Sullivan of CMG said, “We are very pleased that our longstanding business relationship with Penny Publications has been extended well into the future.  It is nice to work with such a knowledgeable group of people who understand their product line so well and know how to best market their titles through sound category management principles.  We are glad that CMG and Penny Publications will have the opportunity to work together for years to come.”

About Penny Publications:

Penny Publications is the family-owned parent company of Penny Press and Dell Magazines, which, together, publish more than 80 puzzle magazines and books, featuring crosswords, sudoku,  word seek, variety, fill-in and logic-type puzzles.  Titles include Penny’s Finest Word Seek’s, Original Sudoku, Family Favorites, Dell’s Best Easy Crosswords, Family Variety Puzzles & Games, Original Logic Problems, Dell Crossword Puzzles, Official Crossword Puzzles and Pocket Crossword Puzzles, the last three of which have been published continuously for more than 60 years.  The company is named after Penny Kanter, who acquired a struggling crossword-magazine business with her husband, Bill, in 1973, and reinvigorated its editorial, product design and business practices.  In 1996, after dramatic growth and expansion of the Penny Press line, the company acquired Dell Magazines, whose founder, George T. Delacorte, Jr., introduced puzzle magazines to the marketplace in 1921.  Today, Penny Press and Dell Magazines continue to delight puzzle enthusiasts as leaders in the puzzle magazine category.

About CMG:

Comag Marketing Group LLC, a joint venture of Condé Nast Publications, Inc., and The Hearst Corporation, is a widely diversified international, sales and marketing organization for America’s leading magazines. CMG provides respected publishers with comprehensive sales, marketing and promotional services through a network of domestic and overseas sales venues including mass market, direct-to-retail and specialty market channels.

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Athlon Sports Communications, Inc., is a 42-year-old, Nashville-based publishing and sports marketing company whose magazines serve as indispensable previews for fans anticipating the beginning of each sport’s season.  Source: CMG

- Asda’s demands include a request for two pages of editorial or advertising space each month in titles of the company’s choosing.

- Another is that shop space given over to a distributor’s titles will be subject to a “space contribution” of £10,000 paid to the supermarket.

- Asda is asking for a space contribution for each new Asda store opened of £2,500 per magazine title to be paid to the supermarket.

- The supermarket company is also demanding that any new title distributed in its stores will be subject to an “item set up” charge of £2,464.

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