IPC Media Brands Strong Across Key Markets in Latest ABCs
14 February, 2008 - IPC Media today unveils its latest round of ABC figures, highlighting a strong performance on a number of key brands.
The latest ABC figures (July to December 2007) showcase sterling performances for pillar brands across all five IPC divisions, while pioneering IPC digital brands including www.instylemagazine.co.uk, www.housetohome.co.uk, www.nuts.co.uk, www.nme.com, www.whatsontv.co.uk and our latest launch, www.goodtoknow.co.uk continue to make great progress.
IPC chief executive Sylvia Auton says: “While some sectors remain challenging, we are enjoying some star performances from truly compelling brands, and we continue to see value growth - up 6% on the year.
“2007 has been a transformational year for IPC with the business continuing to leverage the power of IPC brands through strong multi-platform growth – and that will continue to be at the heart of our business strategy. New launches like housetohome and goodtoknow are exceeding expectations, while more established sites like NME.COM and Nuts.co.uk are delivering innovation and significant growth. And it doesn't stop there - with NutsTV extending its reach from Freeview to Sky, NMETV delivering a 24/7 service on Sky and NME Radio on its way - we will continue to create new platforms for our compelling properties.”
Highlights from this round of ABCs include:
- Look, the UK’s first and only high street fashion and celebrity weekly, delivers a superlative second ABC, settling down by only 4.2% in the aftermath of a massive launch marketing campaign, and way ahead of expectations at 305,603 for the period. Look continues to be the biggest selling fashion magazine in the UK in volume terms
- woman&home is celebrating its highest ABC in a decade – up 6.3% on the year and 4.7% on the period to 336,022
Woman and Woman’s Own are both reaping the benefits of major investment, stemming several years of decline and delivering growth on the period – Woman up 0.4% to 371,351 and Woman's Own up 1.3% to 349,164
- Nuts, the men’s weekly publishing phenomenon from IPC Ignite, extends its lead over rival Zoo to a new record of 91,047 copies, with a circulation of 270,053. Nuts’ share of the weekly sector is now at the record level of 60.1%, while its share of total men’s newsstand in the UK is now an incredible 46.5%
- Pick Me Up and Chat buck competitor performance, delivering 0.5% growth on the year and 1.5% growth on the period respectively. With circulations of 426,327 and 519,413, they are delivering combined real life sales of almost 950,000 copies each and every week
- What’s on TV today issues its first Group Product Report, revealing its true cross-channel reach with an ABC of 1,386,900 and a debut ABCe of 358,700 unique users for whatsontv.co.uk
- Southbank’s market-leading portfolio of homes titles continues to shine, with Livingetc, Homes & Gardens, Country Homes & Interiors and 25 Beautiful Homes once again up on the period and the year
- Essentials is reaping the rewards of its new look, up 28.9% year-on-year with an ABC of 94,122
- Country Life releases its second consecutive year-on-year increase with an ABC of 40,821. Announced hot on the heels of its highest Christmas double issue sales for 10 years, it marks an outstanding achievement for a magazine which is truly setting the agenda for rural Britain.
- Uncut delivers an outstanding ABC of 91,028, up 6% on the period which saw it celebrate its 10th anniversary. And on the UK newsstand, Uncut has outperformed its monthly competitors, with sales up an impressive 11.2% on the period
Golf Monthly triumphs as market-leader, posting its third consecutive year-on-year increase and highest circulation figure for over six years with a total ABC of 83,002, up 11% on the period
- Monthly title Shoot reports an ABC of 35,830, up 7.1% on the previous year – a World Cup year – underlining the success of its recent repositioning in the football sector
IPC Ignite
IPC Ignite, the men’s and music division of IPC Media, delivers excellent performances across its four brands in one of the most dynamic and competitive areas of UK publishing.
Nuts, the ground-breaking men's weekly, continues to extend its lead over rival, Zoo. Nuts is now selling 91,047 more copies every week than Zoo, the biggest sales gap ever, and delivers an ABC of 270,053, just 2.6% down on the period.
Nuts now holds a record 60.1% share of the men's weekly sector, and is worth £19.8m in annual retail sales value, 49% more than Zoo and a staggering 70% more than FHM. Nuts' share of the total men’s sector at the UK newsstand is now 46.5%.
