Bauer Press Releases

07 December 2007

H. Bauer Publishing has reached an agreement with Emap regarding the sale of the latter's Consumer Media and Radio divisions. This is the first important step in a process which is still awaiting shareholder approval.

The Emap portfolio includes some of the leading consumer magazines in the UK.

"The planned purchase of Emap fits perfectly with our current strategy for international expansion" comments Heinz Bauer.

23 November 2007

H. Bauer, publisher of some of the UK's top selling women's weekly, TV listings and puzzles magazines, including Take a Break, TVChoice and Take a Puzzle has re-launched www.bauer.co.uk. The website provides advertisers with up-to-the minute factual information on the publisher's portfolio which currently reaches over 7 million adults and over 5 million women a week.

16 November 2007

H. Bauer publishing's John Dale, editor of Take a Break, was named editor of the year in the women's weekly magazine sector at the prestigious British Society of Magazine Editor's awards 2007. He has now won this award on an unprecedented eight occasions.

9 November 2007

H. Bauer's Take a Puzzle magazine, on-sale from 15th November is celebrating sixteen years and 200 issues as the UK's best-selling prize puzzle magazine. This is a fitting finale to a fantastic year for the title, which has seen sales rise by 11% year on year and is set to deliver £2,500,000 RSV in 2007.

24 September 2007

H. Bauer is backing its recently re-designed woman's weekly Bella with a national TV campaign, starting September 25, 2007 and continuing through to October 2007.

16 August 2007

H. Bauer, the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, stands firm with top selling titles Take a Break and TVChoice still delivering sales of over 1million a week in a fiercely competitive magazine market.

17 April 2007

H. Bauer Publishing announces the appointment of MediaEdge CIA as its new media buying agency.

9 March 2007

The issue of Bella on sale 13/03/07, reveals a fresh new look with A-list celebrity Sienna Miller on the cover.

16 February 2007

Figures released for December 2006 show that the TV listings market delivered stable sales and excellent retail sales value (RSV) over the crucial Christmas period.

15 February 2007

H. Bauer, the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, has announced ABC figures that show its best-selling women's weekly and TV listings titles outperform the market despite increased competitor activity.