Regent Media Finalizes Acquisition of Advocate and Out Mags, Other PlanetOut Entities
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Regent Media Completes Acquisition of
PlanetOut¹s Magazine, Online and Book Publishing Businesses
Regent Media Launches Video Broadcasting on Advocate.com Featuring In-Depth
Reports from the 2008 Democratic National Convention
August 25, 2008 (Los Angeles) Stephen P. Jarchow and Paul Colichman,
Chairman and President of Regent Media, announced their company has
completed the acquisition of PlanetOut¹s publishing properties. The
properties include PlanetOut¹s two flagship brands: The Advocate, the
world¹s leading LGBT news source, and Out, the world¹s leading LGBT fashion
and style source. Additionally, Regent Media purchased The Out Traveler,
the world¹s leading LGBT travel source, and Alyson Books, the world¹s
leading LGBT book publisher. The brand¹s corresponding web properties
advocate.com, out.com, outtraveler.com and Alyson.com - were also included
in Regent Media¹s acquisition.
³Regent Media now owns the best-known and most respected brands in the gay
and lesbian marketplace. Our brands signify the highest quality content for
the LGBT community via television, magazines, books and the web,² said
Jarchow and Colichman. ³These seminal properties will continue to document
and to enrich the culture and history of our nation.²
The Regent Media brands now include: here! Networks, heretv.com, here!
Films, here! Home Entertainment, here! Tunes, The Advocate, advocate.com,
Out, out.com, The Out Traveler, outtraveler.com, HIV Plus, hivplusmag.com,
Alyson Books, alyson.com and Gaywired Media, which encompasses entertainment
and lifestyle sites gaywired.com, shewired.com and gaysports.com.
As part of the ongoing re-launch of advocate.com, The Advocate news team
will cover the Democratic National Convention (DNC) with its inaugural video
news broadcasts. Advocate.com¹s DNC news team includes veteran broadcast
journalist James Hattori, as well as The Advocate news editors Kerry Eleveld
and Sean Kennedy. Hattori is best known for his work as a senior
correspondent with CBS, NBC and CNN.
³Advocate.com will proudly provide a unique perspective on the events of the
DNC,² said Jon Barrett, Editor in Chief of The Advocate and advocate.com.
³No other organization can serve our community with such an extraordinary
level of resources and experience. Simply put, we are the best team in gay
news.²
Colichman and Jarchow jointly supervise the various divisions of Regent
Media. Through their companies they have produced such films as the Academy
Award-winning Gods & Monsters and Academy Award-nominated Tom & Viv. Their
original television series include the entire here! production slate:
Dante¹s Cove, Paradise Falls, The Lair, The Donald Strachey Mysteries, The
DL Chronicles and the annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration.
About Regent Media
Formed in 2008 by Regent Entertainment co-founders Paul Colichman and
Stephen P. Jarchow, Regent Media is the world¹s most dynamic multi-platform
niche media company. The company includes here! Networks, America¹s premium
gay and lesbian television network airing in 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets,
including every top ten market. Regent Media also publishes America¹s best
known magazines and books for the gay and lesbian market with brands
including The Advocate, Out, The Out Traveler and HIV Plus, as well as the
Alyson Books publishing division. Regent Media¹s online presence
incorporates the award-winning Advocate.com, Out.com, OutTraveler.com and
Gaywired.com. The company boasts a dynamic and diverse staff in Los Angeles
and New York, as well as a portfolio of media properties rich in cultural
significance, history, entertainment, fashion and stunning imagery. For more
information on Regent Media and its brands, log on to www.regentmedia.com.
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