It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations, as well as print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services.

Originally a small printing house in Germany, Bauer Media Group entered the UK with the launch of Bella magazine in 1987.

The H Bauer Publishing brand also includes puzzle magazines that carry the Take a Break name.

In 1999 H Bauer launched TV Choice at a much lower price point than other titles on the market.

TV Choice overtook its main competitor in the February 2008 audited ABCs and has been the number one weekly newsstand magazine in the UK since.

In September 2003, H Bauer launched Total TV Guide to cover the increasing number of programmes available on Freeview and satellite or cable services.

In 2013, Bauer Media also acquired the Absolute Radio Group from the publishers of The Times of India.

[11][needs update] In 2020, Q magazine was scrapped alongside sister publication Planet Rock[12] (joining real-life publication Simply You, Practical Photography and car magazine Modern Classics as titles closed by Bauer) as a buyer could not be found to continue the publication beyond issue Q415, with Kelsey Media deciding to buy Sea Angler, Car Mechanics and Your Horse instead.

TV's programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled for text requests from their playlist.

[citation needed] In April 2017, the magazine was sold to Mixmag's publisher Wasted Talent [15] with Kerrang!

[17] The UK edition of Grazia was launched in 2005 as the first glossy woman's weekly magazine in the country.

MCN covers news on all major motorcycle sporting events as well as bike and equipment tests.

[27] Bauer Media currently has radio operations in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.

In 2021, the company announced it was about to buy Mediatakojat Oy in Finland (owner of Radio Pori 89.4 and Radio City Mikkeli)[29] and moved into the Irish market by buying Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group.

[31] Bauer Media Group held a 50% stake in the British television company The Box Plus Network until the other owner, British broadcaster Channel Four Television Corporation, bought the whole stake in January 2019.

[citation needed] In September 2012, Bauer Media bought ACP Magazines (formerly Australian Consolidated Press) from London-based private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners and Australian media company Nine Entertainment for an estimated A$500 million, completing the purchase the following month.

While Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi said that the Government could have provided financial relief through a wage subsidy scheme or the business finance guarantee, the company had not sought it.

[39][40][41][42] Many of the magazines previously owned by Bauer publish articles on the website Noted (noted.co.nz).

[46][47] In 2017, Bauer Media Group was successfully sued by the Australian actor Rebel Wilson for defamation in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

[48] Bauer Media Group allegedly printed a series of lies and false articles against the actress in an attempt to defame her.

Bauer Media Group entered the US market in 1981 with the launch of Woman's World magazine.

Bauer Media Group USA had a portfolio of 13 magazines, five special interest publications and 16 websites across several distinct consumer segments: celebrity/entertainment, women's, teen and science/technology.

Alliance for Audited Media reports that Woman's World and First for Women are the #1 and #2 selling magazines at retail, respectively.