And Nuts continues to extend its brand reach through strong multi-platform growth. The period saw the launch of NutsTV on Freeview channel 42, with a mission to entertain young men with live and originally produced television content. A partnership with Turner Broadcasting Systems, the channel extended its reach last month, and is now available on Sky channel 207. The brand also continues to develop its thriving mobile offering.
Meanwhile, Nuts' ABC Group Product Report – published today – reveals meteoric growth for www.nuts.co.uk, up 50% from its previous ABCe audit. The new audit for November 2007 shows a figure of 945,790 unique users for the site, up by 314,323 from 631,467 in June.
IPC Ignite publishing director Jo Smalley says: “Nuts continues to gain share on the UK newsstand – indeed, two out of every five men’s lifestyle magazines sold in Britain are copies of Nuts. Our record sales gap versus Zoo, the fact that Nuts sells more copies in a week than FHM sells in a month at newsstand, and the phenomenal growth of our website all clearly demonstrate that Nuts continues to set the agenda for men's lifestyle brands, in print, online and on TV.”
Elsewhere, Loaded has performed well on the period, stemming the negative sales trend of recent periods, in line with the other mainstream men's monthlies. Loaded delivers an ABC of 115,065, down 4.5% on the period. The title also continues to perform strongly at the UK newsstand, outselling GQ by over 17,000 copies and Maxim by 39,000 copies every month.
www.loaded.co.uk has also delivered superlative growth, up 49% in its ABCe audit, published today as part of the brand’s Group Product Report. The site reveals a figure of 308,442 unique users in November 2007, up by 101,490 from 206,952 in June.
Jo adds: “It’s a great achievement that Loaded has stabilised sales in a sector which has seen tough market conditions across the last few periods. Loaded will continue to deliver compelling editorial innovation across both print and digital platforms.”
IPC Ignite managing director Eric Fuller adds: “This round of circulation figures illustrates that, by volume, IPC Ignite now sells more than half of all men’s lifestyle magazines on the UK newsstand. And between them, the Nuts and Loaded websites now reach well over one million unique users every month, cementing IPC Ignite's position as the undisputed market leader in giving men what they want across all platforms.”
Meanwhile in the music sector, iconic rock weekly NME posts an ABC of 64,033, down on the period but gaining market share over rival weekly, Kerrang! Within the overall rock sector, NME now accounts for over 30% of all UK newsstand sales and is responsible for generating over 23% of all UK newsstand revenues.
Despite a challenging market for the weeklies, NME has continued to innovate with a series of truly original marketing initiatives – including teaming up with Babyshambles to give away their comeback single Delivery on a seven-inch cover mounted vinyl record a week before the official release.
IPC Ignite publishing director Paul Cheal comments: “NME magazine sits at the heart of the brand and we are constantly sense checking what readers want and looking to evolve the magazine’s content and design. With this in mind our editorial team are currently engaged in exciting development work which will come to market later this year.”
IPC Ignite also announces the second ABCe for NME.COM of 1,824,038 unique users, up 8% from the previous ABCe of 1,693,196. The site, which has earned worldwide respect for its unrivalled news and events coverage, continues to innovate and excite, picking up the BT Digital Music Award in October 2007, when it was named Best Music Magazine for the second year in a row. Judges at the star-studded bash singled out NME.COM for its unmatched reputation as being the best one-stop shop for music news.
NME’s ongoing multi-platform strategy means that this brand is also going from strength to strength. NMETV launched on Sky channel 377 at the end of November, while the launch of new national digital station NME Radio has been confirmed for this summer. In addition this year’s NME Awards have moved to the 02, with 15,000 music fans expected to pack the Main Arena for the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig at the end of the month.
Paul adds: “Through a combination of print, digital, TV and live activity, we estimate that the NME brand now reaches out to more than one million people every week. NME is now able to reach its audience in a variety of ways and at various times of the day, while at the same time increasing the number of creative opportunities for advertisers to engage with passionate music fans.”
Ignite music and movies monthly Uncut delivers an outstanding ABC of 91,028, up 6% on the period. And on the UK newsstand, Uncut has outperformed its monthly competitors, with sales up an impressive 11.2% on the period.
Successful promotions in the period included a bumper boxed August issue, celebrating the magazine’s 10th birthday, and lauding the life and times of Bob Dylan. This was followed by another boxed issue for its special all-star end of year extravaganza.
