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Meredith Corporation is a media and marketing company. Meredith is engaged in magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing, and interactive media. It has two segments: publishing and broadcasting. The publishing segment focuses on the home and family market. It is a publisher of magazines serving women. The publishing segment also includes book publishing, which has over 420 books in print; integrated marketing, which has relationships with some of American companies; a consumer database; an extensive Internet presence that consists of 26 Websites and alliances with Internet destinations; brand licensing activities, and other related operations. The broadcasting segment includes 12 network-affiliated television stations located across the United States (U.S.) and one AM radio station. The broadcasting segment also includes 20 traditional Websites, seven mobile Websites, and video related operations. In June 2008, Meredith acquired Big Communications.(Source: 10-K)