Categories | Fashion, entertainment, lifestyle |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Founded | 2001 |
Final issue | 2011 |
Company | 944 Media |
Country | United States |
Based in | Phoenix Los Angeles |
Language | English |
Website |
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944 Magazine was a regional fashion, entertainment and lifestyle publication that operated in the United States from 2001 to 2011.
The original 944 Media company was founded in Phoenix in 2001 by Marc Lotenberg. [1] Later it became part of 944 Media based in Los Angeles. [2]
In March 2009, 944 Media announced acquisition of Six Degrees, a competing upscale lifestyle magazine, with editions in Atlanta, Detroit, Miami and Las Vegas as well as its web portal. [3] By October of that year, 944 Media ceased publication of Six Degrees and launched two new editions of 944 magazine to penetrate the Atlanta and Detroit markets. [4] In April 2010 the tenth edition of the magazine was started for Dallas. [2]
In April, 2010 944 Media, LLC. declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles Division (Case No. 2:10-23240-AA). 944 Media, LLC. was represented by Landau Gottfried & Berger LLP. [5]
On June 1, 2011, 944 announced that they had published their last issue and would shut the business permanently. [6] [1]