Heinrich Bauer Publishing (german: Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG),

trading as Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchan ...

Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations, as well as print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services. Bauer has a workforce of approximately 11,000 in 17 countries. Bauer Verlagsgruppe has been managed by five generations of the Bauer family. In November 2010, Heinz Heinrich's daughter Yvonne Bauer became CEO and 85% owner of the Bauer Media Group after joining the family business in 2005. In February 2021, Bauer Media Group announced it was to acquire Ireland's

Communicorp Group Bauer Media Audio Ireland (formerly Communicorp Group) is a media holding company based in Ireland, owned by Bauer Media Group. History Communicorp Group Ltd was formed by Denis O'Brien in 1989. It launched its radio operations in Ireland that ...

, subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition was completed on 1 June 2021.

H Bauer UK

Originally a small printing house in Germany, Bauer Media Group entered the UK with the launch of ''Bella'' magazine in 1987. Under the name of H Bauer Publishing they became Britain's third largest publisher. Bauer further expanded in the UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer Media and

Emap Radio Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of the Bauer Media Group. History In early 2008, German magazine publisher Bauer bought the radio division of British company Emap, which had been established as East Midland Allied Press in ...

in 2008. In the UK there are two divisions of the Bauer Media Group. The original UK business trades as H Bauer Publishing. Its sister company is known as Bauer Media (Bauer Consumer Media Ltd) with CEO Paul Keenan.

H Bauer Publishing titles

Titles include women's weekly and TV listings magazines ''

Bella Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...

'', '' Take a Break'', ''

that's life! ''That's Life!'' was a satirical TV consumer affairs programme on the BBC, at its height regularly reaching audiences of fifteen to twenty million, and receiving 10–15,000 letters a week. The series broadcast on BBC1 for twenty-one years, ...

'', ''

TV Choice ''TV Choice'' is a British weekly TV listings magazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group.Radio Times'' and ITV/Channel 4 listings to ''

TV Times ''TV Times'' is a British television listings magazine published by Future plc. It was originally published by Independent Television Publications, owned by the participating ITV companies. The magazine was acquired by IPC Media in 1989, which ...

''.) ''TV Quick'' ceased publication in July 2010. In 1999 H Bauer launched ''TV Choice'' at a much lower price point than other titles on the market. ''TV Choice'' overtook its main competitor in the February 2008 audited ABCs and has been the number one weekly newsstand magazine in the UK since. In September 2003, H Bauer launched ''Total TV Guide'' to cover the increasing number of programmes available on

Freeview Freeview may refer to: * Freeview (Australia), the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia * Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand *Freeview (UK), ...

and satellite or cable services.

Bauer Media brands

Bauer Media is a multi-platform media group, with locations across the UK. Following their purchase of Emap in 2007, The Bauer Media Group acquired a collection of media brands. This includes ''

heat In thermodynamics, heat is defined as the form of energy crossing the boundary of a thermodynamic system by virtue of a temperature difference across the boundary. A thermodynamic system does not ''contain'' heat. Nevertheless, the term is ...

'' and ''Grazia'' as well as a radio portfolio of national radio brands such as KISS FM UK and

Magic Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces * Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic * Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...

, and regional radio brands across major UK cities. In 2013, Bauer Media also acquired the Absolute Radio Group from the publishers of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

''. Bauer Media also formerly broadcast TV music channels including The Box TV, in a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...

with

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...

. In the UK Bauer Media is the sister company of H Bauer Publishing, who publish titles including Take a Break.

Music publications

'' Q'' began as a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Originally it was to be called Cue (named after the act of cueing a record to play). However the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. The ''Q'' music brand has expanded to Radio and Television, with

Q Radio Q Radio was an online, DAB and DTV radio station, broadcasting on digital television across the UK and online. The station launched in June 2008 as an alternative to the UK's rock and alternative stations, with a strong relationship with Q ...

and

Q TV Q was a UK music channel based on Q Magazine, launched on 2 October 2000. It was operated by Box Television, and specialised in indie, rock and alternative. It was available in the UK on Sky channel 364 and Virgin Media channel 338. In Ire ...

being music entertainment that specialises in indie, rock and alternative. ''Q'' also holds annual music awards in the UK, known as

Q Awards The Q Awards were the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine '' Q''. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards became one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony included Abbey Road Studios ...

