Mantra Films company produces the lucrative and controversial direct-to-consumer video and DVD series Girls Gone Wild. Infomercials for the series run on cable and local broadcast stations around the country. Mantra's operations include production facilities and crew members, a call center, and a fulfillment center, as well as tour buses and a live event staff. CEO Joe Francis founded Mantra in 1997 when he was 24 years old. Francis spent 10 months in federal prison awaiting trial in 2007 and 2008; the following year he ended his tax evasion battle with federal prosecutors when he pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.

Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. has leveraged an 80-plus year history of publishing excellence to become a media company for the 21st century. Focusing on retail, foodservice and healthcare, Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. is made up of strategic business units all dedicated to providing executives, professionals, and customers with the best B2B and consumer information online and in print.

Founded in 1986, Katz & Associates is a nationally recognized public affairs consulting firm specializing in issues-based communication programs for public and private sector clients. Our diverse team of communication professionals offers specialized experience in public outreach, media relations, environmental communication and public participation. The Katz & Associates philosophy is based on providing strategic, high quality service to clients in the most cost effective manner.

Claxson Interactive Group is a leading operator of multimedia entertainment serving audiences in South America. It operates and distributes cable music service DMX Latin America (joint venture with DMX), along with adult entertainment channel Playboy TV Latin America (80%-owned with Playboy Enterprises). It also offers digital network services to cable operators through Digital Latin America. A group led by HM Capital and Latin American media giant Cisneros Group took Claxson private in 2008.

Pomegranate Communications is a leading publisher of calendars, postcards, Christmas cards, and other consumer products. Its calendars and cards are targeted towards such niche interests as art, nature, and women's studies, as well as culture, music, and photography. Pomegranate Communications company sells its products direct to consumers through its Web site and catalog; it also distributes through other retail stores. Company president Thomas Burke started Pomegranate Communications in the late 1960s.

At The Walt Disney Company believe that being a good corporate citizen is not just the right thing to do; it also benefits their guests, employees and businesses. It makes the Company a desirable place to work, reinforces the attractiveness of their brands and products and strengthens the bonds with consumers and neighbors in communities the world over. The Company has put in place a comprehensive, integrated approach to corporate responsibility, building on established infrastructure for addressing crucial issues related to the environment, community, workplaces and product development. Special emphasis has been placed on how these issues affect key audience of kids and families.

I C Interactive (doing business as InfoPros) provides technical documentation (user manuals, online help, operator's guides) and instructional design services (online, self-paced, and instructor-led training; train-the-trainer courses; multimedia demos) for companies that have technical info to convey, including heavy equipment manufacturers, IT companies, medical companies, and others. It also provides technical marketing materials like white papers and case studies. InfoPros works from five offices in Colorado, Wisconsin, Oregon, and North Carolina. Horizon Interactive was formed in 1994; it merged with InfoPros in 2006 and adopted the new name.

Each week, the award-winning San Diego Business Journal examines the many ways that the San Diego economy operates. Together with the economic news, demographics and lifestyle profiles, the San Diego Business Journal is presented in an accessible format. First-rate editorial and research teams provide in-depth analysis of the community’s ever-changing business and economic scene. Regular departments include Up Front, highlighting stories of importance featuring San Diego businesses and their decision-makers; Media & Technology, focusing on up-to-the-minute changes and innovations in the businesses that serve these fields; Small Business, profiling those smaller businesses moving into the fore; and Investment and Finance, where San Diego’s many public companies are profiled and analyzed.One of the most widely read features is The List, which ranks the top businesses in any given industry. Each of these surveys is then compiled into the San Diego Business Journal’s invaluable resource – the annual Book of Lists.

Monarch Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, publishes ‘Girls Life’, a bi-monthly magazine for girls age ten to fifteen. Monarch Services company sells its magazines through direct mail solicitation, insert cards, and subscription agents. In addition, it operates a restaurant under the name ‘Peerce's Plantation’ with catering facility and bar. Monarch Services was founded in 1976 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

COFIDE - Compagnia Finanziaria De Benedetti -- COFIDE for short -- isn't short on activities; the holding company sports businesses as diverse as Italy's regional cuisines. The company, controlled by Italian businessman Carlo De Benedetti, operates subsidiaries active in media (Editoriale L'Espresso group); utlities (Energia); and automotive components (the SOGEFI group). COFIDE additionally includes healthcare (The HSS Group) and financial services (Jupiter Finance and The Oakwood Group) operations. Its main subsidiary is 48%-owned CIR, which is a holding company for most of the above businesses. The De Benedetti family owns more than 45% of COFIDE.

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