As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 1996


                                                REGISTRATION NO. 33-61574



               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                               TO
                            FORM S-8
                     REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                             UNDER
                   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                        MULTIMEDIA, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                SOUTH CAROLINA                        57-173540
         (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)            Identification No.)

              C/O GANNETT CO., INC.                    22234
     1100 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON, VA             (Zip Code)
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                          MULTIMEDIA, INC.
                     DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                        (Full Title of Plan)


                THOMAS L. CHAPPLE                  With copies to:
     SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL  JOSEPH H. REYNOLDS, ESQ.
                GANNETT CO., INC.              NIXON, HARGRAVE, DEVANS
              1100 WILSON BOULEVARD                  & DOYLE LLP
             ARLINGTON, VA  22234              ONE THOMAS CIRCLE, SUITE 700
     (Name and address of agent for service)    WASHINGTON, D.C.  20005
                                                    (202) 457-5389
                (703) 284-6000
  (Telephone number, including area code, of
              agent for service)



          This Registration Statement No. 33-61574 (the
"Registration Statement") registered an aggregate of 150,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the
"Securities") of Multimedia, Inc. (the "Registrant").

          On December 4, 1995, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Gannett Co., Inc. ("Gannett") merged into the Registrant and the
Registrant became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gannett.  As part
of the Merger, the Securities have ceased to be registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan has been terminated
and no Securities shall be issued under the Plan.  The Registrant
hereby deregisters the Securities for all purposes of the
Securities Act of 1933.

                            SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, on April 26, 1996.

                                  MULTIMEDIA, INC.


                                  By:/s/Thomas L. Chapple
                                     Thomas L. Chapple
                                     Vice President/Secretary



          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated:


           Signature                  Title                Date



/s/John J. Curley             Director                     April 26, 1996
John J. Curley


/s/Douglas H. McCorkindale    President/Director           April 26, 1996
Douglas H. McCorkindale       (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/Jimmy L. Thomas            Vice President/              April 26, 1996
Jimmy L. Thomas               Treasurer
                              (Principal Financial and
                              Accounting Officer)