Media Publishers

Media Publishers

Bauer Media Group and Time Inc. Uk are the biggest media publishers in the United Kingdom 

BAUER MEDIA GROUP

Bauer Media Group has been managed by five generations of the Bauer family, originally a small printing house in Germany. They entered the UK with the launch of Bella magazine in 1987 and became the largest print publisher in Britain. Bauer Media are a globalised national conglomerate.

Bauer Media Group is a publishing brand which includes; Bella, Take a Break, that’s life! TVChoice and Total TVGuide as well as a number of different puzzle magazines.

There are a number of different music publications that are also published by Bauer Media Group, including Q magazine, KERRANG! And MOJO.

TIME INC UK

Time Inc. Uk (formerly international publishing corporation and IPC Media), a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc. is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.  

Time Inc. Uk are also a globalised national conglomerate which means that they publish magazines that are sold all over the word and are linked to brands that are known and respected. 

The Magazine Industry

The Magazine

 Industry

The magazine industry in the UK caters for a number of different audiences and readers. Varying from lifestyle magazines to gossip magazines while reaching people of different age ranges, genders, locations and interests. There are currently over 8000 magazines published in the UK 3200 of which are classed as consumer magazines.

In recent years magazines have seen a decline in print sales due to the increase in technology. This has caused magazines to have to diversify and branch out into different media forms, such as making online content available through apps and websites.

In order for magazines to survive there is a great need for them to diverse with both the times and their reader’s needs. Since technology is ever growing people are becoming more likely to download a copy of the magazine onto their mobile phone or tablet rather than going to the shops and purchasing a print copy of the magazine to read.

Progression from Preliminary to Final Product

KERRANG! Magazine Analysis

Preliminary Task

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?