ForoCoches (literally "CarsForum") is a Spanish Internet forum established in 2003. Founded for discussion about cars and other transport, the site has since been noted for online trolling campaigns. As of May 2018, the forum had around 700,000 registered accounts. Belonging to the Spanish manosphere , it is conspicuous for its misogynistic content.
38-556: In 2009, a campaign by ForoCoches resulted in FHM magazine naming Curri Valenzuela – who was then aged over 60 – as the sexiest journalist. ForoCoches ran a campaign for John Cobra to be selected to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 . In the second round, broadcast live on Televisión Española , he praised the forum while insulting and gesturing at the crowd. Site creator Alejandro Marín reflected "We have trolled
76-513: A Break. Q began as a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Originally it was to be called Cue (named after the act of cueing a record to play). However the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. The Q music brand has expanded to Radio and Television, with Q Radio and Q TV being music entertainment that specialises in indie, rock and alternative. Q also holds annual music awards in
114-415: A newspaper in 1955. The brand now has an online presence and is a digital business, with sub-brands including MCN compare, a motorcycle insurance comparison service and MCN classified Bikes for Sale. MCN covers news on all major motorcycle sporting events as well as bike and equipment tests. Parker's Car Guide is a monthly magazine and, more recently, a website listing prices for new and used cars in
152-568: A number of big Hollywood roles. Wilson was awarded A$ 4,567,472. The award consisted of $ 650,000 in general damages and $ 3,917,472 in special damages. Wilson's lawyer Richard Leder, said "Today's verdict is a significant record — it's about four times the highest previous verdict in a defamation case in Australia". While the guilty defamation decision stands the amount of payment was later appealed and reduced. Wilson announced in July 2018 she will be taking
190-521: A number of puzzle magazines. In 1987, Bella was H Bauer's first venture into publishing in the UK. In 1990, H Bauer launched a weekly women's magazine named Take a Break . H Bauer also has a sister title, that's life! that launched in 1995. The H Bauer Publishing brand also includes puzzle magazines that carry the Take a Break name. In 1991, Bauer launched its first TV listings publishing with
228-585: A pathetic programme, full of fakes and of piss-poor musical quality, paid for by the public". The channel's president, Alberto Oliart , apologised in the Senate of Spain and said that measures would be made to stop abuses of the voting system. ForoCoches ran a hoax story in August 2010 that an imaginary 18-year-old footballer named Néstor Coratella had transferred from Uruguay's Danubio F.C. to Spain's Villarreal CF . A fake Facebook profile, fake Danubio academy website and
266-621: A photoshopped page from the Uruguayan newspaper Observa led to several Spanish media outlets believing the story. In March 2016, ForoCoches campaigned on the British Royal Navy 's "name our ship" proposal, requesting that the ship be named after Blas de Lezo – a Spanish admiral who defeated the British at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741. The option with over 30,000 votes was removed, and
304-585: A quarterly by the spring of 1987 and then monthly in 1994. EMAP Consumer Media bought the magazine in 1994 and it subsequently went on to dominate the UK men's market and began to expand internationally, being published in 32 countries including India. FHM's High Street Honey competition (2002—) awards £10,000, an FHM TV presenting job and the chance to appear on the FHM front cover. On 17 November 2015, British FHM announced their intention to suspend publication alongside that of fellow men's magazine Zoo , leaving
342-573: A radio portfolio of national radio brands such as KISS FM UK and Magic , and regional radio brands across major UK cities. In 2013, Bauer Media also acquired the Absolute Radio Group from the publishers of The Times of India . Bauer Media also formerly broadcast TV music channels including The Box TV, in a joint venture with Channel 4 . In the UK Bauer Media is the sister company of H Bauer Publishing, who publish titles including Take
380-824: A social media research company. In Touch Weekly , a celebrity/entertainment weekly magazine, was introduced in the U.S. in November 2002. It was the first launch of a new celebrity magazine in the U.S. in more than a decade and ranks in the top 10 magazines sold at retail in the country, according to the Alliance for Audited Media . The company debuted Life & Style Weekly , a celebrity and fashion weekly, in 2004. Adding its third celebrity weekly in October 2013, Bauer Media introduced an American edition of Closer Weekly , geared towards women 40+. All three entertainment titles were awarded with Media Industry Newsletter's "Hottest Launch of
418-467: A women's magazine. Alliance for Audited Media reports that Woman's World and First for Women are the #1 and #2 selling magazines at retail, respectively. The company's popular teen brands include Twist , launched in 1997; J-14 , launched in 1999; M , launched in 2000; Girls' World ; launched in 2013, and Animal Tales , launched in 2014. J-14 ranks in the top five media brands for social media presence among all publishers according to Shareablee,
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#1732891163467456-573: Is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg . 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. Bauer has a workforce of approximately 11,000 in 17 countries. Bauer Verlagsgruppe has been managed by five generations of the Bauer family. In November 2010, Heinz Heinrich's daughter Yvonne Bauer became CEO and 85% owner of
