Bauer Media Group
Bauer Media Group operates in 16 different countries. Their headquarters is located in Hamburg, Germany. BMG owns Q magazine, Kerrang! magazine and Mojo magazine. Bauer doesn't only own music magazines, they also own women's weekly magazines, TV listing magazines and also puzzle magazines. They also own their own radio station which is based in the UK. BMG also owns TV channels such as 4 Music, Kerrang!, Smash Hits and Magic. Bella was the first magazine that was published in the UK by Bauer in 1987.
NME
New Music Express is a weekly pop/rock music publication. They only own one music magazine and they also named the magazine NME. It was originally a music newspaper then it turned into a magazine in the 80s and 90s. NME used to have a channel on TV which launched on the 22nd of November in 2007 but then was closed down on the 2nd of January 2012, it was replaced with Chart Show TV. NME also have a radio (NME Radio). It first aired on the 24th of June, 2008. It is mainly based on alternative music.
BBC/Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company launched the magazine "Top of the Pops" in February 1995 after the BBC TV show Top of the Pops, which then closed down in 2006. Immediate Media Company also owns the monthly magazine "BBC Music Magazine" since 2012. Any magazine the BBC owned was sold to Immediate Media Company for them to publish it. IMG also publishes magazines for pre-teenagers, History, TV and radio magazines. Examples of the magazines they own are Doctor Who Adventures (since 2006), Radio Times (since 2011), History (since 2000) and Top Gear (since 1993).
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