Active Interest Media


Active Interest Media is a publisher specialized on "niche enthusiast magazines".

History

The company was formed in 2003 by private-equity investment firm Wind Point Partners by the acquisition of Sabot Publishing, a "special interest" publisher based in Richmond, VA which had been established in 1999 by James Causey and Colonnade Capital. In July 2017, the company announced that it had acquired the United States Team Roping Championships and the TRIAD Classification Agency.

Overview

Active Interest Media publications are organized in six "groups", Equestrianism, Healthy Living ; besides magazines, they also market martial arts videos and books, Home Buyer Group ; they also organize "log-home show seminars", Marine Group, Outdoor Group, and Mountain Group Ski Magazine and Warren Miller Entertainment; producers of outdoor/winter sports movies and TV shows.
On 7 November 2012, PixelMags Inc. announced that they had reached an agreement with Active Interest Media to distribute magazine content digitally.
In March 2017, Active Interest Media sold its Yachting Promotions Inc. division to Informa for $133 million. The sale included the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Yachts Miami Beach, the Palm Beach International Boat Show, the St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show, and the Suncoast Boat Show.
On 30 April 2013, Active Interest Media purchased Warren Miller Entertainment and Nastar. In 2015, Active Interest Media purchased August Home Publishing. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is Efrem Zimbalist III, formerly of Times Mirror Magazines, a subsidiary of Times Mirror.
In 2019, Active Interest Media acquired the “collectibles” magazines from F+W Media, which includes Coins, Numismatic News, Writer’s Digest, Popular Woodworking, and Horticulture.