Under the management of four generations of the Bauer family. The Bauer Publishing Group has grown from its humble beginnings as a printing house into a worldwide publishing empire comprising 282 magazines in 15 countries with 6,600 employees worldwide and annual turnover of 1.79 billion Euro.

In the news: 2007

H. Bauer Publishing successful in bid for Emap

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.

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H. Bauer re-launches corporate website

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.

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H Bauer’s John Dale named woman’s weekly Editor of the year by the BSME

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. Take a Break was also short listed in the innovation category, an award the magazine has won on two previous occasions.

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H Bauer’s Take a Puzzle celebrates 200 issues as the UK’s best-selling prize puzzle magazine

09 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.

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H Bauer Publishing launches national TV campaign for Bella

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.

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August ABC results - Take a Break and TV Choice still selling over 1 million copies a week

16 August 2007

H Bauer, the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, stands firm with top selling titles Take a Break and TV Choice still delivering sales of over 1million a week in a fiercely competitive magazine market. Market-leader Take a Break delivers weekly sales of 1,018,423 copies.

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H Bauer appoints MediaEdge CIA for TV buying

17 April 2007

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

H. Bauer, in its 20th year this year, put its £3 million media buying account out to pitch in March and selected MediaEdge CIA from a shortlist of four very strong candidates.

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New look for Bella

09 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.

This is part of a shift in focus for the magazine which in future will feature A-list celebrities every week. The title has increased its celebrity and fashion content to drive more sales and attract new readers.

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H Bauer and Frontline, the Christmas stars in RSV

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.

H. Bauer Publishing had the strongest performance overall, seeing its circulation sales and RSV increase by 3.7% and 5.8% respectively.

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H Bauer shows success stories in latest ABCs

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.

Take a Break continues its dominance of the women's weekly sector, posting an ABC of 1,027,013 outperforming all other true-life titles.

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