Time Inc UK
Time Inc UK was originally known as IPC Media and is Britain’s leading publisher of print and digital magazines, including 90 iconic brands. It was founded in 1968 and gradually expanded with London as its main Head quarters. It is currently owned by Marcus Rich whom is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with Sam Finlay and Adrian Huges as marketing directors of advertising and market force.
They specialise in the mass market as their brands include a range of genres so there is something for both men and women. Their brands are classed in seven categories which are:
• Business and Technology
• Entertainment
• Fashion and Beauty
• Food and Wine
• Luxury
• News
• Sports and Fitness
• Travel
Which include a range of magazines like:
• Horse and Hound
• In style
• World Soccer
• Women and Home
• What's on TV
• What Digital Camera
• TV Times
• Super Yacht Business
• Soaplife
• Rugby World
• Cycling
As well as these Time Inc publishes a few music magazines like NME and Uncut.
Time Inc’s audience is around 120 million people monthly for both print and digital including visits to websites. They also extend to Multiplatform, as you can access most of the magazines online, on mobiles and tablets as apps. Furthermore they have approximately 146 million followers on most social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
To further their brand more Time Inc hosts 400+ events around the world.
Bauer Media
Bauer media who are UK based joined Bauer Media Group in 2008. The Bauer Media Group which was founded in 1875 and are Europe’s largest privately owned publishing groups, their headquarters is Hamburg, Germany.
Overall they own 600+ magazine brands, 400+ digital products, 50 radio and TV stations, they employ approximately 11,000 people in 17 countries.
They too split their brands in to categories which are:
• Lifestyle
• Local business
• Millennials
• Specialists
Their audience is spread across these four categories and have the majority market of print, digital, radio and TV in many countries, with around an audience of 22 million UK adults alone as there is something for everyone like:
• Angling Times
• Bike
• Car
• Closer
• Digital Photo
• Downtown Country
• Heat
These are just some of the published magazines along with these they also publish music magazines like, Kerrang and have radio and TV channels like, 4music, Absolute Radio, The Box, Cool FM, Kisstory and Metro Radio. Showing they focus mainly on the music sector but still have a range of genres suited for everyone.
Bauer Media have also made most of their products and brands available on multi platforms such as online, TV, Radios , mobile and tablets (apps).
Livingly Media
Livingly Media is an online only publisher and is a subsidiary of the company Aufeminn which was founded in 1999. Their headquarters in Silicone Valley, America.
Their publications just like the other publishers are split into categories which are:
• Lifestyle (Livingly)
• Entertainment (Zimbio)
• Home Décor (Lonny)
• Fashion (StyleBistro)
From these some of the brands that they own are
• USA Weekend Magazine
• Elle Décor
• New York Times
Although they have an entertainment section, it is apparent they don’t specialise in music magazines. Furthermore they also own TV channels like ABC News and CNN.
With being online only they pride themselves with being highly unusual and interactive, this feature also allows the publications to be shared around. Their audience reaches to 20 million + readers, and what is helping that is that they are available on multiplatforms like, online, on mobile and tablets.
Other magazine publisher include:
Future PLC
Conde Nast
BBC Magazines
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