Institution research

A media institution is a fixed, often profit based organization, that deal in the distribution and creation of advertising, entertainment and network.


Bauer Media Group is a multinational media company headquartered in Germany it is involved in the publishing and broadcasting industry.

Bauer Media Group's magazine title amounts up to 38 million magazines a week some of which include Q and Kerrang Bauer Media Group has a 50% share in the British television company Box Television,  the other half is owned by Channel 4. Several of the poplar music television channels which Box Television produces are:

• 4Music 
• The Box 
• Heat
• Kerrang
• Kiss 

YouTube is a video sharing website on which uses can upload and share videos, the company is based in San Bruno, California. Media corportaions inculdign CBS, BBC, Vevo and other organisations have offered their material via the site.  YouTube was bough by Google of US$1.65 billion in November. As of 2013, the following music charts use YouTube view as a part of its ranking methodology: 

• Billboard Hot 100 
• Dance/Electronic Songs 
• R&B songs 
• Hot Country Songs 

IPC Media is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the UK, selling over 350 million copies a year. Its parent company is Time Inc, which published magazines such as Time, Sports Illustrated, People and many others. It is the leading publisher in the US and the UK.Time Inc's parent company is Time Warner, which is the worlds 2nd larges media and entertainment organisation.