494-466: Is a brand that specialises in rock music. It was originally a magazine with Kerrang! Radio being launched in 2004. Bauer acquired the Kerrang! brand in 2008, which also included music channel Kerrang! TV (existing as part of The Box Plus Network ). As of 2005, all of Kerrang! TV's programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled for text requests from their playlist. In April 2017,
532-593: The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand . This led to the suspension of several titles including Woman's Day , New Zealand Woman's Weekly , the New Zealand Listener , The Australian Women's Weekly , North & South , Next , Metro , Air New Zealand 's inflight magazine Kia Ora , and Your Home & Garden , leaving about 200 former employees unemployed. While Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi said that
570-592: The Bauer Media Group after joining the family business in 2005. In February 2021, Bauer Media Group announced it was to acquire Ireland's Communicorp Group , subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition was completed on 1 June 2021. Originally a small printing house in Germany, Bauer Media Group entered the UK with the launch of Bella magazine in 1987. Under the name of H Bauer Publishing they became Britain's third largest publisher. Bauer further expanded in
608-477: The Government could have provided financial relief through a wage subsidy scheme or the business finance guarantee, the company had not sought it. Many of the magazines previously owned by Bauer publish articles on the website Noted (noted.co.nz). In June 2020, Bauer Media Australia was sold to Mercury Capital . In September 2020, Bauer Media Australia was rebranded as Are Media . In 2017, Bauer Media Group
646-593: The Portuguese market. 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. 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
684-518: The UK under the name For Him Magazine and changed its title to FHM in May 1992, although the full For Him Magazine continued to be printed on the spine of each issue. The first woman to appear on the cover was Gina Bellman in February 1993. The trend towards female cover stars grew over the following year, with both Naomi Campbell and Andie MacDowell appearing. Circulation expanded to newsagents as
722-441: The UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer Media and Emap Radio in 2008. In the UK there are two divisions of the Bauer Media Group. The original UK business trades as H Bauer Publishing. Its sister company is known as Bauer Media (Bauer Consumer Media Ltd) with CEO Paul Keenan. Titles include women's weekly and TV listings magazines Bella , Take a Break , that's life! , TV Choice and Total TVGuide along with
760-412: The UK, known as Q Awards . In spring 2010, Bauer attempted to unilaterally impose a new contract on all photographers and writers, which was set to take away their copyright and off-load liability for libel or copyright infringement from the publisher onto the contributor. 200 photographers and writers from Q and Bauer's other music magazines, Kerrang! and Mojo , were reported as refusing to work under
798-430: The UK. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running print price guide in the UK. The website was launched in 1999 and it provides news, advice information as well as cars for sale and additional services such as insurance, to car buyers. AM (Automotive Management) , together with its online counterpart has been a source of news, insight and analysis for the UK automotive industry since 1990. Pregnancy & Birth
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#1732891163467836-510: The Year" award in their respective launch years. Closer Weekly tied for the title with Dr. Oz The Good Life in the 2014 ceremony. Bauer Media US launched Bauer Xcel Media, a digital division, in August 2014. In 2018, Bauer sold all but its women's magazines and iD to American Media, Inc. It sold its remaining American titles ( Woman's World , First for Women , Soaps in Depth ) in 2022 to
874-620: The company announced it was about to buy Mediatakojat Oy in Finland (owner of Radio Pori 89.4 and Radio City Mikkeli) and moved into the Irish market by buying Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group. In February 2022, Media Capital Group in Portugal announced that it had come to an agreement with the Bauer Group to sell all their radio stations for around 70 million Euros, marking the entry of the Bauer Group into
912-479: The launch of TV Quick magazine. (Prior to the de-regulation of TV listings in March 1991, BBC listings had been restricted by law to Radio Times and ITV/Channel 4 listings to TV Times .) TV Quick ceased publication in July 2010. 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
950-450: The magazine was sold to Mixmag's publisher Wasted Talent with Kerrang! TV/The Box Plus Network coming under the full ownership of Channel 4 in January 2019. Mother and Baby is parenting website and set of awards aimed at helping parents with advice and product reviews that help them buy well. The Debrief was an online magazine aimed at ABC1 women in their 20s launched in 2014 in competition with Mail Online and Stylist . It
988-516: The magazine's website. Dates of magazine issues, winners, ages of winners at the time of selection, and pertinent comments are listed below. The data below refer only to the British edition (the rankings for the international editions vary widely, with many top-ranking women in some editions not appearing at all in others). FHM was published in the following territories. Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Publishing ( German : Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG ), trading as Bauer Media Group ,
1026-482: The matter further to a higher court in Australia. 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. In 1989, the company introduced its second publication, First for Women ,
1064-411: The new terms. In 2020, Q magazine was scrapped alongside sister publication Planet Rock (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. Kerrang!
