Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City.

Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc.

Parent company	Hachette Filipacchi Médias
Status	Acquired by Hearst Magazines
Founded	1972
Defunct	2011
Successor	Hearst Magazines
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York City
Publication types	Magazines, books
Imprints	Filipacchi Books

History

It was formed in 1972 as CBS Publications.^[1] CBS expanded its magazine group by acquiring Fawcett Publications in 1977,^[2] and the majority of the Ziff Davis magazines in 1984.^[3] CBS Publications in 1982 sold Fawcett Publications to Ballantine Books while Popular Library was sold to Warner Communications.^[2]

Executive Peter Diamandis acquired the division in 1987.^[1] Hachette purchased Diamandis Communications in 1988.^[4]

In May 2009, the company sold American Photo, Flying, Boating, Sound & Vision, and Popular Photography to the Bonnier Group.^[5]

Hearst Magazines acquired Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. magazines along with most of Hachette Filipacchi's international magazines in May 2011.^[6]

List of publications

• Car and Driver
• Cycle World
• Elle^[7]
• Elle Decor
• Elle Girl (print edition closed in July 2006)
• Premiere.com (print edition closed in April 2007)
• Road & Track^[7]
• Woman's Day^[7]
• Family Life, sold to Time Warner in 1999^[8][9]
• Trump Style^[10][11]

From 1995 to 2001, the company also published the magazine George which was founded by John F. Kennedy Jr.

Other businesses

• Hachette Filipacchi Custom Publishing, integrated marketing, database, market research
• Hachette Enterprises
• Filipacchi Books