Research into Different Media Institutions

BAUER MEDIA

Bauer Media is a division of the Bauer Media Group, Europe’s largest privately owned publishing Group. The Group is a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations. Collectively, the Group employs some 6,400 people.

Bauer Media is a multi-platform UK-based media Group consisting of many companies collected around two main divisions – Magazines and Radio - widely recognised and rewarded as being industry innovators.

Their business is built on influential media brands with millions of personal relationships with engaged readers and listeners. Their strategy is to connect audiences with excellent content through our broad multi-touch point brand platforms, wherever and whenever and however they want. Their wide portfolio of influential brands gives us advantages over pure play magazine or radio competitors.

Women's Magazine - More, Closer, Grazia, Heat, Mother and Baby, Pregnancy and Birth and Yours.

Men's Lifestyle - Zoo, FHM.

Entertainment and Music - Empire, Kerrang, Mojo and Q.

Specialist - Golf World, AM and Horse Deals.

HEARST MAGAZINES (NATIONAL MAGAZINE COMPANY)

Its major interests include magazine, newspaper and business publishing, cable networks, television and radio broadcasting, internet businesses, TV production and distribution, newspaper features distribution and real estate.

Examples of magazines they publish - All About Soap, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Good Housekeeping.

FUTURE PUBLISHING

At Future they base everything they do on communities of enthusiasts who are passionate about their interests. From computer games to film, from cycling to music-making, from photography to fast cars, we provide magazines, websites, multimedia content and events that inform, entertain and unite these communities.

The aim is to be the number one provider of trusted editorial services for enthusiasts in every one of our specialist sectors, and to be the number one partner of the companies who want to do business with these enthusiasts.

They share the same passions as our consumers. These insights and our expertise are helping us to build and exploit the market-leading positions across different platforms in all of the core sectors in which we operate.

Examples of Magazines they publish - MacFormat, PC Plus, Total Guitar, Fast Car and Metal Hammer.