Uncut was also at the heart of the festival season in 2007, sponsoring the inaugural Knowsley Hall Music Festival and partnering Mean Fiddler for the Latitude festival, which it will continue to support in 2008.
Eric adds: “Ignite’s music brands are extending their reach across multiple platforms, following their audiences and delivering the music experiences they want, when they want them. With more innovation planned in the next few months, there will be no let up in our cross-platform growth.”
IPC Connect
The women’s weeklies market remains the biggest category in magazine publishing. This ABC period saw the sector generating almost 9.26 million copy sales each and every week, equating to £494.2m in annual retail sales value.
IPC Connect is the clear market leader – with its seven reporting brands delivering 2.8 million copy sales every week, generating £125.2m in annual retail sales value at the UK newsstand. Connect's share of the UK newsstand market is also up on the year - by 2.4 percentage points, to 29%.
IPC Connect managing director Evelyn Webster says: “The women’s weekly market remains the biggest and most exciting in magazine publishing, and within it Connect is in fantastic shape. With this latest round of circulation figures we’ve increased market share in both value and volume terms, and Look’s second ABC is proof that truly innovative titles can still create growth in the magazine market.”
Launched in February 2007 and backed by an £18million investment, ground breaking high street fashion and celebrity weekly Look delivers an excellent ABC of 305,603. The figure represents a marginal dip from its debut ABC, following a huge branding campaign through its launch period, with the ABC smashing sales expectations and consolidating Look's position as the number one fashion magazine on the UK newsstand by volume. With sales of over 1.3 million copies every month, Look has delivered £20.2million in annual retail sales value, ranking as the 24th biggest-selling title on the UK newsstand.
Evelyn adds: “When Look launched in February 2007 it stormed the UK newsstand, instantly becoming the biggest-selling fashion magazine in the UK. During its second ABC period, we have continued that momentum. The settle down circulation – with such a gentle dip after a major branding campaign at launch – has entirely exceeded expectations. Editor Ali Hall and her talented team have brought genuine innovation to the weeklies sector, and they’re rightly reaping the rewards.”
In the hotly contested real life sector, Connect’s Chat and Pick Me Up continue to show incredible brand loyalty, despite extensive and sustained marketing activity from rivals. Both buck the negative real life sector trend, with Chat delivering an ABC of 519,413, up 1.5% on the period and Pick Me Up unveiling an ABC of 426,327, up 0.5% on the year.
Pick Me Up’s sixth ABC result since launching in January 2005 under editor June Smith-Sheppard, shows it to be the only title on the newsstand in its sector delivering a year-on-year increase, with the real life sector as a whole down 5.6% on the year. Meanwhile Chat sees its first growth since the January – June 2005 period, reaping the benefits of a new look spearheaded by Gilly Sinclair last year.
Evelyn says: “These are really strong performances from Chat and Pick Me Up, underlining their huge brand power. While me-too brands continue to spend a fortune trying to prop up circulations which continue to fall away, our brands sell almost 950,000 copies every week, generating an annual RSV of £34.1m.”
In the celebrity sector, Now delivers an ABC of 470,290, down 4.8% on the period and in line with the sector. The title’s website, www.nowmagazine.co.uk continues to thrive, delivering 2.9 million page impressions in January (up 63% over the last six months), presenting daily celebrity news, pics, star style, blogs and chat to Now readers alongside their weekly magazine fix.
Evelyn says: “The celebrity sector is hugely contested, with a variety of price points and heavy marketing investment. Within that context, Now continues to show robust brand loyalty. Whether it's on the newsstand or online, Now is a one-stop resource for up-to-the-minute celebrity and style news.”
In the mainstream weeklies category, Woman and Woman’s Own both deliver superb results – both up on the period, and more than halving the year-on-year decline compared to the previous period.
Woman’s Own, under Karen Livermore, unveils an ABC of 349,164 down only 2.1% on the year and up 1.3% on the period – delivering the first period on period growth since 2004 and making it the best performing title in the mainstream sector. Meanwhile Woman is down only 4.5% on the year and up 0.4% on the period to 371,351 – the title’s first ABC increase for five years. Both titles are reaping the benefits of significant editorial investment in the last two years, while at the same time driving premium cover price relative to the sector.
Between them, Woman and Woman’s Own deliver £30.6m in RSV, and these results, out-performing the mainstream market, provide the titles with their highest combined share since 2003, at 56.5%.
