20 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • OCTOBER 2020
MEDIA MERGER
SCHNEPS ACQUIRES DAN’S PAPERS
Schneps Media has acquired Dan’s
Independent Media, which publishes
Southampton-based Dan’s Papers, a
free weekly lifestyle publication covering
the South Fork.
Schneps, parent company of the Long
Island Press, purchased the publication
for an undisclosed sum from Isis
Venture Partners’ Manhattan Media,
with the transition being complete
after the Labor Day issue of Dan’s
Papers.
“As a longtime Westhampton resident,
I’ve loved the area, its diverse and distinct
communities, and Dan’s Papers
forever,” said Schneps Media President
Victoria Schneps-Yunis, who founded
the company in 1985 with the launch
of The Queens Courier. “It’s a pleasure
and privilege for us to welcome Dan’s
into the Schneps Media family.”
Schneps Media publishes the
commuter daily amNewYork Metro,
33 community newspapers, 28 magazines
and specialty publications, and
20 websites throughout New York City,
Long Island, Westchester and now
Philadelphia, making it the largest local
news group in the New York Metro
area. It also hosts dozens of annual
events, which have gone virtual since
the coronavirus pandemic.
“We have long admired and respected
the people, history, and quality of
Dan’s Papers,” said Schneps Media CEO
Josh Schneps. “We will invest to make
it even better as the East End emerges
through this pandemic.”
In addition to the flagship Dan’s Papers,
Schneps will also be acquiring
the food festival series Dan’s Taste
of Summer, the real estate franchise
Behind The Hedges, Dan’s Best of the
Best ratings and the largest social media
following on the East End. Earlier
this year in June, Dan’s completed the
merger with Ronald O. Perelman’s
weekly The Independent.
Richard Burns, chairman of Dan’s
Independent Media and Perelman
said in a joint statement that they’re
optimistic about the future of Dan’s
in Schneps Media’s hands.
“While we’re sad to part ways with
Dan’s Independent Media, we took a
decision to place the business into the
hands of the strongest community
media company in the region,” they
said. “This will ensure the long-term
continued success of this Hamptons
gem for our valued readers, advertisers
and staff.”
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