Bauer Media Group publishes over 600 magazines and owns various TV and radio stations. It acquired music magazine Q in 2008 and also publishes Kerrang!, a weekly magazine focused on rock music. Time Inc. was founded in 1968 in England and sells over 350 million copies per year across its portfolio of magazines and newspapers. Future PLC, founded in 1985, publishes magazines for video game consoles and owns a website for musicians. It started publishing Guitarist magazine in 1984 and Total Guitar magazine in 1994, with both focused on guitars.

1. Information on Magazine Publishers
Bauer Media Group was founded in 1875 in Hamburg Germany. Its portfolio has
over 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 TV and radio stations
around the world. Bauer media group brought Q in 2008 from EMAP, which
started the music magazine in October 1986. Its circulation is approximately
52,000 and its frequency is monthly. Q annual a host music awards called the Q
awards. In addition to this Q used to have a TV channel, which closed in 2012. In
2007 Bauer Media Group purchased EMAP. Bauer media group also publish and
distribute Kerrang!, which has an approximate circulation of 37,000 per weekly
issue. Alan Lewis founded the magazine and James McMahon is the editor. Its
first issue was released in 6th June 1981. In the early 2000’s Kerrang! Became the
best selling British Music newspaper.
Time Inc. Founded in 1968 in England Time Inc has a large portfolio that sells
over 350 million copies per year. It is formed of 6 divisions that are, IPC
Newspapers, IPC Magazines, IPC Trade and Technical, IPC Books, IPC Printing
and IPC New Products
Future PLC is a media company that was founded in 1985 and was founded by
Chris Anderson. In 2006 it became the sixth largest media corporation in the
United Kingdom. It publishes magazines for all 3 major games console
manufactures. It owns a website for musicians called MusicRadar. It was created
in December 2007 and as of December 2008 it had 40,000 members. In 1984
they started publishing the Guitarist magazine that is a monthly publication that
has a approximate circulation of 25,000 readers per issue. Total guitar, magazine
was founded in 1994 and has an approximate circulation of 42,000 and it is the
best selling guitar magazine in Europe.