Amarin Group

Last updated
Amarin Corporations Public Company Limited
Type Public
Industry
Founded1976;47 years ago (1976)
Headquarters
Thailand
Parent Vadhanabhakdi Co., Ltd.

Amarin Corporations Public Company Limited, branded as Amarin Group, is a Thai media company. It began doing business in 1976 with the Baan Lae Suan shelter magazine, and grew to become a major publisher of books and glossy magazines, including magazine titles such as Room, Praew, Cheewajit and National Geographic Thailand . It also has operations in book retail through its Naiin chain of bookstores, and branched into television with Amarin TV in 2012. The company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1993, but has been experiencing financial difficulties since the 2010s due to the changing media landscape. [1] [2] The Sirivadhanabhakdi family's Vadhanabhakdi Co., Ltd. bought into the company in 2016, [3] and is now the majority shareholder at 60.35 percent. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Telenor</span> Telecommunications company of Norway

Telenor ASA is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, but focused in Scandinavia and Asia. It has extensive broadband and TV distribution operations in four Nordic countries, and a 10-year-old research and business line for machine-to-machine technology. Telenor owns networks in 8 countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metro AG</span> German multinational wholesaling company

Metro AG is a German multinational company based in Düsseldorf which operates business membership only cash and carry stores primarily under the Metro brand. Until 2020 it was also active in general retail business through Real division, which was sold to an investor consortium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Euronext</span> European financial services company

Euronext N.V. is a pan-European bourse that provides trading and post-trade services for a range of financial instruments.

Nok Air, is a low-cost airline in Thailand operating mostly domestic services out of Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport. Thai Airways International owns the fourth-largest stake in the airline.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Future plc</span> International multimedia company

Future plc is an international multimedia company established in the United Kingdom in 1985. The company has over 220 brands that span magazines, newsletters, websites, and events in fields such as video games, technology, films, music, photography, home, and knowledge. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), marketed as IHG Hotels & Resorts, is a British multinational hospitality company headquartered in Windsor, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. It is also a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Meredith Corporation was an American media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, that owned magazines, television stations, websites, and radio stations. Its publications had a readership of more than 120 million and paid circulation of more than 40 million, and its websites had nearly 135 million monthly unique visitors. Its broadcast television stations reached 11% of U.S. households.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nasdaq, Inc.</span> American multinational financial services corporation

Nasdaq, Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation that owns and operates three stock exchanges in the United States: the namesake Nasdaq stock exchange, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and the Boston Stock Exchange, and seven European stock exchanges: Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland, Nasdaq Riga, Nasdaq Stockholm, Nasdaq Tallinn, and Nasdaq Vilnius. It is headquartered in New York City, and its president and chief executive officer is Adena Friedman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deutsche Börse</span> Financial services company of Germany

Deutsche Börse AG or the Deutsche Börse Group, is a German multinational offering marketplace organizing for the trading of shares and other securities. It is also a transaction services provider. It gives companies and investors access to global capital markets. It is a joint stock company and was founded in 1992. The headquarters are in Frankfurt. On 1 October 2014, Deutsche Börse AG became the 14th announced member of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">London Stock Exchange Group</span> British financial services company

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) is a United Kingdom-based stock exchange and financial information company headquartered in the City of London, England. It owns the London Stock Exchange, Refinitiv, LSEG Technology, FTSE Russell, and majority stakes in LCH and Tradeweb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DTAC</span>

Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, commonly known as DTAC is a GSM mobile phone company in Thailand. It is the nation's third largest GSM phone company, after AIS and True. DTAC is owned by Norwegian company Telenor both directly and indirectly, and both companies share the same logo. As of 31 December 2011, DTAC had 23.2 million subscribers with a market share of subscribers at around 30 percent. As of 2019, the company has 20.642 million mobile subscriptions and 3904 employees. It is listed on the Singapore Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

The Erawan Group is a hospitality company of Thailand, formerly known as Amarin Plaza PCL. The company and its affiliates operate hotels, office buildings and shopping centers. The Erawan is headquartered in Bangkok and listed on the SET100 Index of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Central Pattana Public Company Limited is Thailand's largest retail property development and investment company. It is a business unit under its parent, the Central Group. Central Pattana was founded as Central Plaza Co., Ltd. on 17 June 1980 with registered capital of 300 million baht by Central Group, the Tejapaibul family, Saha Union Group, and minor shareholders. The company was registered as a public limited company in 1994 and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on 1 March 1995. Ms. Wallaya Chirathivat is president and CEO.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nation Media Group</span> Public media group in Kenya

Nation Media Group is a Kenyan media group listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. NMG was founded by Aga Khan IV in 1959 under AKFED and is the largest private media house in East and Central Africa with offices in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 1999, NMG launched NTV, a news channel in Kenya, and Easy FM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">News Corp</span> American multinational mass media company

The second incarnation of News Corporation, stylized as News Corp, is an American mass media and publishing company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was formed on June 28, 2013, following a spin-off of the media outlets of the original News Corporation as 21st Century Fox (21CF). Operating across digital real estate information, news media, book publishing, and cable television, News Corp's notable assets include Dow Jones & Company, News UK, News Corp Australia, REA Group, Realtor.com, and book publisher HarperCollins.

Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing corporation formed in 2021 on the basis of a 50–50 cross-border merger between the Italian–American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam. Stellantis is the fourth largest automaker by sales behind Toyota, Volkswagen Group, and Hyundai Motor Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amarin TV</span> Thai television network

Amarin TV, fully known as Amarin TV 34 HD, is a Thai digital terrestrial television channel operated by Amarin Television Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Amarin Printing & Publishing PCL, which is an affiliate of the TCC Group. The networks offers a variety of content such as news, entertainment lifestyle, food and variety programs. It was also one of the broadcasting companies which was granted a license to operate on digital television by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission in December 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grand Hyatt Erawan</span> Luxury hotel in Bangkok

The Grand Hyatt Erawan is a luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It opened in 1991, replacing the ailing government-owned Erawan Hotel, on a corner of Ratchaprasong Intersection in the modern city centre. It is jointly owned by Thai hospitality company The Erawan Group and the government-owned company The Syndicate of Thai Hotels and Tourists Enterprises, which previously operated the Erawan, and is managed by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. The hotel building was designed by Rangsan Torsuwan in a postmodern style employing traditional Thai elements, and features a shopping mall inside the building, known as Erawan Bangkok. The property is adjacent to the popular Erawan Shrine, which was built to alleviate bad luck during the construction of the original hotel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JKN Global Group</span> Thai multinational conglomerate

JKN Global Group Public Company Limited is a Thai multinational conglomerate founded by Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip. Its headquarters are in the JKN Empire building in Samut Prakan, Thailand. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of beverages, content distribution, cosmetics, health products, home shopping, energy drinks, entertainment, events, film, mass media, personal care, television advertisement, and television program.

References

  1. Charoensuk, Theerapat (27 November 2016). "บทวิเคราะห์ : เกิดอะไรขึ้นกับสื่อใหญ่อย่าง 'อมรินทร์'". The Matter (in Thai). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ""อมรินทร์กรุ๊ป" เร่งสปีดทุกธุรกิจ "ทีวี-สิ่งพิมพ์-งานแฟร์-ออนไลน์" เป้าหมายปีนี้ตัวเลขบวก". Brand Buffet (in Thai). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. Parnsoonthorn, Krissana (26 November 2016). "Vadhanabhakdi buys into Amarin". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. "AMARIN - Top 10 Shareholders". www.set.or.th. The Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 19 March 2023.