Information on Publishers

Information on Publishers

Time Inc. UK – Time Inc. UK are one of the biggest publishers in the UK with over 60 “iconic media brands” in the UK such as NME, World Soccer and the UK’s Most Popular magazine, What’s on TV. NME is undoubtedly one of the biggest names under the Time Inc. UK banner and is one of if not the biggest music magazine in the UK. NME has won awards for its publishing from Time Inc. UK, who were formerly known as IPC Media. They work with a lot of companies to help them promote their businesses in their various magazines and on their other products. They have a project called “BrandYou” which is helping people build their own personal brand and to present themselves better to other people. This programme has ambassadors such as Katie Price and Janet Street-Porter and has been presented at events such as Advertising Week Europe in London. Time Inc. do not only run in the UK. Time Inc. are a global brand as they represent over 90 media brands around the world. Some of the brands they represent outside of the UK include Sports Illustrated, which reaches 18 million sports fans a week, and People magazine, which is the most popular “celebrity and entertainment” magazine in the US.

Future PLC – Future PLC are the sixth largest media producer in the UK and an international company. They publish over 30 magazines in markets such as video games and sport. They were founded in 1985 in Somerset with just one magazine about the Amstrad. This magazine ran for 10 years. In 2015, they create two of three magazines for major gaming platforms. They have now expanded to the USA under the name Future US. Like the other two, they have also won awards for their publishing and they are bringing in among the highest profits in the magazine industry in the UK as their gaming magazines remain popular. They’ve also produced in the TV world, albeit, without much success as they brought the Games Master brand to TV. They ran the show on Channel 4 and it ran for six years before being cancelled in 1998. Despite this, they remain very successful in the magazine world to this day.

Conde Nast - Conde Nast produce magazines such as Vogue, Glamour, Wired and GQ, some of the biggest selling magazines. They are headquartered in the Freedom Tower in New York City, but they expanded to the UK when they became popular in the USA. The former headquarters has been named the Conde Nast building after they were there for so long. As well as these magazines, they own some more media giants, including Reddit and Ars Technica. They are considered to be the originators of “class publications” which are magazines aimed at a certain social class. Several of their magazines have shut down over the last few years. This is probably due to the current trend of magazines being quite unpopular due to the rise of technology making it easier to get news as soon as it happens, rather than waiting for the next issue of a certain magazine to be published.