1102-446: 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. Bauer Media is a multi-platform media group, with locations across the UK. Following their purchase of Emap in 2007, The Bauer Media Group acquired a collection of media brands. This includes heat and Grazia as well as
1140-447: The publication available via its website at FHM.com. The final print edition appeared in February 2016, with Holly Willoughby as its cover model. In August 2016, under the guidance of BauerXcel Media, a property of Bauer Media Group , Nick Dimengo took over as the senior editor of FHM.com. Each of FHM ' s international editions publish yearly rankings for the sexiest women alive based on public and editorial voting through
1178-739: The purchase the following month. This purchase included the Australian Women's Weekly , Cleo , Cosmo , Harper's Bazaar , Women's Day , and Zoo magazines. As a result, ACP Magazines was rebranded as Bauer Media. In March 2020, Bauer bought Pacific Magazines from Seven West Media ; acquiring New Idea , Who , Diabetic Living , Men's Health , Women's Health , Better Homes & Gardens and Girlfriend . On 2 April 2020, Bauer Media Group announced that it would wind up its New Zealand magazine titles in direct response to magazines having been stopped from being published under New Zealand's Level 4 restrictions in response to
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1216-503: The ship was named the RRS ; Sir David Attenborough . In May 2018, some users of the forum illegally published photographs and personal information of the victim of the La Manada rape case . Marín banned 200 users and removed the illegal posts from public view, saying that he would cooperate if contacted by the police. Several companies, including Mapfre , removed their advertisements from
1254-501: The website after a boycott. Some of ForoCoches's users use rhetoric associated with the alt-right and the Manosphere . These include terms familiar to English-speaking sympathisers to those movements, including Chad – a confident alpha male – and original terms such as Charo – a middle-aged, dyed-hair, radical feminist. FHM FHM ( For Him Magazine ) was a printed British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that
1292-573: Was a British magazine aimed at pregnant women . It was part of the Bauer Media Group. It gave out information about pregnancy, products for pregnant women, and it shares other women's stories of childbirth experiences. Between January and June 2011, Pregnancy & Birth had a circulation of 26,775 copies. Bauer Media currently has radio operations in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. It operates over 150 radio brands, including Absolute Radio, KISS, Hits Radio Network, Magic, RMF, and Mix Megapol. In 2021,
1330-402: Was closed in 2018. Empire is a monthly film magazine. Launched in the UK in 1989, it is now also published in the US, Australia, Turkey, Russia and Portugal. Its annual Empire Awards are voted for by its readers. Closer was launched by Bauer Media in 2002. It specialises mainly in celebrity news and gossip, real-life stories and television/entertainment. The UK edition of Grazia
1368-449: Was launched in 2005 as the first glossy woman's weekly magazine in the country. Launched in 1999, heat is a British celebrity weekly. Its main focus is celebrity interviews, gossip, fashion advice and entertainment. Yours is a fortnightly lifestyle magazine and website targeting women aged 50 and over, launched in 1974. It covers issues including health, relevant news, fashion and beauty. Motor Cycle News ( MCN ) launched as
1406-498: Was published in several countries. It contained features such as the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World . The final printed issue of British FHM was produced in December 2015, after which the magazine moved to a digital-only platform, with updated daily content on topics such as dating tips, style advice, viral news, sports and entertainment. The magazine began publication in 1985 in
1444-559: Was successfully sued by the Australian actor Rebel Wilson for defamation in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. This was the biggest payout for defamation of its kind in Australian legal history. Bauer Media Group allegedly printed a series of lies and false articles against the actress in an attempt to defame her. This reportedly led to the actress being overlooked for
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