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IPC Media is one of the United Kingdom's leading consumer magazine and digital publisher, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally It was formed as International Publishing Company in 1963 from the rationalisation of the holdings of three companies; George Newnes, Odhams Press and Fleetway Publications. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir George Newnes 1st Baronet ( 13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was a Publisher and editor in England. Odhams Press was a British publishing firm Originally a Newspaper group in the 1890s it took the name Odham's Press Ltd Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. In 1968 the company bought the Daily Mirror and became the IPC-Mirror Group. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 It was then purchased itself in 1970, by Reed International, who in 1974 separated the company into two groups, IPC, formed of the magazine publication holdings; and Mirror Group Newspapers, formed of the newspapers. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reed Elsevier is a global Publisher and information provider It came into being in autumn 1992 as the result of a merger between Reed International a British Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Trinity Mirror plc is a large United Kingdom Newspaper and Magazine publisher The latter division was sold to Robert Maxwell in 1984. Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In 1987 all comics holdings were placed in a separate division, Fleetway Publications, which was again sold to Robert Maxwell. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a publishing company mainly producing comic magazines for the UK. In the early 1990s IPC launched Loaded which launched a wave of 'lad mags'. Loaded, first published by IPC in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag " In 1998 IPC Magazines, as the division was by then known, was subject to a management buyout, which was financed by Cinven, a venture capitalist group. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A management buyout ( MBO) is a form of Acquisition where a company's existing Managers acquire a large part or all of the company. Cinven is a European Private equity firm founded in 1977 with offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Milan. Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type of Private equity capital typically provided to immature high-potential growth companies The company was renamed IPC Media in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Cinven then sold the group to Time Inc., the magazine publishing division of Time Warner, in 2001. Time Inc is a major subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company formed by the 1990 Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sylvia Auton is CEO.
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Divisions
IPC Media groups titles under five magazine divisions: Connect (women's weeklies such as Now Magazine), Inspire (leisure and specialist), Ignite! (men's lifestyle and entertainment), SouthBank (women's lifestyle and home interest) and TX (portfolio of television titles). NOW is an Alternative newsweekly in Toronto, Canada published by Now Communications Inc. In addition, there is Marketforce, the UK's leading magazine distribution business. Digitally they have WOTV.
Trivia
- IPC's offices were in King's Reach Tower on Stamford Street (on the south bank of the Thames) in London. The building often featured in the company's titles and was depicted as alien editor Tharg's spaceship in the early issues of their weekly sci-fi comic, 2000 AD (launched in 1977).
- IPC Media gave up the lease to King's Reach Tower and relocated to The Blue Fin Building (110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0US) in the spring of 2007. While KRT was a long-term lease for IPC, The Blue Fin Building was purpose-built for IPC Media by Time Warner.
References
- Time Inc. To Acquire IPC From Cinven (From Time-Warner website)
- History of IPC Media on the IPC Media website
- Trinity Mirror Group History on the Trinity Mirror Group website
- Reed Elsevier profile on ketupa. net
External links
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