Time Out Group
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| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Media |
| Genre | Lifestyle |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Tony Elliott |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Tony Elliott (Founder), Julio Bruno (Group CEO), Dider Souillat (CEO Time Out Market), Peter Dubens (Founder Oakley Capital) |
| Products | Web sites, mobile apps guidebooks, magazines, food and cultural market |
| Brands |
Time Out Digital, Time Out App, Time Out World, Time Out Labs, Time Out City Guides, Time Out Magazine, Time Out Market |
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Number of employees
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310 (2015) |
| Website | http://www.timeout.com/ |
Time Out Digital, Time Out App, Time Out World, Time Out Labs, Time Out City
Time Out Group (Time Out Group PLC) is a digital and print publisher of web sites, apps, magazines and guidebooks covering events, entertainment and culture in cities around the world. Julio Bruno is the Group CEO of Time Out Group. Based in cities such as London, New York and Paris, Time Out Group provides entertainment, food, and drink recommendations to an international audience through print and digital platforms. Time Out was established in 1968, by founder Tony Elliott and has developed into a trusted global platform that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city. Operating in 108 cities, across 39 countries, it has an monthly global audience reach of 156 million across all platforms. Time Out provides original editorial content for users to find things to do in the city as well as curated lists of the best films, food, attractions, art, culture, shopping and nightlife activities. Time Out recently curated sci-fi films, a global sex survey, and provides unique content for its social fans. Time Out Market, launched in 2014 in Lisbon, enables people to discover, book, live and share their experiences on one platform.
The original Time Out magazine was first published in 1968 by Tony Elliott with Bob Harris as co-editor.The magazine was a one-sheet pamphlet with listings for London. The magazine started as a counter-culture publication that had an alternative viewpoint on issues such as gay rights, racial equality, and police harassment. Early issues had a print run of around 5,000 and evolved to a weekly circulation of 110,000.
The brand was expanded to North America with Time Out New York magazine also known as TONY in 1995 followed by Time Out New York Kids in 1996. The success of taking the Time Out brand abroad led to the expansion of the magazine worldwide. The brand grew to include travel magazines, city guides, and books.
Time Out was able to withstand print competition; however, its late integration of a digital platform during the online revolution proved to be a challenge. When Time Out New York launched it did not have a website and was competing against well-established online publications such as Citysearch and The Village Voice. The company; however, continued to expand with licensing of the brand and in 2009 launched its iPhone app in New York and then London, which was sponsored by Smirnoff, enabling the app to be free of charge.
Financial loss and the necessity to expand the Time Out brand led Tony Elliott to sell half of Time Out London and 66 percent of TONY to private equity group Oakley Capital in May 2011. Under new ownership, the company expanded the brand digitally through partnerships with software companies to develop a common online platform for the brand and to create multi-city mobile applications. The company continued to grow digitally and launched an iPad app for New York and London in July 2012. The iPad app was initially sponsored by MasterCard.
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