And Woman, under editor Jackie Hatton, this week unveils the next stage of its brand evolution, including a new look and format change, backed by a seven figure investment. The new larger format – which hit the newsstand on Tuesday – is supported by a refreshed layout and design throughout, alongside brand new editorial franchises and ever-popular existing sections. It also pushes cover price again, up five pence to 90p.
Evelyn adds: “Woman and Woman’s Own are huge brands, and their positive growth is testament to how successfully they have been re-invented by their editorial teams. They truly understand their readers, and these two brands are now perfectly in tune with their audiences.”
Woman’s Weekly continues to lead the mature sector of the weeklies, delivering an ABC of 367,073, down only 0.8% on the period and 5.2% on the year. The title continues to outperform the sector, extending its lead over rivals, as well as outselling mainstream titles Bella and Best. Woman’s Weekly retains its position as one of the UK’s top 20 women’s weeklies.
Meanwhile, www.goodtoknow.co.uk which launched in August, has already established itself as the indispensable online destination for thousands of UK women. Connecting women with the best practical and inspirational ideas, tips and advice to help them with their busy lives, www.goodtoknow.co.uk has expanded to include seven core content channels including Health, Diet, Family, Chat, Coffee Break – comprising a feast of competitions, quizzes, games and horoscopes – and a Shopping Village directory. A recent online user survey found that 93% of users rated the site good or excellent, and 98% would recommend to a friend.
IPC TX
IPC TX continues to lead the competitive TV weeklies market and today publishes an ABC Group Product Report for flagship brand What’s on TV, revealing its true cross-channel audience.
What’s on TV posts an ABC of 1,386,900, down just 3.5% on the year – its best performance since January to June 2005. The magazine has also boosted retail sales value by 3.3% year-on-year, following a 1p price increase in April 2007
What’s more, What’s on TV was the biggest-selling magazine by volume this Christmas – outselling TV Choice by 650,000 copies.
And earlier this week, IPC TX revealed the first ABCe for whatsontv.co.uk, delivering 358,700 unique users monthly, just 11 months since it launched.
IPC TX managing director Fiona Dent says: “What’s on TV sells a staggering number of copies every week – and priced at an 18% premium to competitor TV Choice. What’s on TV’s superior editorial package enables us to deliver millions more in retail sales value and attract more discerning consumers for advertisers – and now we can see the brand’s true reach with a sparkling debut ABCe for whatsontv.co.uk.”
Sister title TV easy delivers an ABC of 254,669, which, against a heavily promoted period, is down 13.2% year-on-year. Following a 2p price rise in April 2007, TV easy’s RSV is down just 2.3% on the year.
Fiona says: “TV easy leads the way on bright, modern design and has consolidated its position as the title of choice for a new, younger TV magazine purchaser. It benefits from investment in a new look from January this year.”
In the premium sector, TVTimes posts an ABC of 358,511, up 1.6% on the period and down just 5.9% on the year – its best performance since 1999. TVTimes has also boosted its RSV by 7% on the period and 2.5% on the year.
Fiona says: “TVTimes continues to reap the rewards of its 2006 re-launch, and I am very pleased with these results, showing an improving year-on-year sales trend for the fourth consecutive period.”
TV & Satellite Week delivers an ABC of 195,368 and, despite a decrease of 3.1% on the period and 5.8% on the year, it remains the clear number one in the multi-channel market. It has increased RSV by 1.8% on last period, achieving 72% more in value than rival Total TV Guide.
Fiona says: “TV & Satellite Week created this category and continues to innovate. It remains the leading guide for multi-channel viewing by a clear margin.”
In the soap sector, TX fortnightly Soaplife is up 5% year-on-year with an ABC of 102,452, and its RSV has increased on the year by an impressive 12.4%.
Fiona says: “Yet again, we are seeing great year-on-year sales and RSV growth for Soaplife. Soaplife is constantly innovating, ensuring it is a must read for the nation’s soap fans.”
IPC Southbank
In the competitive women’s monthlies sector, IPC Southbank posts strong results across its women’s lifestyle, fashion and home interest titles.
In women’s lifestyle, woman&home is a star performer, posting its highest ABC in 10 years at 336,022. Up 6.3% on the year and 4.7% on the period, the monthly glossy for 40-plus women is attracting growing numbers of premium advertisers and has boosted its retail sales value by 8.8% on last year.
