Bauer History

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Bauer History

Bauer Media UK is an entertainment network of iconic, multi-platform brands and is Europe’s largest magazine publisher. Bauer was founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in its fifth generation of family ownership, the Bauer Media Group operates and one of the leading players in 20 countries including the UK, Germany, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and the USA and has 11,000 employees worldwide contributing to the success on a daily basis and publish more than 600 magazines. 
In 1875 the lithographer, Ludolph Bauer laid the foundations for the global media company. Ludolph set up a printing in Hamburg to produce business cards. He had various printing jobs; he launched the local advertising newspaper Rothenburgersorter Zeitung. This was later followed by Extrablatt am Montag and eventually in 1926 by Rundfunk-Kritik, a radio magazine which quickly reaches sales of over a half a million copies weekly.
In the UK we reach 25 million consumers. Our portfolio includes heat, KISS, Grazia, Empire, Motor Cycle News, Parkers, TV Choice, Take a Break, Bella, Magic and Absolute Radio.

Our Women’s Weekly magazines include Take A Break, which has long been the UK’s best-selling women’s weekly title, and TV Choice, the UK’s biggest selling magazine.  In 2015, we created a new niche within the growing gardening market, with the launch of Modern Gardens, for an audience who want to enjoy their outdoor living space, without having to become expert gardeners.

Bauer has a revenue of €2.316 billion. Within Bauer, the CEO is Yvonne Bauer, and other key people include Jörg Hausendorf, Harald Jessen and Witold Wozniak. They are a Media Industry and produced multi-platform media such as print, digital, radio, TV which consists of print houses, postal services, distribution and marketing services.

 Their mission statement is to connect audiences with excellent content through our broad multi-touchpoint brand platforms. They intend to grow and win only by working together and seek out new ideas and develop existing products through innovation and excellence.
 

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