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IPC

IPC is one of the UK’s leading consumer magazine and digital publishers, selling over 350 million copies a year.

5 DEVISIONS

IPC covers 5 different areas of magazines. Connect (womans weeklies such as Look and Now Magazine) Ignite! (Mens lifestyle and entertainment) TX (portfolio of television titles) Inspire (leisure and specialist) and southbank (womans lifestyle and home interest)

MUSIC MAGAZINES

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NME

NME is a music magazine released WEEKLY. Releasing it this often gives it a fresh look every week and keeps people up to date more often.

Each issue costs £2.60 and you can get various subscriptions

It stands for New Musical Express. This makes it easier to remember and a nicer logo.

It started as a newspaper and moved more towards a magazine is the late 80’s early 90’s.

ONLINE

An online version of NME was produced in 1996.

It is the world biggest stand alone music site, with over 7 million users per month.

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NME have to constantly keep up their appearance and keep it fresh in order to keep appealing to audiences.

AWARD SHOW

NME hold an award show every year to celebrate the best new music of the past year. The readers of the magazine vote.