Now (1996–2019 magazine)
Frequency | Weekly |
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Total circulation (2015) | 126,921 (ABC Jul – Dec 2015)[1] Print and digital editions. |
First issue | Late 1996 |
Final issue | 2 April 2019 |
Company | TI Media |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
NOW was a British weekly entertainment magazine printed between 1996 and 2019.
History and profile
NOW was launched in late 1996 as a less serious, more gossip-oriented magazine aimed at women. A series of high-profile celebrity relationships, such as between
It was a mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion and was primarily aimed at women. It also featured movie and music reviews, real-life stories, shopping and style feature together with major celebrity interviews.
The magazine had a circulation of 196,726 copies in the second part of 2013.[1] Now's circulation fell to 126,921 in the second half of 2015.[2]
By 2019, circulation had fallen for five years in a row and the decision was taken to close the magazine on 2 April 2019.[3] The associated celebsnow.co.uk website continues.
References
- ^ a b "ABC Certificates and Reports: Now". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Ponsford, Dominic (11 February 2016). "Full 2015 UK magazines ABC circulation breakdown: 60 out of 442 titles grow sales". Press Gazette.
- ^ "Ti Media shutters 'no longer sustainable' gossip title Now magazine". The Drum. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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