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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Overview of the Magazine Industry

The UK music press is made up of:
  • Large corporations
  • Small independent companies
  • Independent magazines published by small groups of people.

Future PLC is a British company that publishes magazines in the UK, US and Australia. Its titles include Classic Rock, Total Guitar, Total Film, SFX…. This is an example of a small independent company.

Some magazines belong to large corporations, who have an even wider multi-platform presence. The Bauer Media Group owns Q and Kerrang, as well as part-owning The Box with Channel 4. Owns NME, but is itself owned by Time Warner, the world’s second largest media conglomerate. Other Time Warner companies include Warner Bros, HBO, Cartoon Network, New Line Cinema, CNN……..

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