Jackie says: “woman&home has enormous appeal and is increasingly the magazine of choice for modern, 40-plus women. woman&home is performing fantastically by every measure, and this ABC result – its best in a decade – is a well deserved success for editorial director Sue James and her talented team.”
Following its new look in February 2007, practical lifestyle title Essentials is up 28.9% year-on-year with an ABC of 94,122.
Jackie says: “Essentials is back on track, providing real suburban women with practical content in an inspiring, fresh and accessible format. Essentials is reaping the rewards of its new look introduced last year and readers clearly love it.”
In the competitive fashion sector, IPC Soutbank titles Marie Claire and In Style are in line with the market.
Marie Claire posts a stable ABC of 330,182, down just 0.8% on the period and by 1.4% on the year.
Jackie says: “Marie Claire is performing brilliantly in a fiercely competitive market. As promised, we have delivered stability on Marie Claire, and its Fashion with Heart ethos is striking a chord with its intelligent, fashion-forward readers and advertisers. At the same time, we’ve invested further in marieclaire.co.uk, revealing a stylish new look and an editorially unique point of difference for 2008.”
In Style, the upmarket fashion and style bible, is up 0.5% period-on-period, and down just 1.3% year-on-year, reporting an ABC of 179,558.
Jackie says: “Editor Trish Halpin has transformed In Style. The new look from April last year is a big hit with readers and advertisers alike, and instyle.co.uk is going from strength-to-strength.”
In the home interest sector, Southbank is the market leader and continues to set the pace with four of its titles increasing both year-on-year and period-on-period.
Speaking of the homes sector, Jackie says: “There is no doubt that IPC Southbank is the leading voice in the homes market. Together, our six titles represent over 40% of the total market and the launch of our homes portal, housetohome.co.uk has extended our footprint beyond print into digital.”
Livingetc, Britain’s biggest-selling modern homes title, is entering its 10th year in fantastic shape. With an ABC of 93,959, Livingetc cements its market leading position, up 5.5% on the year and 3.6% on the period.
Jackie comments: “Livingetc is driving the modern homes market. It is the authority on relaxed modern living and its urban, affluent readers keep coming back for more.”
25 Beautiful Homes, also celebrating its 10th birthday, delivers an ABC of 119,508. Up 3.6% on the year and 2.6% on the period, this is the title’s sixth consecutive period-on-period increase. Country Homes & Interiors turns in a star performance, up 7.3% year-on-year and 5.2% period-on-period to 86,603, while Homes & Gardens outperforms the market, up 1.3% on the year and 0.8% on the period to 140,185. Beautiful Kitchens, with an ABC of 30,375, maintains its market leading position, down just 0.8% on the year.
Ideal Home reports an ABC of 214,483, down 8.2% period-on-period and 7.4% year-on-year, reflecting its time without a permanent editor.
Jackie says: “Ideal Home is still the clear market leader and we have exciting plans for the future under the editorship of Isobel McKenzie-Price, who returned to the UK in the second half of last year.”
Elsewhere in Southbank, Wallpaper*, the iconic international design, fashion and lifestyle magazine, is rock solid at 112,847.
Jackie says: “Wallpaper* delivers entertaining and inspiring editorial to some of the world’s most discerning and desirable readers and it provides the perfect environment for luxury advertisers. Both on and offline, Wallpaper* is thriving.”
IPC Inspire
Maintaining its position as overall market leader, IPC Inspire – the specialist publishing division of IPC Media – has produced strong results across its 24 sectors, with 18 year-on-year increases.
Paul Williams, managing director of IPC Inspire, says: “2007 has been a tremendous year for our portfolio of specialist magazines, which operate in some extremely competitive markets. We continue to stay ahead of the pack both in terms of volume and value and I’m delighted to be announcing ABC increases for over 50% of the portfolio. Not only have our big brands delivered healthy sales increases but right across the portfolio results have been fantastic. I’d like to make a special mention for Caravan – up 15.5% and Railway Magazine, up 8% and taking market leadership. This fantastic news shows the importance of strong brands, with strong editorial teams behind them – the results are well deserved.”
