U.S. 'FHM' Shuts Down

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NEW YORK Emap Consumer Media, owned by Emap in the U.K., this morning said it has suspended publication of the U.S. edition of FHM, which launched in 1999 during the height of the laddie magazine craze.

Always considered the second banana to Dennis Publishing’s Maxim in the U.S., FHM was to act as a launch pad for more trendy Emap titles such as Q, the hot British music monthly published in the U.K.

In a statement, Emap CEO Paul Keenan said, “Trading conditions in the U.S.



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