. In spring 2010, Bauer attempted to unilaterally impose a new contract on all photographers and writers, which was set to take away their copyright and off-load liability for libel or copyright infringement from the publisher onto the contributor. 200 photographers and writers from ''Q'' and Bauer's other music magazines, ''Kerrang!'' and ''Mojo'', were reported as refusing to work under the new terms. In 2020, ''Q'' magazine was scrapped alongside sister publication ''Planet Rock'' (joining real-life publication ''Simply You'', ''Practical Photography'' and car magazine ''Modern Classics'' as titles closed by Bauer) as a buyer could not be found to continue the publication beyond issue Q415, with

Kelsey Media Kelsey Media is a magazine publisher and trade fair company based in Yalding, England. Founded in 1989, it has bought and sold many publications over the years, including former Bauer Media Group magazines ''Sea Angler'', ''Car Mechanics'' and ' ...

deciding to buy ''Sea Angler'', ''Car Mechanics'' and ''Your Horse'' instead.

= ''Kerrang!''

= ''

Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...

'' is a brand that specialises in rock music. It was originally a magazine with Kerrang! Radio being launched in 2004. Bauer acquired the Kerrang! brand in 2008, which also included music channel

Kerrang! TV Kerrang! TV is a British music television channel owned by Channel Four Television Corporation, with permission to use the ''Kerrang!'' brand from Bauer. It is currently the only music channel in the United Kingdom that is dedicated to rock musi ...

(existing as part of

The Box Plus Network The Box Plus Network (formerly Video Jukebox Network International Ltd and Box Television Ltd) was a British television company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation, it specialised in music programming. On 2 April 2013, all The Box Pl ...

). As of 2005, all of Kerrang! TV's programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled for text requests from their playlist. In April 2017, the magazine was sold to Mixmag's publisher Wasted Talent with Kerrang! TV/The Box Plus Network coming under the full ownership of Channel 4 in January 2019.

Other publications

''The Debrief'' was an online magazine aimed at

ABC1 ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel an ...

women in their 20s launched in 2014 in competition with Mail Online and '' Stylist''. It was closed in 2018. ''

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' is a monthly film magazine, originally launched in the UK in 1989, but now is also published in the US, Australia, Turkey, Russia and Portugal. It organised the annual

Empire Awards The Empire Awards was an annual British awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the local and global film industry. Winners were awarded the Empire Award statuette. The awards, first presented in 1996, were presented by the British f ...

voted for by the readers of ''Empire''. '' Closer'' was launched by Bauer Media in 2002. It specialises mainly in celebrity news and gossip, real-life stories and television/entertainment. The UK edition of '' Grazia'' was launched in 2005 as the first glossy woman's weekly magazine in the country. Launched in 1999, ''

'' is a British celebrity weekly. Its main focus is celebrity interviews, gossip, fashion advice and entertainment. ''Yours'' is a fortnightly lifestyle magazine and website targeting women aged 50 and over, launched in 1974. It covers issues including health, relevant news, fashion and beauty. ''

Motor Cycle News ''MCN'' or ''Motor Cycle News'' is a UK weekly motorcycling newspaper published by Bauer Consumer Media, based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. It claims to be "the world’s biggest weekly motorcycle newspaper". The title was founded in lat ...

'' (''MCN'') launched as a newspaper in 1955. The brand now has an online presence and is a digital business, with sub-brands including MCN compare, a motorcycle insurance comparison service and ''MCN'' classified Bikes for Sale. ''MCN'' covers news on all major motorcycle sporting events as well as bike and equipment tests. '' Parker's Car Guide'' is a monthly magazine and, more recently, a website listing prices for new and used cars in the UK. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running print price guide in the UK. The website was launched in 1999 and it provides news, advice information as well as cars for sale and additional services such as insurance, to car buyers. ''AM (Automotive Management)'', together with its online counterpart has been a source of news, insight and analysis for the UK automotive industry since 1990. ''Pregnancy & Birth'' was a British magazine aimed at

pregnant women Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ca ...

. It was part of the Bauer Media Group. It gave out information about pregnancy, products for pregnant women, and it shares other women's stories of childbirth experiences. Between January and June 2011, ''Pregnancy & Birth'' had a circulation of 26,775 copies.

