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Take a Break still the UK’s No 1 women's weekly magazine

14 August 2008

The latest ABC figures see H Bauer's market-leading title Take a Break remaining head and shoulders above its nearest competitor, with sales of 981,504. Sales of Take a Break outstrip its nearest rival at the newsstands by almost double the amount of copies sold each week. See full release.

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Take a Break cover shortlisted in ‘The Great Cover Debate’

11 August 2008

A Take a Break Cover from January 1997 has been short listed in the Great Cover Debate, the search to find the nation's favourite magazine cover of all time.

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H Bauer Publishing brings ad sales in-house

02 April 2008

This morning, H Bauer Publishing (HBP) announces that it has ended its long running relationship with The Publishing Consultancy (TPC) in the UK. HBP Media Sales which will be run as an internal division within the business will take charge of all of HBP's advertising sales.

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New publisher for Take a Break and Bella magazines

25 February 2008

Bauer, the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, announces some changes to the structure of its senior UK management team. Andy Brooks currently Publishing Director for that's life! Spirit & Destiny and Fate & Fortune will become Publishing Director for market leader in the Women's Weeklies Market, Take a Break magazine.

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H Bauer: the number one in the TV listings market

14 February 2008

H Bauer's TV Choice is the clear winner in the TV listings sector, posting an ABC figure of 1,404,950 weekly copy sales. This 14th consecutive ABC increase marks a 3.8% year-on-year and 0.9% period on period growth. TV Choice is now the number one listings magazine and also the number one newsstand magazine in the UK.

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Take a Break still delivers over 1 million sales in latest ABCS

14 February 2008

The latest ABC figures see H Bauer's market-leading title Take a Break still delivering weekly sales of over 1 million copies, despite fierce price-cutting activity from the newer entrants to the market.

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Take a Break's Puzzle titles buck the downward trend

14 February 2008

Both of H Bauer's top-selling mixed puzzle magazines bucked the trend of the puzzles category and monthly magazines in general by recording significant increases in their 2007 ABC figure.

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Bauer announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Emap Consumer Media

01 February 2008

Bauer today announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Emap's Consumer Media business (and Emap PLC's shares in Frontline Ltd). This follows the successful acquisition of Bauer Radio which completed on Tuesday 29th January.

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Bauer announces completion of purchase of Emap plc’s radio business

29 January 2008

Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG today announces the completion of the purchase of Emap plc's Radio business for £422 million. Following the receipt of German and Austrian competition clearance, the sale of Emap Consumer Media to Bauer is now unconditional and is expected to complete shortly.

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Bauer publishing group’s acquisition of Emap receives approval from shareholders

25 January 2008

With a large majority of 97.9 percent, shareholders of Emap have approved the sale of Emap's consumer magazines and radio divisions to Bauer publishing group. This means that steps can now be taken to complete the purchase. The acquisition is expected to complete in February.  Issued by the Press Office, Hamburg.

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