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1. Conglomeratesand Subsidiaries
NME: As A Synergy
NME (National MusicExpress) isapopular Indie-Rock/Alternative magazine,whichwascreatedby
Theodore Ingham. Publishedweekly,itcontainsthe latestfromthe musicindustry.The firstissue
was publishedin 1952, howeveroriginallystartingasanewspaper,itslowlymovedtowardsthe
magazine formatinthe 80’s.
IPC Media:As A Subsidiary
- IPCMedia isa subsidiaryof TimeWarner
- It a consumermagazine anddigital publisherinthe UK
- The Mirror Group are the Chair-menof IPCMedia
‘First for music news and the home of the world’s most iconic music magazine, NME delivers the
definitive verdict on everything that matters in music.’

2. NME was‘the firstBritishpaperto include asingleschart’andsoonbecame the best-sellingBritish
musicnewspaper/magazine.
NME.COM
NME’s online formatwaslaunchedin1996, and is now the world’slargestindividualmusicwebsite,
withwell over7millionusers amonth.
Both the magazine andwebsite HQ’sare inSouthwark,London.
Current editoris Mike Williams,whotookoverfromKrissi MurisoninJune 2012
NME.com’scurrent editoris GregCochrane.
“The website was awarded Online Magazine of the Year in 1999 and 2001” – Wikipedia
In 2004, NME.com was relaunchedbyBenPerreau,andredevelopedthe titlein2005, and the
website wasdirectedtowardsvideo,audioandthe widermusical community.
In 2007 NME.COM was launchedin the USAwith additional staff.
Alsoin2007 Luke Lewistookoveras Editor of the website layingfocusonvideocontentanduser
engagement,introducinguse ratingsonwebsite reviews.
In 2011 NME launchedits first iPad app.
In October2011 the site celebratedits 15th
birthday,to mark the occasiontheylistedthe 150 best
tracks of NME.COM’slifetime!