde Agency, a full-service direct-marketing provider; Wilde Interactive, which specializes in online campaigns; and L.W. Robbins Associates, an agency catering to nonprofit organizations. Family-owned W.A. Wilde traces its roots back to 1868, when William A. Wilde began publishing books.

Deseret Management also has real estate holdings through other subsidiaries. The Mormon Church formed the holding company in 1966. While the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints handles the spiritual, Deseret Management takes care of the worldly. The holding company oversees a portfolio of for-profit ventures for the Mormon Church, including Bonneville International Corporation (radio and TV stations), Deseret Book Company (inspirational publishing), and Salt Lake City's "Deseret Morning News" newspaper. Its holdings also include life insurance and financial services provider Beneficial Life Insurance and contract foodservices and corporate catering provider Temple Square Hospitality.

RE/Search Publications was founded in 1980 by V. Vale with initial funding from Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and actress/film director Betty Thomas. RE/Search Publications covers counter-culture. The company publishes books on a variety of fringe culture topics, including underground music and film, body modification, paganism, and performance art. The company also publishes fiction by authors such as J.G. Ballard, William S. Burroughs, and Wanda von Sacher-Masoch, in addition to releasing CDs of obscure music. Popular RE/Search titles include Angry Women, Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist, Incredibly Strange Films, and Modern Primitives.

Market First, Inc. was founded in 1995 by Bob and Julie Henry, president and CEO respectively. Market First specializes in marketing and advertising programs for business-to-consumer marketers. Programs cover customer acquisition and retention, direct mail, print advertising, and point-of-sale fulfillment. Market First serves clients in the automotive, electronics, retail, and restaurant industry sectors. Market First also helps franchisors create and then roll out marketing programs for their franchisees.

Raleigh Studios is a film production facility that operates studio lots in California (Hollywood, Manhattan Beach, and Playa Vista) and Louisiana (Baton Rouge). The company leases its sound stages to independent and major companies and provides a host of production and post-production services, such as lighting, stage equipment rentals, set construction, sound and editing, office space, dressing rooms, and screening rooms. Its operations include divisions and subsidiaries such as Hollywood Rentals (lighting equipment), Olesen Lighting (theatrical lighting), and ESS (production equipment). The company, which also offers production services in Europe through Raleigh Film, Budapest, can trace its roots to 1915.

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