2. Bauer Media Group
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They publish Q and Kerrang! Which are both music magazines.
These are all the other brands of media they publish, ranging
from other genres of magazines to tv and radio channels.
According to the ABC and NRS statistics the readership for
Kerrang! In 2003 was 468,000 people however there has
been a gradual decline and in 2012 it was only 345,000. This is
also true of Q’s readership which declined from 944,000 in
2003 to 377,000 in 2012. This could be due to the fact
Kerrang! Is targeted at a very specific genre of music and also
due to the changes in economy.
The same statistics showed there were 9.1 readers per copy in
2003 compared to 6.8 in 2012.
NRS’ statistics showed in Jan-Jun 2010 the mean age was 22.
Kerrang! Also has over 400,000 Twitter Followers and over
450,000 likes on Facebook.
3. IPC Media
• They publish the music magazines NME and Uncut
•They also publish many other genre of magazine
including Fashion & Beauty, Sport & Leisure and
Lifestyle
•They engage with 26 million UK adults - almost two
thirds of UK women and over 40% of UK men. Their
portfolio of websites reaches over 25 million global
users every month.
•For NME this is their information:
4. Professional Publishers Association
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The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) is a publishing industry body which
promotes and protects the interests of companies involved in the production of
consumer, customer and business media in the United Kingdom such as IPC Media
and others such as Hearst Magazines UK and Immediate Media Co. who publish:
