	affiliated publications afp to buy billboard affiliated publications inc said it agreed to uire all the outstanding stock of billboard publications inc for mln dlrs in cash from a shareholder group led by boston ventures limited partnership affiliated which owns the company that publishes the boston globe said the uisition will give it a strong position in the growing market for specialty magazines under a separate agreement affiliated said that certain members of billboard s management plan to buy up to pct of the equity in billboard following affiliated s uisition of the company billboard publishes eight specialty magazines including billboard magazine and annual directories it also publishes and distributes speciality books under four imprints and operates two book clubs affiliated is the parent company of globe newspaper co publisher of the boston globe it also has interests in cellular telephone and paging services providers reuter 
