NLN

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.nationallampoon.com
Employees: 24
Employee growth: (7.7%)

This company wants to turn big yuks into big bucks. National Lampoon is a diversified media company focused on producing and distributing comedy content. It produces feature films and direct-to-video projects and licenses its name for such films as National Lampoon's Animal House, National Lampoon's Vacation, and National Lampoon's Van Wilder. The company also operates retail clothing and comedy Web sites, publishes books, and distributes TV programming to some 200 television stations that reach more than 2 million college students. A group led by CEO Daniel Laikin owns more than 50% of National Lampoon.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending July, 2008:
Sales: $7.4M
One year growth: 22.0%
Net income: ($1.7)M

Officers:
Chairman: James P. Jimirro
Interim President, Interim CEO, and Director: Timothy S. Durham
VP Marketing: Marcy Goot

Competitors:
Comedy Central
Connected Ventures
Onion, Inc.

NLN may refer to:

• National League for Nursing
• National League of the North
• National Learning Network, a large UK repository of online learning materials
• New London Northern Railroad
• National Lampoon Inc (AMEX: NLN)

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