American publisher
Watson-Guptill |
Parent company | Ten Speed Press (Crown Publishing Group (Penguin Random House) |
---|
Founded | 1937 |
---|
Founder | Ernest Watson and Arthur L. Guptill |
---|
Country of origin | United States |
---|
Headquarters location | 1745 Broadway, New York City (Random House Tower) |
---|
Publication types | Books |
---|
Imprints | Amphoto Books Back Stage Books Billboard Books |
---|
Official website | www.crownpublishing.com/archives/imprint/watson-guptill |
---|
Watson-Guptill is an American publisher of instructional books in the arts.[1]
History
The company was founded in 1937 by Ernest Watson, Ralph Reinhold, and Arthur L. Guptill.[2] They also published the magazine American Artist.[3] Their headquarters are at 1745 Broadway, New York City, Random House Tower.[4]
Billboard Publications acquired Watson-Guptill in 1962.[citation needed] The Dutch publisher VNU (later renamed the Nielsen Company) acquired Billboard in 1993.[5] Random House acquired Watson-Guptill from Nielsen in 2008.[6] Five years later, Random House, which was owned by Bertelsmann and the Penguin Group, owned by Pearson PLC, merged to form the Penguin Random House company.[7][8] Watson-Guptill became an imprint of Ten Speed Press in 2013.[9]
Imprints
References
- ^ "Watson-Guptill – The Crown Publishing Group". CrownPublishing.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "Ernest W. Watson Biography". ernestwwatson.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ American Artist (Journal, magazine, 1940). WorldCat.org. OCLC 1479320.
- ^ "Watson-Guptill Publications – Publisher Contact". JacketFlap.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "Company News – Dutch Buyer Acquires BPI". NY Times. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "A Down Year for Random House". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ Calamur, Krishnadev (29 October 2012). "Penguin, Random House Announce Merger". NPR, 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Penguin and Random House Merge, Saying Change Will Come Slowly". NY Times. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "Crown Shifts Watson-Guptill, Amphoto, Potter Craft". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
External links
- Official website
- Penguin Random House Canada page
- Watson Biography
Bertelsmann |
---|
Bertelsmann Home Entertainment | - Arcadia Entertainment
- Aris Ekdotiki
- ClipArt Films
- Feelgood Entertainment
- Fiction Pictures
- JP Video Productions
- Libero Video
- Lucifier Video Enterprises
- Mascot Video
- Media Vista Film & Audio Distributors
- Panorama Audio Visual Systems S.A.
- Pissanos International
- Star Video
|
---|
Media assets | RTL Group |
---|
RTL Deutschland | Radio | - RTL Radio
- 104.6 RTL
- Antenne Bayern[b]
- Antenne Niedersachsen[c]
- Radio Hamburg[d]
- Radio NRW[e]
- 105'5 Spreeradio
- Radio 21[f]
- Radio Regenbogen[g]
- BigFM[h]
- Hitradio RTL Sachsen[i]
- Radio Brocken (50%)
- 89.0 RTL
- Antenne Thüringen (15%)
- Radio Ton (2%)
- Rock Antenne[b]
- Sachsen Funkpaket (31.9%)
- Radio Dresden
- Radio Leipzig
- Radio Chemnitz
- Radio Lausitz
- Radio Zwickau
- Radio Erzgebirge
- Vogtland Radio
- Oldie 95 (4.78%)
- Radio Top 40 (15%)
|
---|
|
---|
RTL Nederland | - Catchup and Video on Demand
- RTL XL
- Videoland
|
---|
Groupe M6 (48.6%) | - Catchup and Video on Demand
- 6play
- Salto[k]
|
---|
RTL Luxembourg | Radio | - RTL Radio
- RTL Today Radio
- RTL LX
- RTL Gold
|
---|
|
---|
RTL Magyarország | TV | - RTL
- RTL II
- Cool
- Film+
- RTL Gold
- RTL Három
- Sorozat+
- Muzsika TV
|
---|
|
---|
Atresmedia (18.65%) | |
---|
Latin America & Brazil | Gulli Brasil [pt] |
---|
Russia | |
---|
Fremantle | |
---|
- ^ joint venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media.
- ^ a b joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
- ^ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.
- ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.
- ^ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
- ^ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.
- ^ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.
- ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.
- ^ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen.
- ^ joint venture with TF1 Group.
- ^ joint venture with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1.
|
|
---|
Penguin Random House | USA | |
---|
UK | Ebury | |
---|
Penguin General | |
---|
Other | |
---|
Vintage Publishing | |
---|
|
---|
Canada | |
---|
Germany | |
---|
Spain | |
---|
Other | |
---|
|
---|
Other assets | |
---|
- Category
|
| This article about a United States publishing company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |