Music Magazine Institutions Research

1. M U S I C M A G A Z I N E
I N S T I T U T I O N S
R E S E A R C H
B Y L U K E B A T S O N

2. H A R R I S P U B L I C A T I O N S I N C .
• One of the worlds leading multinational Magazine
publishers.
• Harris Publications was founded in 1985 by Stanley R.
Harris

3. C O M P A N Y H I S T O R Y
• Harris had worked for the magazine publishing
business since the late 1950s.
• Harris Publications started with music, then
transitioned into producing comics, and now has a
range of areas (sports, lifestyle and mens magazines
etc.).
• One of Harris Publications first successful and long-
running titles was Guitar World, which was first
published in the 80s, before selling the rights to Future
US in 2003.

4. P U B L I C A T I O N S T H E Y M A N A G E :
• Harris Publications inc. Manages over 75 titles, including:
• XXL
• Slam
• Guitar world
• Vampirella
• elektro
• 0-60
• Celebrity hairstyles

5. X X L

6. A B O U T X X L
• XXL is an American hip hop magazine, published by
Harris Publications and founded in 1997. In August of
that year, XXL released its first issue.
• Other magazines with limited runs have been launched
under the XXL brand, including Hip-Hop Soul, Eye
Candy and Shade45.
• XXL has released many other special projects including
tour programs, mix tapes and exclusive DVDs. XXL
also has a popular website, which provides up to date
hip hop news, original content from the magazine.

7. A B O U T X X L
• XXL main target audience is for anyone who has a love
of Hip Hop. XXL is a magazine that is aimed at
African-American people between the ages of 18-40
year olds.

8. F U T U R E P L C
• Founded in 1985 by Chris Anderson, as a UK company
with just one magazine.
• Future now specialises in high-quality multi-media
products. Creating over 200 specialist publications,
apps, websites and events.

9. C O M P A N Y H I S T O R Y
• The idea was for one computer magazine, it’s now a
international multi-platform media group.
• Future was sold to Pearson PLC for £52.7m in 1994,
but bought it back in 1998 by Future chief executive for
£142m.In 2001 Chris Anderson left Future PLC.

10. C O M P A N Y H I S T O R Y
• In 2006, it was the ranked the sixth-largest media
corporation in the United Kingdom. It publishes more
than 180 magazines in fields such as video games,
technology, automotive, cycling, films and
photography.
• In March 2014, it was announced that the company's
CFO Zillah Byng-Maddick would become the
company's fourth CEO in nine years on 1 April 2014
after Mark Wood, CEO since 2011, stepped down.

11. D I G I T A L C A M E R A W O R L D

12. A B O U T D I G I T A L C A M E R A W O R L D
• Digital camera world magazine is one of the worlds
best in the photography industry.
• Its aim is to tell keen photographers about the new and
upcoming events in the photography world.
• It gives in-depth reviews on the latest digital cameras
and lenses.and key event that might interest
photographers.

13. A B O U T D I G I T A L C A M E R A W O R L D
• Its target audience if for:
• Anyone from professional photographers to beginners.
• It has a target age from 16+.