Research into magazine companies
Bauer Media Group is a European-based media company that manages more than 600 different magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world.

Publishing Brands
Bauers publishing brands include women's weekly, TV listings magazines and Bella, Take a Break, that's life! TVChoice and Total TVGuide along with a number of puzzle magazines.
H Bauer's first venture into publishing in the UK was in 1987. In 1990, Bauer launched a weekly women's magazine named Take a Break. H Bauer also has a sister title, that's life! that started in 1995. Bauer's pub;lishing brand carries on the Take a Break name by imcluding puzzle magazines.

Bauer Media brands

In 2007 Bauer purchased Emap, doing this they acquired a variety of different media brands including heat and Grazia as well as a radio portfolio of national radio brands such as KISS FM UK and Magic, and more radio brands across major UK cities. Furthermore in 2013, Bauer Media also agained the Absolute Radio Group from Times of India. Bauer Media also broadcasts TV music channels including The Box TV, along with Channel 4. 

Doing this task I have learnt how media companies work which will be helpful for producing my own magazine and the website I will be making.