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The music press

A case study

Bauer Media Group is Europe’s largest privately owned publishing Group.

Offering over 230 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations - a turnover of 2.08 billion Euros.

Two main divisions – Magazines and Radio

millions of personal relationships with engaged readers and listenersto connect audiences with excellent content wherever and whenever and however they want

1953, launch of Angling Times.1981, 6 June first publication of Kerrang!1990, acquisition of London dance station Kiss FM (Kiss 100)1994, the company bought a small magazine called For Him Magazine (FHM).1996, acquired digital music TV channel The Box, (Box Television), a seven channel joint venture TV business with Channel 4.

Bauer Media spans over 80 influential brand names covering a diverse range of interests including heat – the must have weekly celebrity title, Parker's, MATCH, CAR and Yours.

Institution – Publishing house

Strong brand identityIconography of

genre (Codes and conventions)

A clear purposeMission Statement

Kerrang! will ensure that we are constantly appealing to our spectrum of readers. From the younger teenage readers who are more open to different genres of rock music – from emo to thrash etc, to the readers who respect Kerrang! as an authority when it comes to our scene’s heritage bands. Each issue will include a balance of bands and scenes to guarantee that we’re providing for our readers’ need for variety and their passionate appetite for their favourite bands as well as their desire to be introduced to new music within our world. We will focus on the BIGGEST things that are going on in our world each week, as well as guaranteeing that we are giving our main base of younger readers everything they need to get into, on top of this the interest in older, harder bands, cementing our role as an educator.

Precisely identified audience

Representation Representation of youth and gender

Collectors items - http://www.rockmine.com/Archive/Musicpapers.html

•Readers become deeply engaged with their magazines. As a result a strong relationship, a bond of trust, grows up between the reader and his or her chosen magazines. Reading a favourite magazine is like talking with a friend

•A reader’s identification with an engaging magazine can go well beyond the simple provision of information and ideas. When a magazine strikes a chord it can reinforce the reader’s own self-image. This creates a particularly powerful and trusting relationshipCopies tend to be read repeatedly, often picked up more than once during a day and on more than one day. More than 90% of all pages are opened by the typical reader. The average page in a paid-for magazine is looked at 2.5 times by each reader

•The intimacy between reader and magazine benefits advertisers. The magazine environment delivers a reader in the right frame of mind to be receptive to the advertising. In the sympathetic context of the right magazine, the strong positive brand values of the magazine can transfer onto the advertisements

Audience uses and gratification - Generichttp://magazines.bauermediaadvertising.com/why_magazines

1981 1986

1999 2013

Success means pleasing the audienceBeing trustworthy and creating a sense of community

Staying in tune with trends- Youth culture/needs- Trending sounds and fashions- Ideologies and information

Being at the forefront of technology- Print techniques (from 3 colours

(1981) to multi-coloured (2013)- From the block printing press to

digital prints- From print to digital platforms

Having versatile business structures- 1987 becomes weekly rather

than fortnightly- Acquiring and discarding

products- 2000 launch of digital radio - 2001 launch of digital TV

Kerrang! is the original multimedia platform boasting magazine, online, radio, TV, K! Awards, K! Tour, and K! podcasts.

Example of ‘Convergence’

Example of ‘Synergy’

The Future of magazineshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/mar/07/fall-rise-magazines-print-digital