Talk:Bauer Media Group/Archives/2014

Conflict of interest editing
This article has two recent major contributors and both appear to have a conflict of interest. Bmcomms has admitted that he works for the company and JuliaMariaToni is the marketing director per a Google search of her name and the name of the company. Both users should refrain from editing and should instead request edits here on the talk page. —&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 13:56, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

request for editor to make changes
I have been looking at this page lately and noticed that a lot of the information about Bauer Media UK is incorrect/incomplete. Whilst I am not trying to promote the business, I wanted to ensure that the facts about Bauer Media are correct and available to Wikipedia users.

Could somebody check and input the following please under 'Bauer Media Brands'

Bauer Media is a multi-platform media group, with locations across the UK. Following their purchase of Emap in 2008, The Bauer Media Group acquired a collection of media brands, including heat, Grazia, FHM, Empire, Motor Cycle News and Angling Times, as well as a radio portfolio of national radio brands including KISS FM UK and Magic, and regional radio brands across major UK cities. In 2013, Bauer Media also acquired the Absolute Radio Group from Times of India.

Bauer Media also broadcasts TV music channels including The Box TV, in a joint venture with Channel 4. In the UK Bauer Media is the sister company of H Bauer Publishing, who publish titles including Take a Break and Bella.

Thanks 86.184.208.222 (talk) 15:35, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

This information can be added but please specify the sources from which this information is derived or obtained. Unsourced information cannot be added to the Articles.Thanks.--Param Mudgal (talk) 16:27, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Hi Param Mudgal - I have just added some citations - can you tell me if this is adequate to be posted? Thanks Bmcomms (talk) 12:29, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, the above information can be added to the article by citing the above sources.Thanks.--Param Mudgal (talk) 12:48, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

✅ The requested information has been added.Thanks.--Param Mudgal (talk) 13:05, 8 September 2014 (UTC)

New edit request
Could we please add some more information about Bauer's key brands, since at the moment it only says about Kerrang! and Q? I have some impartial information here:

Empire
Empire is a monthly film magazine, originally launched in the UK in 1989 but now also published in the United States, Australia, Turkey, Russia and Portugal. Empire also organises the annual Empire Awards, currently sponsored by Jameson. The awards are voted for by the readers of Empire.

Closer
Closer was launched by Bauer Media in 2002. It specialises mainly in celebrity news and gossip, real life stories and television/entertainment. It is currently edited by Lisa Burrow.

Grazia
The UK edition of Grazia was launched in 2005 as the first glossy woman’s weekly magazine in the country. Currently edited by Jane Bruton, Grazia is a multi-platform brand, working online, in print and digital. The iPad edition was launched in 2012.

heat
Launched in 1999, heat is a British celebrity weekly, edited by Lucie Cave. Its main focus is celebrity interviews, gossip, fashion advice and entertainment. heat has a presence on four main  in print, radio, television and online at heatworld.co.uk.

Yours
Yours is a fortnightly lifestyle magazine and website targeting women aged 50 and over. It covers issues including health, relevant news, fashion and beauty. It is currently edited by Sharon Reid and was launched in 2012.

Motor Cycle News
Motor Cycle News (MCN) launched as a newspaper in 1955. The brand now has an online presence at mcn.com motorcyclenews.com and is a digital business with sub-brands including MCN compare, a motorcycle insurance comparison service and MCN classified Bikes for Sale. MCN covers news on all major motorcycle sporting events as well as bike and equipment tests and reviews and has been edited by Andy Calton since 2012.

Parkers
Parkers Car Price Guide is a monthly magazine and, more recently, a website listing prices for new and used cars in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running print price guide in the UK. The website was launched in 1999 and it provides news, advice information as well as cars for sale and additional services such as insurance, to car buyers. Parkers has been edited by Kieren Puffett since 2006.

Discussion
I added some of the content with some promotional trimming. The individual publications might be best placed in a comprehensive Wikitable. I also cleaned up some content that was clearly outside our content norms and sent both the founder pages to AfD for review. CorporateM (Talk) 05:58, 16 October 2014 (UTC)