Thursday, 12 February 2015
Magazine Overview
Company Magazine.
Company Magazine is owned by Baeur Publishing. It is 36 years old this year, and was founded in 1978. It is a fashion and celebrity magazine that is published monthly. Company link themselves to the TV show Americas Next Top Model. They do this by having the winner as the cover of the magazine as well as a six-page editorial with Company. They include lots of different content in their magazines, from health tips; including diets, exercise, gym tips ect. Also including beauty tips, with many beauty products advertised, the best clothing trends, from designer to high street which means that the magazine caters for all social classes. There are also spreads about DIY accessories to wear, furniture for your home, and how to save money. The magazine has now become an online magazine, they are not printing anymore magazines to be sold in stores as an online magazine seems more effective and digitally connected to the world. This has also made it an international magazine as anyone can view it.
Billboard Magazine Overview.
Billboard magazine is an American brand. It covers lots of genres of music. Mainly chart music is featured, but lots of artists that make different types of music are often featured in articles, interviews and chart reports. It is published weekly and is available all around the world. It’s headquarters are in New York City. It’s publishers are Prometheus Global Media which is a very popular publishing brand. It was first published on November 1, 1894, and is distinguished as being among the oldest trade magazines in the world. The magazine originally focused on bill posting and outdoor amusements before specializing in the music industry in the 1960s. Billboards charts are based on Song rankings are based on digital download sales, radio airplay, and internet streaming, while albums are based solely on sales. Billboard was founded in Cincinnati on November 1, 1894, by William H. Donaldson and James Hennegan. Billboard also hosts award ceremonies annually to award music artists with prizes if they have topped the charts etc. Billboard, then titled The Billboard, published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936; its first record chart was calculated on July 20, 1940. The Billboard Hot 100, which documents individual singles, was introduced on August 4, 1958; the Billboard 200, which ranks full music albums, was premiered on August 17, 1963. Today, the service provides over 100 charts, which are updated on a weekly basis. It‘s target audience is of a very wide range as it does not just target males, or females but both as its content is mixed gender. The colours of this magazine are mainly red, yellow, blue, green, black and white, the colours that make an appearance on every Billboard cover page are red, yellow, blue green and white which make up the title.
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