Evaluation Question 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Personally, I would choose Bauer Media as it offers 300 different magazines, which means it has a larger population. This means that there is a bigger audience and more people to read the magazine.  It also offers radio stations and TV stations which could advertise my magazine and get it to a lager audience and therefore get more people to read it. They have a lot of popular music magazines such as Kerrang! and Q. These are just some of the different magazines that I chose to analyse and take ideas and inspiration from. They are all also popular and doing well within in the UK and this shows Bauer Media is a good and successful media institution. I think they would distribute my magazine because of the fact that I would have a larger target audience which suits a wide variety. This would mean they would get more recognition and it would also help them make more money. I also think my magazine is quite similar to the magazines Bauer Media produce so my magazine is something they would look at and distribute as there are other magazines that are popular and successful that look like mine.

Q is a magazine that relates to my own. It is a popular and successful magazine that Bauer Media produces. The magazine has an extensive review section, featuring: new releases (music), music compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. The style of the magazine can be compared to mine in many ways, for example the front cover has one main photograph in the same was mine has. Q magazine uses similar colours throughout their magazine which mix well together and make the magazine look more appealing. I have also used similar colours on in my magazine. There are many different kinds of ways that mainstream retail magazines are distributed. Some of these being through apps, more online opportunities, and free magazines handed out at venues. In my opinion, my magazine would be best distributed through apps and more online opportunities because my target audience is teenagers and young adults and these people will be more likely to spend time on the internet, rather than people from different age groups