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| Industry | Publishing house |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Magicalia, BBC Magazines, Origin Publishing |
| Founded | London and Bristol, England (1 November 2011) |
| Headquarters | London, W6 United Kingdom |
Key people | CEO Tom Bureau |
Number of employees | 1,300 |
| Parent | Hubert Burda Media |
| Website | www |
Immediate Media Company Limited (with IMMEDIATE styled in all uppercase as its logo) is a British multinational publishing house that produces a wide range of magazine titles, including Radio Times, BBC Top Gear, Good Food and many others. In H1 2018, the company's titles reported a combined ABC circulation of 1.59 million, including 1.1M active subscribers. In 2018 it reported selling 70+ million magazines.[1]
The publishing house is owned by Hubert Burda Media, and is an agglomeration of Magicalia, Origin Publishing and BBC Magazines, publishing both media content and software platforms.[2] Approximately 85% of its revenue is from content services, with the remainder from advertising.[3]
Immediate Media also owns Immediate Live, a business that launches nation-wide live events, including Good Food Shows, Knitting & Stitching Shows, Gardeners' World Live and others.[4]
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- ^ Gavin, Jamie (24 May 2017). "The Immediate Media Co story: from starting up to being acquired by Burda". FIPP.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Immediate Live". Immediate Live. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.