TRANSCONTINENTAL TO PUBLISH TWO HOCKEY MAGAZINES
By Adnews Staff
Transcontinental Publications of Montreal has bought Hockey Business News magazine from Straight Line Communications of Los Angeles. Hockey Business News is a trade publication covering the ice, inline and street hockey industries. The magazine has a controlled circulation of 5,000 and is distributed to owners, managers, retailers, arena management personnel, hockey associations, professional league management, purchasing agents and product manufacturers. Hockey Business News is published eight times a year. Transcontinental will take over the publication of the magazine with the November/December issue. Currently, 95% of the publication's distribution is in the U.S., but Transcontinental plans to increase Hockey Business News' Canadian distribution, The Hockey News publisher Lance Neale told Adnews this week. Transcontinental also publishes The Hockey News. Transcontinental publishes magazines in four segments: business, sports, seniors and lifestyles.