Information
on magazine publishers
Bauer
Heinz Bauer was the chairman of Bauer media group and his
wealth is estimated at £1.1 billion. However, as he got older his daughter Yvonne
Bauer is now the chief executive officer and has the majority control. Her
sister, Saskia has spent time getting to know the magazine business.
As well as music magazines they publish a large variety of
other magazines. These include: fashion, football, fitness, sport, car,
gardening, fishing, walking, fish-keeping, movie, outdoor, motorcycle, baby,
photography, rail, wildlife, golf, health and horse magazines, also magazines
especially for men and woman. Some of their most popular magazines include: Q,
Kerrang, closer, grazia and heat. Overall, Bauer offer over 300 magazines in 15
different countries.
Bauer media publish a wide range of different magazines so
therefore it is aimed at many target audiences, mainly young- middle aged men
and woman and also teenagers. Bauer covers a range of interests for woman such
as celebrities, fashion, lifestyle and health. The main magazines that interest
woman are heat, which covers all the latest on celebrity news and gossip, and
other real life stories. Other magazines that are popular with females are heat
and grazia which are mainly fashion based. For the older woman (around 50+)
yours is very popular. For men popular magazines include FHM which is the UK’s
biggest men’s lifestyle media brand. Also zoo and many sport magazines are
aimed at males. A lot of the music and fashion magazines are popular with
teenagers and they can find out about any upcoming gigs to go with friends or
the latest celebrity gossip.
Bauer media has several
multi- platform products. Including: print, digital, radio, TV, print houses,
postal services, distribution and marketing services. Bauer Radio is a UK-based radio
division of the Bauer Media
Group. Bauer Media Group has a 50% stake in the British television
company Box Television, the other half owned by Channel 4. Box
Television produces several popular music television channels, which include:
4music, the box, heat, Kerrang!, kiss, magic and smash hits.
BBC magazines
Immediate Media Company limited is a
combined publishing house containing the former assets of origin publishing and
BBC magazines. It was formed on November 1, 2011 and is owned by Exponent
private equity. Tom Bureau is the chief executive officer of the immediate
media company.
It publishes over 34 magazine titles
and over 50 websites. As well as music magazines the BBC also publish, history
magazines, wildlife magazines, cooking magazines, gardening magazines, film/TV
magazines and a lot more. The most popular magazines include: BBC focus, BBC
history, BBC gardener’s world, BBC countryfile, BBC good food and
BBC magazines offer to a large range of
different target audiences. The adult magazines are all mostly aimed at male
and females. Popular adult magazines include, radio times where you can get the
TV and radio guide as well as listings, reviews and star interviews. Also BBC
music which is more likely aimed at the older generation as it is about
classical music. Top gear and the BBC match of the day are the main magazines
that are aimed at the male audience, proven to be very popular and the craft,
cooking and wedding magazines are more aimed at females.
The BBC also have a wide
range for teenagers and pre-teens such as top of the pops, it’s hot, girl talk
and the doctor who adventures. Furthermore educational and children’s magazines
are published such as: learning is fun, cbeebies weekly, Charlie and Lola.
The BBC is very multi-platform. On TV there is BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, cbeebies, cbbc, BBC news, BBC parliament and BBC Alba. A lot of these TV channels are very popular and are watched by millions per day. Also the BBC has lots of different radio stations. Radio 1 is incredibly popular with teenagers and young adults as it has all the current songs, most popular artists and it broadcasts to lots of people information on any upcoming gigs and events. There is also BBC radio 1 extra, BBC2 which is more popular with adults and older people as it plays a lot of old songs. BBC radio 3, BBC radio 4, BBC radio 5 live, BBC radio 5 live sports extra, BBC radio 6 music, BBC radio Wales, BBC radio cymru. There are many, many more channels that the BBC cover including a radio station for all the counties, such as: Bristol, Essex, Jersey, London, Norfolk, Suffolk etc. Also the BBC have magazines, books, BBC iplayer, podcasts, videos which are all multi-platform.
IPC Media
International Publishing
Corporation (IPC Media) is now known as Time Inc. UK. It is a consumer magazine
and a digital publisher in the United Kingdom with a large portfolio selling
over 350 million copies each year. It is based in London and owned by Time
Warner and Marcus Rich is the chief executive officer (CEO).
As well as publishing music magazines,
time inc.UK also specialises in lots of other varieties of magazines. These
include business and technology, entertainment, fashion and beauty, food and
wine, home and design, luxury, new, music and TV, sports and fitness and
travel. NME and Now are some of the most popular magazines published by Time
inc.UK.
New inc. UK does a range for both men and
woman. The most popular magazines for woman include woman’s own which focuses
on celebrity gossip, fashion and beauty, also now, Marie Clare and soap life.
For the older woman is woman and home. Also there is a large choice for men
cycling sport, rugby world and lots of sport and shooting magazines. For both
men and woman magazines such as TV times are popular. Now and teen now are a
magazine aimed at the teenage- young adult generation. The most read music
magazines are NME which gives the audience information about gigs and concerts
and articles on popular artists, also uncut which mainly features rock.
In 2010, Time Inc.UK published 50 newspapers and over 350 multi-platform products. Time inc.
UK have their own website where they display lots of interesting and valuable
information. Also you have the chance to subscribe to any of their
magazines.
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