Gold Star Publications

Gold Star Publications was a British magazine publisher co-owned by David Gold with his brother Ralph.[1] It included printing and distribution businesses, and a stable of titles including Rustler and Raider.

Gold Star Publications
FounderDavid Gold
brother Ralph
Founded1972
CountryUnited Kingdom

The business was formed in 1972 when Gold and David Sullivan merged their publishing interests.[2][3]

The Gold brothers sold their interests in November 2006.[4] In 2007, the brothers also sold their share in Sport Newspapers.[5]

References

  1. Fordham, Josh; Gallagher, Sean (2021-10-20). "Richest Premier League owners with Newcastle in top spot as takeover confirmed". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. Roebuck, Martin. "Still flying by the seat of my pants at 75". EVA VIP. Retrieved 2022-07-04. In 1972, by which time Gold had expanded to 10 magazine outlets, one of his main rivals, David Sullivan, "made me an offer I couldn't refuse" and the two like-minded businessmen merged their publishing, print and distribution operations.
  3. "David Gold: Luck, fear and fortune". Growth Business. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-04. Gold's main rival in the 'top shelf' publishing industry was David Sullivan [...] Gold admits that 'such was the competition that neither of us was making any serious money.' This led to them joining forces and merging their publishing groups together – a venture that lasted 25 years and which led to the launch of the Sunday Sport newspaper in 1986.
  4. Lucas, Damien (2015-09-09). "West Ham co-owner David Gold hits back at 'porn' jibe with passionate defence of club on Twitter". HITC. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. "Sports Newspapers sale nets £1m fee". The Telegraph. London. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2010.


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