Magazine research Bauer media group is a multinational media company headquartered in Hamburg Germany which operates in 15 countries worldwide. Bauer is one of the leading media corporations in Europe, it was founded in 1875 by Johann Bauer,Since the company was founded in 1875 it has been privately owned and under management by the Bauer family for 136 years.The stability and the continuousness is the management is a characteristic feature of the Bauer company which is a significant feature in the development and the security. The estimates of the company employees are around 9,000 in 14-16 areas around Europe.

Bauer first published Bella magazine in the UK in 1987, they brought a new image to the UK, Bella made a significant impact on the women's market. The company made another outbreak gain in 1990 with the launch of take a break magazine. This quickly because on of the UK’s leading magazine brands. Despite strong competition, take a break has managed to maintain its No1 status, currently selling over 1 million copies a week.

Closer is a British women's entertainment magazine published by Bauer Media Group. It mainly specializes in celebrity news and gossip, real life stories, fashion and television/entertainment.

Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by German company Bauer Media Group. As of 2004 it is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK, with a regular circulation over half a million.