2007
Strategic review announced, then bids invited for the company. H Bauer buys radio and consumer division. Apax and GMG win B2B bid.
Sale of Australian division, part of its music TV business and its Irish radio stations.
Tom Moloney resigns as group chief executive. Alun Cathcart, non-executive chairman, steps in as interim executive chairman
2006
Emap sells Emap France for £380m
Alun Cathcart takes over from Adam Broadbent as chairman
Emap closes Smash Hits magazine, after a 28 year run
2005
Emap acquires the web-based subscription fashion information business WGSN for £140m
Emap acquires SRH Plc, at the same time selling SRH’s newspaper portfolio to Johnston Press for £155m
Emap launches Grazia, Britain’s first weekly glossy, in February
2004
Pays £92m for SMG’s 28 per cent stake in Scottish Radio Holdings
Launch of lad’s weekly ZOO
The Face, J17, Internet Magazine and Here’s Health all close
2003
Emap issues first ever corporate bond and raises £250m
Tom Moloney becomes chief executive, replacing Robin Miller
2002
Heat reaches 500,000 weekly sales mark
Closer launched
Hachette partnership dissolved, Emap loses its share of Red, Elle Deco and Elle
2001
Sells US operations – apart from FHM – to Primedia for £366m
TV channels for brands including Kerrang! launched.
2000
Emap’s German B2B operations sold
1999
Style titles The Face and Arena are bought from Wagadon
1998
Emap makes £1 billion acquisition of Petersen Publishing in the US
1997
Red launch seen as creation of ‘middle youth’women’s market.
Bought Macmillan’s healthcare company
1996
Television business launched with purchase of TV channel The Box
Emap sells newspaper & print division to Johnston Press for £200m
1995
B2B operations expand with the acquisition of Maclean Hunter
1994
Emap buys small title For Him Magazine, converted into FHM
1992
Emap increases B2B portflio, including Heating & Ventilating News
1991
Emap buys Radio City, followed a few years later by TWC and the Metro Group
1990
Emap acquires London dance radio station KISS FM
Emap gets into French market in a deal with Bayard Presse
1988
Emap takes more control of magazine distribution by forming a partnership to create Frontline
1984
Emap forms an exhibition arm & business division with the acquisition of recycling & plastics information products
1978
Smash Hits launched – Emap’s first big consumer title
Consumer Magazines division created
1956
Motor Cycle News acquired for £100
1953
Angling Times launched – Emap’s first consumer title
1947
East Midland Allied Press formed as regional newspaper group
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