Window Media
Encyclopedia
Window Media was a gay press publishing
holding company that acquired and operated gay
and lesbian
newspapers and magazine
s in the 2000s. It is not to be confused with Windows Media
. In 2009 it ceased operations following bankruptcy.
Southern Voice, David Atlanta, Houston Voice (revived under its former name Montrose Star) and Washington Blade have since returned under new ownership.
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
holding company that acquired and operated gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
and lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
newspapers and magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s in the 2000s. It is not to be confused with Windows Media
Windows Media
Windows Media is a multimedia framework for media creation and distribution for Microsoft Windows. It consists of a software development kit with several application programming interfaces and a number of prebuilt technologies, and is the replacement of NetShow technologies.The Windows Media SDK...
. In 2009 it ceased operations following bankruptcy.
Newspapers
- South Florida Blade
- Southern Voice
- Washington Blade
- Houston Voice ( first published as the Montrose StarMontrose StarThe Montrose Star ISSN is a bi-weekly newspaper published on alternating Wednesdays in Houston, Texas. The newspaper is also known as Montrose Star. The newspaper is targeted to the GLBT community in southeast Texas as well as Austin and San Antonio.-History:The Montrose Star is the oldest GLBT...
)
Financial History
On November 16, 2009, all publications under the holding company were closed.Southern Voice, David Atlanta, Houston Voice (revived under its former name Montrose Star) and Washington Blade have since returned under new ownership.