Time Inc. UK publishes over 350 million copies of magazines per year, including NME which targets a similar age range audience to the author's music magazine. While NME's genre is different, Time Inc. could take an unconventional approach to publishing the author's magazine and broaden their genres. However, they may not be looking to publish a new genre of music magazine. Bauer Media Group may be interested in an unconventional music magazine but their experience is in more mainstream styles. Overall, Time Inc.'s experience targeting a similar audience and ownership of TV programs could help widely distribute the magazine.

1. EVALUATION –
QUESTION 3
What kind of media institution might
distribute your media product and why?

2. Bauer Media Group
Time Inc. is an American NewYork-based publishing company. It publishes over 90 magazines, most notably
its namesake,Time. It also owns the UK magazine houseTime Inc. UK, whose major titles include Kerrang! (a
music magazine with the same age range and unconventional style as my target audience), Country Life, Q
magazine (a music magazine with the same target audience as mine therefore it would be a good company to
advertise a new mainstream magazine like mine).They have multiple digital platforms (TV programmes and
radio stations) which would be great for my technologically influenced target audience, to access this media
efficiently on as many platforms as possible. Bauer Media Group may want an unconventional music
magazine with alternative music genres (such as Kerrang! whose genre is heavy metal/rock) and therefore
accept my alternative approach but otherwise approaching Bauer media could be unconventional for my
magazine, due to their experience in music magazines of a mainstream layout and approach ( e.g Q
magazine).

3. Time Inc. UK is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a large
portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.They publish NME (National Music Express)
magazine which is a music magazine with the same age range target audience as my magazine.
Although the genre of NME is different to the genre of my music magazine, I think thatTime
Inc. would be a great company to publish my magazine, as they could take an unconventional
approach to my magazine, to bring in extra readers and broaden their horizons on different
genres. However, they might not be looking for a new genre of music magazine therefore they
wouldn’t be interested in publishing my pop/hip-hop magazine. But as they are experienced in
appealing to a similar age range to my magazine, I believe it would be successful to publish via
Time Inc.Also,Time Inc. is merged withWarner communications and ownsTV programmes
(e.g. Cartoon Network, E! ) that can distribute to similar but wider target audience appealing to
both genders and all ethnicities, being greatly beneficial to my magazine.