Kelsey Media

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Kelsey Media
Industry Publishing
Founded1989
Headquarters,
England
Revenue£25 million (2018)
£4.9 million (2018)
Website www.kelsey.co.uk

Kelsey Media is a magazine publisher and trade fair company based in Yalding, England. [1] Founded in 1989, it has bought and sold many publications over the years, including former Bauer Media Group magazines Sea Angler, Car Mechanics and Your Horse (which it bought from Bauer along with their websites) in July 2020. [2] In May 2023, it bought the print and digital assets of Uncut magazine from BandLab Technologies' NME Networks division, with the first issue of Uncut published by Kelsey Media being the September 2023 issue Take 317. [3] [4]

Kelsey Media has published the following magazines: [5]

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References

  1. About Us Kelsey Media
  2. "Q magazine closes after 34 years under Bauer's post-Covid plans". 20 July 2020.
  3. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-raising-25m-bandlab-parent-offloads-uk-music-media-brand-uncut/
  4. https://www.kelsey.co.uk/news/kelsey-media-announces-the-purchase-of-uncut-from-nme-networks/
  5. Brands Kelsey Media
  6. 1 2 3 IPC Media allows more magazines to fly-drive-sail the nest The Guardian 7 October 2010
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Archant sells off specialist titles as private equity owner gears up for sale Press Gazette 10 February 2022
  8. 1 2 3 4 Kelsey Media acquires Future's auto portfolio and Triathlon Plus FIPP 25 October 2014
  9. 1 2 Completed acquisition by Key Publishing Limited of certain assets of Kelsey Publishing Limited Competition & Markets Authority 20 March 2015
  10. 1 2 3 4 IPC Media sells three motoring magazines Press Gazette 11 November 2008
  11. BBC's Good Homes magazine saved from closure by Kelsey Publishing Campaign 13 May 2009
  12. Kelsey Media acquires Motorsport News News & Tech 29 January 2020
  13. Hearst Magazines offloads Psychologies The Guardian 30 May 2012
  14. Kelsey Media acquires South East Farmer Guild of Agricultural Journalists 10 January 2020
  15. Haymarket sells Stuff to Kelsey Media In Publishing 4 June 2018