Bauer Media Audio

Bauer Media currently has radio operations in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. It operates over 150 radio brands, including Absolute Radio, KISS, Hits Radio Network, Magic, RMF, and Mix Megapol. In 2021, the company announced it was about to buy Mediatakojat Oy in Finland (owner of Radio Pori 89.4 and Radio City Mikkeli) and moved into the Irish market by buying Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group. In February 2022, Media Capital Group in Portugal announced that it had come to an agreement with the Bauer Group to sell all their radio stations for around 70 million Euros, marking the entry of the Bauer Group into the Portuguese market.

The Box Plus Network

Bauer Media Group held a 50% stake in the British television company ''The Box Plus Network'' until the other owner, British broadcaster Channel Four Television Corporation, bought the whole stake in January 2019.

Bauer Media Australia and New Zealand

In September 2012, Bauer Media bought ACP Magazines (formerly

Australian Consolidated Press Are Media is an Australian media company that was formed after the 2020 purchase of the assets of Bauer Media Australia, which had in turn acquired the assets of Pacific Magazines, AP Magazines and Australian Consolidated Press during the 201 ...

) from London-based private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners and Australian media company

Nine Entertainment Nine Entertainment (registered as Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd) is an Australian publicly listed media company with holdings in radio and television broadcasting, newspaper publications and digital media. It uses Nine as its corporate brand ...

for an estimated A$500 million, completing the purchase the following month. This purchase included the ''

Australian Women's Weekly ''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known as simply ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Mercury Capital in Sydney. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before being outsold by th ...

'', ''

Cleo Cleo may refer to: Entertainment * ''Cleo'' (magazine), an Australian magazine established in 1972, now active in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand * Cleo (group), a South Korean girl group formed in 1999 * ''Cleo'' (play), by Lawren ...

'', ''Cosmo'', '' Harper's Bazaar'', '' Women's Day'', and ''

Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...

'' magazines. As a result, ACP Magazines was rebranded as Bauer Media. In March 2020, Bauer bought Pacific Magazines from Seven West Media; acquiring '' New Idea'', ''

Who Who or WHO may refer to: * Who (pronoun), an interrogative or relative pronoun * Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism * World Health Organization Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Who, a creature in the Dr. Seuss book '' Horton He ...

'', ''Diabetic Living'', ''

Men's Health ''Men's Health'' (''MH''), published by Hearst, is the world's largest men's magazine brand, with 35 editions in 59 countries. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. Started as a men's health magazine by Rodale, Inc. ...

'', ''

Women's Health Women's health differs from that of men in many unique ways. Women's health is an example of population health, where health is defined by the World Health Organization as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not mer ...

'', '' Better Homes & Gardens'' and ''

Girlfriend A girlfriend is a female friend, acquaintance or partner, usually a female companion with whom one is platonically, romantically, or sexually involved. In a romantic context, this normally signifies a committed relationship where the in ...

''. On 2 April 2020, Bauer Media Group announced that it would wind up its New Zealand magazine titles in direct response to magazines having been stopped from being published under New Zealand's Level 4 restrictions in response to the

COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand is part of COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case of the disease in New Zealand was reported ...

. This led to the suspension of several titles including ''

Woman's Day ''Woman's Day'' is an American women's monthly magazine that covers such topics as homemaking, food, nutrition, physical fitness, physical attractiveness, and fashion. The print edition is one of the Seven Sisters magazines. The magazine was f ...

'', ''

New Zealand Woman's Weekly The ''New Zealand Woman's Weekly'' is a weekly New Zealand women's magazine published by Are Media. , it had a circulation of 82,040, third by paid sales after ''TV Guide'' and ''New Zealand Woman's Day''. History On 8 December 1932, journalist ...

'', the '' New Zealand Listener'', ''

The Australian Women's Weekly ''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known as simply ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Mercury Capital in Sydney. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before being outsold by ...

'', '' North & South'', ''Next'', ''

Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urb ...

'',

Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Limited () is the flag carrier airline of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 20 domestic and 30 international destinations in 18 countries, primarily around and within the Pacif ...

's inflight magazine ''Kia Ora'', and ''Your Home & Garden'', leaving about 200 former employees unemployed. While Broadcasting Minister

Kris Faafoi Kristopher John Faafoi (born 23 June 1976) is a former New Zealand Labour Party politician. He became the Member of Parliament for the Mana electorate in 2010. He did not contest the seat as an electorate MP in 2020 but continued as a list MP ...

said that the Government could have provided financial relief through a wage subsidy scheme or the business finance guarantee, the company had not sought it. Many of the magazines previously owned by Bauer publish articles on the website Noted (noted.co.nz). In June 2020, Bauer Media Australia was sold to

Mercury Capital Mercury Capital is an Australian investment firm that owns a range of healthcare and media companies. Assets *Blue Star Group, acquired January 2013 *International Volunteer HQ, 80% shareholding acquired in November 2017 *Are Media, acquired i ...

