Time Inc. is an American publishing company known for magazines like Time, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune. It owns Time Inc. UK, which publishes UK magazines such as What's On TV, NME, Marie Claire, and Wallpaper. Time Inc. UK created the iconic music magazine NME, which has been instrumental in launching careers of bands like Arctic Monkeys and The Killers. NME also hosts live music events annually attended by over 200,000 fans.
3. History
Time Inc. is an American New York-based publishing
company. It publishes over 90 magazines, most notably its
namesake, time. Other magazines include sports
illustrated, travel+ leisure, food& wine, fortune, people, in
style, life, GOLF magazine, southern living, essence, this
old house , all you and entertainment weekly. It also owns
the UK magazine house Time Inc. UK whose major title
include what's on TV ,NME, country life, Marie Claire,
wallpaper* and style.
Time Inc. also owns the rights to LIFE a well-known
magazine that has been published in many different
formats. Time Inc. currently owns and runs Life.com, a
website dedicated to news and photography.
In 1990, Time Inc. merged with Warner Commincations to
form the media conglomerate Time Warner. This merger
lasted until the company was spun off on June 9,2014.
4. Music magazines created
by Time Inc. UK
NME secured its first headline sponsor from outside the UK in 2014, for the
NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas, the live music capital of the world.
As they celebrated their 40th year in the business, Blondie received the NME
Godlike Genius award and performed at the 2014 ceremony.
The NME Awards/Shows & Tour are some of the most important events in the
UK music calendar and have been instrumental in launching the careers of
some of the biggest acts in the world; including Arctic Monkeys, The Killers
and Florence + The Machine. The complete portfolio of NME live events are
attended by some 215,000 music fans annually.
NME was presented with the inaugural Professional Publishers Association
Chairman's Award in 2013.
In 2013, NME was crowned Music Media Brand of the Year at the Music
Week Awards.
NME’s award-winning commercial team was presented with the coveted
2013 Most Valuable Partner Award by UM London for its partnership with
fashion brand H&M.