Institutions

What Is An Institution?

“ an organisation or company - which could be publicly or privately owned - that produces and/or distributes

media products ”

Some Media Institutions…

•You will find media institutions wherever you go, they usually own many companies and products.

•A few institutions I will be looking at in this presentation will be:

- Bauer - Time Inc.- Future Plc- News Corp

Bauer

•Bauer are a large European based media company that manages a portfolio of magazines, digital products, radio and TV stations in local markets across the world.

•Bauer produce magazines such as Q and Kerrang, this makes them strong contenders for my own magazine because they are experienced with music magazine publishing.

Bauer

Time Inc.• Time Inc. is an American New York-based

publishing company. • It publishes over 90 magazines, most notably its

namesake, Time. • Other magazines include: - Food & Wine- People- InStyle- Entertainment Weekly- NME- Marie Claire

Time Inc.

Future Plc•Future publishes more than 180

magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photograhy.

•Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers.

•It is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index.

Future Plc

News Corp•News Corporation

(officially trading as News Corp) is an American multinational mass media company, formed as a ‘spin-off’ of the former News Corporation, focusing mainly on newspapers and publishing.

News Corp

Republic of Music• Republic of Music are one of the UK’s leading

sales, marketing and distribution companies offering comprehensive and innovative worldwide physical and digital distribution. We

• They have worked with the likes of Disclosure, You Me At Six, The Black Keys, M83, Sam Smith, Mazzy Star, Neneh Cherry, William Onyeabor, The Fratellis, Deaf Havana, Moderat, Fatboy Slim and many more.

• The Republic of Music works closely with a host of brilliant independent labels to sell, market and distribute their releases and help maximise their sales potential, in the UK and internationally.

Republic of Music

My Decision…

•Having looked at quite a few different media institutions, I have decided the one that would suit my magazine the most would be ‘Republic of Music’

•I have chosen them over the others mainly because they publish the magazine ‘Clash’. I imagine my own magazine to be of a similar style, so I think that as they are experienced in a similar style, they would be the best people for the job.