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Bauer Media Group is a large media company, based in Hamburg(Germany), that manages more than 600 magazines and 50 radio/TV stations in 17 different countries.Bauer has been managed by five generations of the Bauer family. Originally a small printing house in Germany, Bauer Media Group entered the UK with the launch of Bella magazine in 1987. Under the name of H Bauer Publishing they became Britain's third largest publisher.Bauer Publishing is a conglomerate and therefore owns lost of different business’. Examples of what Bauer own are; Heat and Grazia as well as a radio stations such as KISS FM and Magic.

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Popular Bauer publishing'sQ- started out as a music magazine published

monthly in the United Kingdom. Originally it was to be called Cue (named after the act of cueing a record to play). However the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. The Q music brand has expanded to Radio and Television, with Q Radio and Q TV being music entertainment that specializes in indie, rock and alternative.

Kerrang! is a brand that specializes in Rock Music. It originally began as a magazine and in 2004 Kerrang Radio was launched. A Kerrang TV channel also exists. As of 2005 all of Kerrang TV's programme content is music videos the majority of which is open scheduled for text requests from their playlist. Popular bands/artists that usually feature in this magazine are: Greenday, Bring me the horizon, Paramore, my chemical romance and Slipknot.

Immediate Media Company

Immediate Media is an award-winning special interest company. They are one of the biggest consumer media businesses in the UK and one of the largest magazine media publishers. They publish over 34 magazine titles and have over 50 websites.They sell 74 million magazines every year, with well over 1 million active subscribers, and reach 33 million people online every month.The magazines they sell follow the same kind of theme of hobbies and are aimed at people who are enthusiastic and have special interests. Their magazines “simply knitting” and “simply crochet” are clearly aimed at an older audience, typically old women, who have an interest in sewing and knitting and would buy these magazines to learn more about it. Some of their magazines focus on outdoor activities like “cycling plus” and “Outdoor magic” these will attract an audience that love being outdoors and have a sense for adventure.

Immediate Popular Magazines

BBC Top Of The Pops- Is the Magazine is the biggest-selling teen lifestyle title in the market, focusing on self discovery, self expression and the world of celebrities. Featuring the latest fashion and beauty, star gossip, real life stories and celebrity advice, the magazine brings readers exclusive and exciting content every four weeks. The main target audience for this magazine is female teenagers who will want to get all the gossip and exclusive interviews from their favorite artists. Match of the day- Is a weekly British football magazine aimed at the teenage and pre-teenage market. First published in 1979, the magazine has a circulation of 57,108 as of December 2010. The content brings readers closer to their heroes with exclusive interviews, brilliant facts and stats, the latest transfer gossip and results, quality posters, tough quizzes, mega prizes, and funny jokes and cartoons.

Future Media CompanyFuture is a media company. In 2006, it was the ranked the sixth-largest media corporation in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 30 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, films, photography, and sport. The company was founded as Future Publishing in Somerton, Somerset in 1985 by Chris Anderson.Future mainly publishes gaming and film magazines, with different magazines featuring a range of games and movies. The target audience for these magazines is typically teenage boys who love gaming and watching movies. These will appeal to them as gamers will want to know all new games available and exclusive information.

Popular Future MagazinesEDGE is a multi-format video game magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom, which publishes 13 issues of the magazine per yearThe magazine was launched in August 1993 by Steve Jarratt, a long-time video games journalist who has launched several other magazines for Future

Guitarist is a monthly music making magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom. It is the longest-established European guitar magazine, and is currently the biggest selling guitar magazine in the UK.Each issue of the magazine covers three core areas - reviews, interview and technique. features reviews of newly released guitars, amplifiers and other equipment, plus interviews with famous and up-and-coming guitar players