Magazine Publishers

Magazine publishers are the reason for magazines being successful. They are responsible for managing circulation, sales, production and editorial. Some publishers act as an editor to a magazine, but most like to leave initial ideas to other employees. Here are some well known publishers:

Bauer Media

 Bauer is now the largest consumer magazine publishing company in the UK, playing a primary role in the Women’s Weeklies, Women’s Interest, Women’s Lifestyle, TV Listings, Puzzles, Men’s Lifestyle, Music & Film and Specialist magazine markets. They have roughly 400 magazines, more than 100 websites and around 50 radio and TV programmes They produce magazines such as 'Take A Break', 'Bella', 'TV Choice', and many puzzle magazines. Their main ethos is to continue to innovate, driving its business and the ever-evolving magazine market forward. The main business of the Bauer Media Group is print business. Nevertheless, the company is reacting to the growing importance of digital media at home and abroad with investments and has established a position over the last few years with a broad range of digital products.

Source: http://www.bauer.co.uk/

National Magazine Company

The National Magazine Company is responible for Hearst Magazines UK.Its major interests include magazine, newspaper and business publishing, cable networks, television and radio broadcasting, internet businesses, TV production and distribution, newspaper features distribution and real estate. Hearst Magazines UK publishes 20 consumer titles in the UK: All About Soap, Best,Company, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, ELLE, ELLE Decoration, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, House Beautiful,Inside Soap, Prima, Red,SugarScape, Real People, Reveal and Zest. The group publishes three magazines, Men's Health, Runner’s World and Women's Healththrough Hearst-Rodale UK.

Source: http://www.hearst.co.uk

Future Publishing

Future publishing is an international media group responible for Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Digital Camera, CrossStitcher, Total Film, T3, Digital Camera, Computer Arts, Windows: The Official Magazine and Guitarist. Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today they have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 200 specialist publications, apps, websites and events.The publishing company hold market-leading positions in thier core sectors: Technology, Entertainment & Video Games, Sport & Auto, Music and Creative. Future attracts more than 38 million monthly unique visitors to thier digital properties websites; and they deliver over 100 digital editions and bespoke apps on tablet devices.They sell 2.2 million magazines every month, and export or syndicate to 89 countries, making them the UK's number on exporter and lisencer of magazine content.
Future is the Association of Online Publishers’ Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year.

Source: http://www.futureplc.com/

IPC Media

IPC Media is repsonible for magazines such as; Soaplife, Now, Teen Now, TV Times, Style at home, Shooting times, Pick me up, Uncut, TV Easy, NME, Look, Boat Owner, In Style, Ideal Home, Marie Claire, Horse and hound, Good to know recipes, Essentials, Feelgood Games, Golf Monthly, and cycling weekly amongst many others.IPC Media is committed to working in partnership with its consumers, advertisers, business partners and employees to deliver exceptional value, service, innovation and creativity. 

Source: http://www.ipcmedia.com/

Conde Nast 

Responsible for magazines such as; GQ, Vanity Far, Glamour, Vogue, GQ style, Tatler, Easy living, Brides, Love, Weird, Conde nast Traveller,  The world of interiors, and other magazines,Conde Nast is home to some of the world's most celebrated media brands. Conde Nast Combines the power of their brands, the passion of their people and their broad consumer reach to help support meaningful change in the community and the world. 

Source: http://www.condenast.com/

BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide is the commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). We exist to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence fee payer by creating, acquiring, developing and exploiting media content and brands around the world. We also focus on creating value from BBC content and showcasing British talent both in the UK and international markets. In the past five years the company has invested over £1bn in the UK's creative sector making it a major supporter for this increasingly important part of the 'UK plc'. We also sell programmes and formats produced by more than 200 different UK independent producers. In 2011/12 the company saw sales rise by 5.4% to £1085m - exceeding the £1bn mark for a fourth year.BBC Worldwide's total returns to the BBC rose by 19% to a record £216m in 2011/12, taking the returns to over £1.3bn since 2004. In April 2009, the company was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise recognising the company's substantial growth in earnings over the past three years. BBC Worldwide operates under the BBC Charter and Agreement, which sets out the following four commercial criteria with which our activities must comply. BBC Worldwide must:

• Fit with the BBC's Public Purposes as set out in the Charter;
• Be commercially efficient;
• Not jeopardise the good reputation of the BBC or the value of the BBC brand;
• Comply with the BBC's Fair Trading Guidelines and avoid distorting the market

Source: http://www.bbcworldwide.com/about-us.aspx#about 

Hachette Filipacchi 

Hachette Filipacchi was founded by Louis Hachette in 1826 when he purchased the Librarie Brédif. Hachette was purchased by Matrain 1980, a firm associated with Tenot & Filipacchi. Hachette Filipacchi was nationalised in 1981 but remained a publicly traded firm.In France, Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes 47 magazines, including Action Auto Moto, Elle France, Entrevue, France Dimanche,Ici Paris, Joystick, Le Journal de Mickey, Parents, Paris Match, Jeune & Jolie, Pariscope, Photo, Première, Télé 7 Jours, Top Famille Magazine and TV Hebdo. It also publishes dailies La Provence, Nice-Matin or Corse Presse. HFM also owns 25% of Éditions Philippe Amaury, which publishes Le Parisien, L'Equipe and other sport magazines. 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachette_Filipacchi_M%C3%A9dias