In the field of recreational sports, the Inspire portfolio is second to none. Following a very strong 2007, Golf Monthly – Britain's most widely-read golfing magazine – today takes market-leadership for the first time since the magazine was purchased by IPC in 1987. It posts an ABC of 83,002, up 11% on the period* and 8.2% on the year - 1,212 copies ahead of Today's Golfer. This marks the third consecutive year-on-year increase for Golf Monthly, which is the only title to post both period-on-period and year-on-year growth, further strengthening its market-leading position.
Shoot has delivered a fantastic performance in the period, a result of its highly successful repositioning during late autumn. It reports an ABC today of 35,830, up 7.1% year-on-year. Compared to last year – a World Cup year – this is an outstanding achievement.
After a massively successful World Cup year, Rugby World – the biggest selling rugby title anywhere in the world – has recorded its highest circulation figure in its 47 year history, posting a total ABC of 48,381, up 15.5% on the year. This huge success sees Rugby World further consolidate its market leading position.
Hamish Dawson, publishing director of IPC Inspire’s sport and leisure titles, says: “Our sports brands are performing brilliantly, thanks to the fantastic teams behind them. Not only has Golf Monthly taken the top spot in its sector, but the past 12 months has seen much greater integration of the print and web version. Shoot has also put in a superlative performance throughout a non-World Cup year, and Rugby World has achieved its highest ever circulation!
“2008 looks to be just as exciting as we plan the re-launch of http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk, and some exciting news for Shoot, so watch this space!”
Country Life continues to perform strongly, releasing its second consecutive year-on-year increase with an ABC of 40,821. Its growth has been driven by publishing innovations such as the Christmas Advent calendar cover – a first in UK consumer publishing – and the Local Distinctiveness issue which featured five separate regional covers. Sales of the Christmas double issue also gave the team reason to celebrate – achieving its highest sales in the last 10 years.
Publishing director Jean Christie says: “The past year has been tremendously exciting for Country Life. This second consecutive ABC increase under Mark Hedges’ editorship shows the brand going from strength-to-strength – we’ve seen record sales, increased user numbers for www.countrylife.co.uk, successful results from the magazine’s vigorous campaigning and some fantastic examples of editorial innovation.”
IPC Media’s oldest title The Field celebrates its third consecutive increase with an ABC of 32,366, up 1.6% on the year, with total subscriptions up 3.8% on the year. This is an outstanding performance in a sector which has seen two competitive launches.
The IPC Marine portfolio has performed exceptionally well, with four of its six titles posting year-on-year growth, up from two out of six in 2006. Yachting World has achieved an ABC of 27,430 up 2.2% on the year and Motor Boats Monthly sees a 2.8% increase on the year, taking its ABC to 16,246. Motor Boat & Yachting and Classic Boat have also seen sales increase and announce today ABCs of 17,504 and 12,505 respectively.
Publishing director of IPC’s marine portfolio Simon Owen says: “This reflects some detailed work by Marketforce in identifying and developing key marine retail opportunities for the portfolio. We have also had a real focus on editorial excellence across the group, and with the UK's market leading marine community website YBW.com also enjoying a significant increase in users, it’s great to see such a strengthening, complementary relationship working between our print and online brands.”
Amateur Gardening maintains its position as number one weekly in the sector and widens the gap between itself and Garden News by more than 7,864 copies, posting an ABC 43,884.
In what has been a challenging year for the shooting titles, IPC sees two out of three of its titles posting ABC increases. Sporting Gun maintains its position as the number one monthly in its sector with an ABC of 33,799 and Shooting Gazette records its second consecutive increase posting a solid ABC of 17,200, up 1%.
Other increases in the IPC Inspire portfolio:
Aeroplane – 35, 704 – up 2.9%
Caravan – 15,774 – up 15.5%
Guitar & Bass – 11,643 – up 7%
Mountain Bike Rider – 35,653 – up 0.1%
The Railway Magazine – 34,661 – up 8%, taking market leadership from Steam Railway.
Web User – 35,279 – up 2.6%
What Digital Camera – 25,195 – up 0.3%
* Amateur Gardening and Golf Monthly are the only IPC Inspire titles to report an ABC every six-month period - all other IPC Inspire titles mentioned in this release report annually.
About IPC Media
IPC Media is the biggest consumer magazine publisher in the UK. Its five publishing divisions are: IPC Southbank, IPC TX, IPC Ignite, IPC Connect and IPC Inspire. IPC is wholly owned by Time Warner, the world's largest media group.
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