1. Bauer media
Originally Bauer Media was a small printing house in Germany, then entered
the UK with the start of Bella magazine in 1987. At this time Bauer was under
the name of H Bauer Publishing and became Britain's third largest publisher.
Bauer further expanded in the UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer
Media and Emap Radio in 2008.
The different groups that fall under Bauer Media are, Multi-platform media:
print, digital, radio, TV. Print houses, postal services, distribution and
marketing services. This company does all these things indifferent formats
such as advertisement, radio, magazines etc.
Bauer Media, now in the UK, reaches over 22 million UK consumers every week
through a portfolio of world-class, multi-platform media and entertainment
brand. It creates entertaining media content for the different audience,
wherever and however they want through a multi-channel strategy and a focus
on product and audience insight.
2. These are the brands that Bauer Media
own. There are many here that very
recognisable and stand out due to
publicity. Bauer Media involve many
celebrities in these brands that also
attract their readers.
3. Bauer Media ‘Q’
Bauer Media have a few music magazines, one of them is Q.
Q is the UK’s biggest selling music monthly magazine, it involves the
biggest stars in rock and roll and brings you the new artists. The Q brand
has developed a worldwide reputation as a trusted and high quality voice
of musical amongst their audience, musicians and the music industry. Q
has world-beating exclusives and outstanding production values. This
reputation is extended not only through the magazine but across online,
radio and on into Q’s events, which encompass exclusive, intimate live
shows with major stars and the world famous annual Q Awards.
Q is one of the most recognised music magazines form Bauer Media as it is one
of the most famous due to its high popularity and status within the music
industry.
4. Bauer Media ‘Mojo’
MOJO is the world’s largest UK music magazine, delivering world class
journalism and iconic photography to an audience of extremely passionate
music consumers, monthly. Mojo only features important music stars that will
get them the attention.
Mojo began in Britain in 1993. The cover story was an account of the complex
relationship between Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Ever since it has included stories of all
time greats and recommended new music with high quality for the classics of now and
tomorrow.
The founding editor Paul Du Noyer, said “that had the sensibilities of a fanzine and the
design values of Vogue.” Its title was chosen as a homage to Delta blues mythology and
as a reminder of the magic at the core of music. MOJO has been online since 2001.
5. Bauer Media ‘Kerrang!’
Bauer Media also are involved Kerrang!. They say this will ensure thatthey are constantly
appealing to their spectrum of readers. From the younger teenage readers who are more
open to different genres of rock music, from EMO to Thrash etc., to the readers who
respect Kerrang! as an authority when it comes to their scene’s heritage bands.
Each issue will include a balance of bands and scenes to guarantee that Bauer Media
providing for the readers of kerrang’s need for variety and their passionate appetite for
their favourite bands as well as their desire to be introduced to new music within the
world. They focus on the biggest things that are going on in the world each week, as well
as guaranteeing that they are giving our main base of younger readers that include the top
of the older, harder bands.
kerrang! first published on 6 June 1981 and was edited by Geoff Barton who
initially was a supplement of the sounds news paper, which focused on British
heavy metal and the rise of other rock acts. Angus Young from AC/DC appeared
on the first ever cover of Kerrang!. It was a monthly magazine but began to
appear on a fortnightly basis and in 19987 I went weekly. The original owner
was united newspaper who then sold it on 1991.
6. Time Inc. UK
The International Publishing Corporation was formed in 1963 following the merger
of the UK's three leading magazine publishers, George Newnes, Odhams Press and
Fleetway Publications, who came together with the Mirror Group to form the
International Publishing Corporation. And IPC Magazines was created five years
later, in 1968. IPC was acquired by Time Warner in 2001 and was renamed Time Inc.
UK in 2014 after Time Inc. acquired the company in connection with its spinoff from
Time Warner.
Time Inc. UK is one of the largest media companies in the world reaching more than
130 million consumers each month across different brands such as Time, People,
Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Wallpaper
and NME.50 editions of Time Inc. magazines licensed in more than 30 countries
ranging from Germany to Turkey to China. Time Inc. connects audiences through
shared experiences, celebrated events and franchises including the Fortune 500,
Time 100, People’s Sexiest Man Alive, Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year, the
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen and the Essence Festival.
8. Time Inc. UK ‘NME’
The paper's first issue was published on 7 March 1952 after the "Accordion Times and
Musical Express" (from 4 October 1946) was bought by London music promoter Maurice
Kinn, just 15 minutes before it was due to be officially closed. It was re-launched as the
New Musical Express. It was initially published in a non-glossy tabloid format on standard
newsprint. On the 14th of November 1952, taking its cue from the US magazine billboard,
it created a UK singles chart list of the top 12 best selling singles.
NME was created by Theodore Ingham who is a British weekly music journalism and
published it first in 1952. it is largely associated with rock, alternative and indie music. It
started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the
1980’s and 90’s and completely changed its print in 1998. It was first a British paper. In the
1070’s it became the best selling-selling British music newspaper. An online version of NME,
NME.com, was launched in 1996. It is now the world's biggest standalone music site, with
over 7 million users per month. As of 16 August 2012.
9. Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company Limited is a combined publishing house containing the
former assets of Origin Publishing, Magicalia and BBC Magazines. It was formed on 1
November 2011 and is owned by Exponent Private Equity. It publishes over 50
magazine titles and over 30 websites, and it employs 750 staff in its offices in
Hammersmith, London and in Bristol. Its CEO is Tom Bureau who has a background
digital media as well as traditional publishing.
