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Future Plc: http://www.futureplc.com
Future is a small and developing media company, it was ranked the sixth-largest media corporation in the UK in the year 2006. The company publishes over 30 magazines which focus on technology, gaming, film, sport and photography. Future is the official magazine company of two of out three major gaming consoles manufactures with Official Nintendo Magazine as well as owning the company Future US.
The company was first founded by Chris Anderson in 1985 with the sole magazine called Amstrad Action. The company was the first to offer the inclusion of free software on magazine covers which was helpful to their success. In 1994 Anderson sold the company to Pearson PLC for £52.7m however then bought it back in 1998 for £142m. Future announced in March 2010 the idea of exploring the possibility of bringing back its brand called GamesMaster on television. The show focuses on gaming and had a run from 1992 until 1998, it has always produced a spin-off magazines which is published to this day. Future song its U.S music-media brands such as Guitar World and Revolver, in January 2012, to New Bay Media LLC which earned them $3 million. The company completed the sale of major areas of its UK media-music brands for £10.2million to Team Rock Ltd in April 2013. It was awarded in 2010 the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year Award for the third time running.
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