IPC Media would be a good choice to distribute my media product as they are the UK's leading consumer magazine publisher, engaging over 26 million UK adults across print, online, and mobile platforms with over 60 magazine brands. They have an award-winning portfolio of websites reaching over 25 million global users monthly. Alternatively, BBC Magazines or Bauer Media could also be options as they are large established magazine publishers in the UK with a variety of popular magazine titles in different genres.

1. What kind of media institution
might distribute your media
product and why?
Megan Finch

2. IPC Media
• IPC Media is the UK’s leading consumer magazine and digital
publisher, with more than 60 brands, ICP creates content for multiple
platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events.
• We engage with 26 million UK adults – almost two thirds of UK
women and over 40% of UK men.
• One award winning portfolio of websites reaches over 25 million
global users every month.

3. BBC
• BBC Magazines was the magazine publishing division of BBC
worldwide. The massive corporation had a long history of publishing
magazines including the Radio Times which was first released back in
1923.
• BBC’s magazines range from adult to pre-teen to education and pre-
school. The most well known of their magazines would be Radio
Times, Top Gear and Top of the Pops.
• BBC’s Top of the Pops is the magazine which I have been taking
inspiration from for my own. The magazine was first released in 1995
along side it’s own TV show,

4. Bauer Media
• They have more than eighty influential media brands, spanning a wide
range of interests, including HEAT, GRAZIA, MCN, FHM, Parkers.
• The business is built on millions of personal relationships with
engaged audiences.
• Bauer Media also has the market leading music and entertainment
titles, Q, MOJO and KERRANG! Q harnesses the music and lifestyle
audience, MOJO continues its crusade for timeless music and
KERRANG! rocks its audience every week.

5. Seymour /Front Line
• Seymour is owned by the Front Line Group. They are the largest
distributor of UK magazines internationally, exporting magazines to
over 90 countries.
• As the UK’s leading magazine sales, Frontline marketing and
distribution company, representing 42% of the magazine category, we
sold 309m copies of our 800 different magazines through over 55,000
retail outlets ranging from the biggest superstore to the smallest
newsagent.