Music Magazine-Researching magazine companies

I researched 6 different magazine companies:

• Conde'


• EMAP


• National magazine company


• BBC worldwide


• IPC


• Future

• I researched information about these 6 companies. Launch dates, what they've produced and other fact. I researched these to give me a better insite into magazine companies and what they consits of and how they influence magazine production and marketing.
  

Conde'

• conde' produce magazines like : Vouge, Glamour, Vanity Fair, GQ and Tatler.
• The company was launched in 1907.
• They produce hand bag size magazines that appeal to many women including busy buisness woman and the traditional housewife.
• The comapny was one of the first internet publishers in 1995.
• They have a US pariet company which controls UK subsidiary of the conde' comapny.

EMAP

• The company was formed in 1947
• They have both UK and US officeses
• They own their own media companies such as CAP and planet retail.
• They produce omega, computer and video games and magazines.

National Magazine company

• They are nicknamed-"Natmag"
• They are based in London
• They were esablished in 1901
• They produce magazines like: Bazzar, country living, cosmo, mens health, goodhouse keeping, reveal, real people nd many others.

BBC worldwide

• Partially government funded
• They have offices throughout the world.
• They have published: Good food, Radio times and the top gear magazine.
• The top gear magazine has been published in 30 different countries
• BBC worldwide is the UKs third largest consumer magazine company.

IPC

• This company is the leading UK magazine publisher.
• They are an international publishing comapany.
• They were founded in 1963 and are based in London
• They own over 80 magazines including : NME, now, woman, nuts, world soccor, instyle and many more.
• They sell over 350 million copies each year.
• They are owned by Time Inc. who are part of the Timewarner company.
  

Future

• They were founded in 1985
• They are based in bath.
• They produce: games, films and music magazines.
• Their top 5 music magazines are: Xbox 360 official, Total films, T3, classic rock and official playstation.
• They have over 100 magazines and over 70 websites.
• They have official titles for microsoft, sony and nintendo.