Company (British magazine)

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Company
Company Magazine June 2013.jpg
June 2013 cover featuring Demi Lovato
Categories Fashion and Celebrity
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(June 2013)
90,726 [1]
Founded1978
Final issueOctober 2014 (print)
Company Hearst
CountryUnited Kingdom
Website www.company.co.uk

Company was a monthly fashion, celebrity and lifestyle magazine published in the United Kingdom from 1978.

Contents

History and profile

The magazine was started in 1978. [2] [3] It celebrated its 30th birthday in 2008, and in that time has had only six editors: Maggie Goodman, Gil Hudson, Mandi Norwood, Fiona Macintosh, Sam Baker, and the current editor, Victoria White. The magazine was published on a monthly basis and generally featured celebrities on its covers. [3]

In 2014, the magazine moved online-only. [4] Its last print edition was published in October 2014. [3] The magazine's website address www.company.co.uk now redirects to that of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Association with Britain's Next Top Model

The winner of Britain's Next Top Model was awarded the cover as well as a six-page editorial with Company. Currently, there have been seven such winners: Lianna Fowler, Lauren McAvoy, Alex Evans, Mecia Simson, Tiffany Pisani, Jade Thompson, Letitia Herod and Lauren Lambert.

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References

  1. "Mag ABCs: Full circulation round-up for the first half of 2013". Press Gazette . 15 August 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. Di Hand; Steve Middleditch (2014). Design for Media: A Handbook for Students and Professionals in Journalism, PR, and Advertising. Routledge. p. 8. ISBN   978-1-317-86402-8.
  3. 1 2 3 Louise Ridley (15 August 2014). "Company Magazine Joins Sugar, Bliss and Nuts in Titles We've Lost in Past 5 Years". The Huffington Post . Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. Jason Deans (13 August 2014). "Company magazine to go digital-only amid falling sales". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 22 August 2014.