Ziff-Davis and Warner Publisher Services Announce Magazine Distribution Agreement

Posted on November 11, 1997

Ziff-Davis, a Softbank Company, and Warner Publisher Services (WPS), a TimeWarner Company, announced an agreement whereby the entire 13-title line of Ziff-Davis paid-circulation magazines in the U.S. will be distributed nationally by WPS.

In announcing the new agreement, Claude Sheer, President, ZD Publishing, and Dan Rubin, President of WPS, emphasized the unique benefits of this new publishing partnership. Rubin said, "We're combining the strengths of three unique industry leaders: Ziff-Davis, the world's leading publisher of computer and video game magazines; the vast distribution capabilities of WPS; plus retail-level merchandising and marketing support from Time Distribution Services. We believe it's a fortuitous combination of resources that will help raise Ziff-Davis' already strong, newsstand sales to new heights."

In the United States, Ziff-Davis publishes the following paid-circulation titles: PC Magazine, Computer Shopper, PC Computing, Windows Sources, Macworld (a property of Mac Publications, LLC, a joint venture between Ziff-Davis and IDG), Internet Computing, Computer Life, Yahoo! Internet Life, FamilyPC (a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company), Computer Gaming World, Electronic Gaming Monthly, EGM2, and The Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine.