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Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd is a specialist political publishing house based in London.[1] It was formed in its current state in 2004 as the result of the merger of Vacher Dod Publishing and Parliamentary Communications Ltd.

Publications

Dods is the home of political publications, including The House Magazine, a weekly publications for peers and MPs in Westminster, the annual Dod's Parliamentary Companion on the UK's political scene, and The Parliament Magazine, a fortnightly offering of EU news, views and analysis, written by MEPs for MEPs.[2]

The company acquired the PoliticsHome website from Lord Ashcroft in 2011.[3]

In 2012, Dods acquired Biteback Media Ltd (publisher of Total Politics) for £795,000 cash, and Holyrood Communications (publisher of Holyrood) for £416,806 cash plus a further £250,000 if profit targets are met.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dods.co.uk - Publications Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Dods website - About us Archived October 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ashcroft cashes in on PoliticsHome". Media Week. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Dods buys Biteback Media, Holyrood Comms for total £1.46m". Business Desk. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2015.