. In September 2020, Bauer Media Australia was rebranded as Are Media.

Rebel Wilson v Bauer Media Group

In 2017, Bauer Media Group was successfully sued by the Australian actor

Rebel Wilson Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds; 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Tou ...

for defamation in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. This was the biggest payout for defamation of its kind in Australian legal history. Bauer Media Group allegedly printed a series of lies and false articles against the actress in an attempt to defame her. This reportedly led to the actress being overlooked for a number of big Hollywood roles. Wilson was awarded A$4,567,472. The award consisted of $650,000 in general damages and $3,917,472 in special damages. Wilson's lawyer Richard Leder, said "Today's verdict is a significant record — it's about four times the highest previous verdict in a defamation case in Australia". While the guilty defamation decision stands the amount of payment was later appealed and reduced. Wilson announced in July 2018 she will be taking the matter further to a higher court in Australia.

Bauer Media Group USA

Bauer Media Group entered the US market in 1981 with the launch of ''Woman's World'' magazine. Today, Bauer Media Group USA has a portfolio of 13 magazines, five special interest publications and 16 websites across several distinct consumer segments: celebrity/entertainment, women's, teen and science/technology. In 1989, the company introduced its second publication, '' First for Women'', a women's magazine.

Alliance for Audited Media The Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) is a North American non-profit industry organization founded in 1914 by the Association of National Advertisers to help ensure media transparency and trust among advertisers and media companies. Originally k ...

reports that ''Woman's World'' and ''First for Women'' are the #1 and #2 selling magazines at retail, respectively. The company's popular teen brands include ''Twist'', launched in 1997; ''J-14'', launched in 1999; ''M'', launched in 2000; ''Girls' World''; launched in 2013, and ''Animal Tales'', launched in 2014. ''J-14'' ranks in the top five media brands for social media presence among all publishers according to Shareablee, a social media research company. ''

In Touch Weekly ''In Touch Weekly'' is an American celebrity gossip magazine. The magazine is focused on celebrity news, fashion, beauty, relationships and lifestyle, and is geared towards a younger readership, billing itself as "fast and fun", along with making ...

'', a celebrity/entertainment weekly magazine, was introduced in the U.S. in November 2002. It was the first launch of a new celebrity magazine in the U.S. in more than a decade and ranks in the top 10 magazines sold at retail in the country, according to the

. The company debuted '' Life & Style Weekly'', a celebrity and fashion weekly, in 2004. Adding its third celebrity weekly in October 2013, Bauer Media introduced an American edition of '' Closer Weekly'', geared towards women 40+. All three entertainment titles were awarded with Media Industry Newsletter's "Hottest Launch of the Year" award in their respective launch years. ''Closer Weekly'' tied for the title with ''Dr. Oz The Good Life'' in the 2014 ceremony. Bauer Media US launched Bauer Xcel Media, a digital division, in August 2014. In 2018, Bauer sold all but its women's magazines and ''iD'' to American Media, Inc. It sold its remaining American titles (''

Woman's World ''Woman's World'' is an American supermarket weekly magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million readers. Printed on paper generally associated with tabloid publications and priced accordingly, it concentrates on short articles about subjects such a ...

'', '' First for Women'', ''

Soaps in Depth ''Soaps In Depth'' is an American entertainment magazine, formerly published as a series of biweekly print publications and currently as an online-exclusive publication, that is dedicated to coverage of daytime soap operas. Founded in 1997 by B ...

'') in 2022 to the company now known as

A360media A360 Media, LLC (branded a360media), formerly American Media, Inc. (AMI), is an American publisher of magazines, supermarket tabloids, and books based in New York City. Originally affiliated with only the ''National Enquirer'', the media company ...

References

External links

Bauer Media

Bauer Media UK
{{Authority control Magazine publishing companies of Germany Publishing companies established in 1875 Companies based in Hamburg Mass media in Hamburg Mass media in Peterborough Automobile magazines published in the United Kingdom German companies established in 1875