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Overview of Magazine Industry

Overview of magazine Industry

Unfortunately for magazine publishers, the two main sources of revenue, advertising and circulation, fell during the economic recession and have struggled during the slow recovery. As the economy weakened in 2008 and 2009, advertising spending fell as companies tried to protect profits. Meanwhile, demand for publications contracted as many people cut back spending because of shrinking disposable income. In 2012-13, industry revenue is forecast to decline by 4.6% to £6.7 billion. 

Rank	Name	Circulation[16]	Publisher
1	Asda Magazine	1,980,740	Publicis-Blueprint
2	Tesco Magazine	1,928,687	Cedar Communications/Omnicom Group
3	TV Choice	1,354,761	Bauer
4	What's On TV	1,274,035	IPC Media/Time Warner
5	Tesco Real Food	1,216,875	Cedar Communications/Omnicom Group
6	Morrisons Magazine	1,137,383	Result Customer Communications
7	Radio Times	901,036	BBC Worldwide
8	Sense (RBS)	834,954	John Brown Group
9	Take a Break	803,555	Bauer
10	Saga Magazine	617,411	Acromas Holdings

Top 10 most popular magazines in the first half of 2011

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Magazine Publishers

Magazine Publishers

In the UK, there are 4 main publishers of magazines; IPC Media, Bauer Media Group, Conde Nast and Future Publishing. All of these companies a whole range of magazines, including music magazines.

IPC Media

Founded in 1958, IPC Media is based in London, and has published famous magazines such as; NME, Nuts and What’s on TV. They tend to aim more at the working class when publishing, which is why the magazines tend to be cheaper.

Bauer Media Group

Founded in 1875, Bauer is a multinational publishing company, based in Hamburg, Germany. Some of the famous magazines they have published include; 4Music, FHM and Q. The target audience still appears to be working class, although they magazines published by Bauer Media Group may also appeal to a more middle class audience.

Conde Nast

Founded in 1909, Conde Nast is a magazine publishing company based in New York. They publish magazine such as; Vogue, GQ and Tatler. The target audience is different for Conde Nast, as they aim more at the middle class, and so publish more expensive and classy magazines.

Future PLC

Founded in 1985, and based in Bath, Future PLC isn’t as globally known as the other three publishing companies. However, some of the magazines published are still well known, such as; Official Xbox Magazine, and Total Film. Future PLC tends to aim at a younger audience.

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