Task 4B

1. Choosing a magazine sub-genre
Research into music magazine and publisher

2.  My magazine will belong to the sub-genre of
Pop. This is because I am aware and have
knowledge of current Pop music as this is the
type of music that I mostly listen to. I also
know of appropriate models that I can use to
fit this genre.

3.  Top of the pops magazine is a monthly
publication
 It was originally marketed as the missing link
between Smash Hits and NME, but its format
was gradually changed, with less music
content and a demographic shift to a small
niche audience of young girls, probably
between the ages of 9-12.
 It now features chart information, star gossip,
fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song
lyrics and posters. It is a supplementary
magazine for the TV show Top of the Pops
until the latter was cancelled in 2006.
 The magazine was launched in February 1995
and is famous for giving girl group The Spice
Girls their nicknames
 The magazine has now become iconic for the
old TV show Top of the Pops so it reaches out
to a wider audience of parents who may feel
nostalgic and want to buy the magazine for
their children.

4.  Immediate Media Company Limited is a
combined publishing house containing the
former assets of Origin Publishing, Magicalia and
BBC Magazines.
 It publishes over 50 magazine titles and over 30
websites, and it employs 750 staff
 Immediate Media Company’s magazine titles
include 23 former BBC Magazines titles published
under long-term licence from BBC Worldwide.
 I would probably not choose this publisher for
my company because although they have a good
reputation of success they are mainly associated
with the BBC and my magazine will not be a part
of the BBC.