Bella (magazine)

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Bella
Bella Magazine Cover.jpg
Cover of Bella circa 18 November 2013
CategoriesWomen's weekly magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Publisher Bauer
Total circulation
(Jan-Dec 2016)
165,949
Year founded1987;32 years ago (1987)
First issue5 October 1987
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Website www.bellamagazine.co.uk
ISSN 0953-0983

Bella is a weekly magazine aimed at women, currently published in the United Kingdom by H Bauer Publishing, [1] the UK subsidiary of the German-owned family business, the Bauer Media Group.

Bauer Media Group European-based media company

Bauer Media Group is a European-based media company, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, that manages a portfolio of more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world. The portfolio includes print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services. Bauer Media Group has a workforce of approximately 11,000 employees in 17 countries.

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History and profile

Bella was started in 1987. [2] The first issue was published on 5 October 1987. [3] It was the first magazine published in the UK by Bauer and continues to be one of the strongest selling women's magazines in the country overall. A new issue is published every Tuesday. The headquarters of the magazine is in London. [2]

For the first half of 2013 Bella had a circulation of 209,022 copies. [4]

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References

  1. Anna Gough-Yates (29 August 2003). Understanding Women's Magazines: Publishing, Markets and Readerships in Late-Twentieth Century Britain. Routledge. p. 97. ISBN   978-1-134-60624-5 . Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 4378. ISBN   978-1-85743-255-8 . Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. "Women's weekly magazines". Magforum. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. "Mag ABCs: Full circulation round-up for the first half of 2013". Press Gazette . 15 August 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.