Immediate Media Co is a corporation which publishes the following brands all across different forms of media

Top of the pops is a magazine set up in 1995. It was designed because there was a space for a new magazine to replace an old one that had gone out of fashion. It was modelled around Q magazine because the design had proven to be successful with the audience it wanted to attract. It was then changed to suit a younger “teen audience” because they thought this is what would sell the most

Top of the pops TV series is a way they have used synergy successfully. The show ran from 1964 to 2006. It was sold as part of a franchise, and was broadcast all over the world to many different countries.

Time Warner is a conglomeration, which owns many subsidiaries below it. Some examples of these are:

Within the IPC subsidiary, they publish many different magazines. One of these is NME, a popular music magazine.

NME was founded by Theodore Ingham, in 1952. Its full name is New Music Express. New editions are published weekly, and is one of the top UK magazines.

It started off as a newspaper, but soon moved onto becoming a magazine formatted publication. The main genres focused upon is Rock, Indie and Alternative. They also include a singles chart which is constantly updated with every new edition.

The magazine looked like it was going badly, but was bought by a London music promoter.

NME.com is the online version of the magazine. It has similar stories that are featured in the magazine on the site. They promote the magazine through the website. It is also effective in gaining a wider audience for the company.

NME tours are an annual set of a variety of tours all around the country. NME put these tours on to promote both new artists and established ones.

NME awards are a once a year event which celebrate the year of music. The winners are voted for by the readers of the magazine.