Katso

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Katso
Katso magazine cover.jpg
EditorKirsi Lindh-Mansikka
CategoriesTV magazine
Celebrity magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation 27,543 (2013)
First issue1960;64 years ago (1960)
CompanyAller Media Oy
Country Finland
Based in Helsinki
Language Finnish
Website www.katso.fi
ISSN 0355-2969

Katso is a Finnish weekly television magazine published by Aller Media Oy in Finland. The Finnish word katso means "look!". [1]

Contents

History and profile

Katso started in 1960 as a TV guide, [2] [3] but in 2003 extended to entertainment and celebrity gossip. For a short period after its 2003 renovation, the magazine was known as Katso! and was issued two times a week. In 2008 it reverted to being a TV guide abandoning all gossip journalism and focusing on inside views on television programs.

Katso is part of Aller Media [4] and is published weekly by Aller Media Oy. [1] The company acquired the magazine in 2006. [5] The weekly is based in Helsinki. [1] [6]

In the 1960s the magazine was very influential in shaping the early Finnish television context. [2] Katso presents the annual Telvis television award.

Circulation

In 2002 the circulation of Katso was 70,388 copies. [3] Its circulation was 72,741 copies in 2006 [7] and 63,000 copies in 2007. [8] The 2011 circulation of the weekly was 27,979 copies. [9] In 2013 Katso had a circulation of 27,543 copies. [6] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Factsheet. Katso". Adnative. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 Mari Pajala (2014). "East and West on the Finnish screen". View: Journal of European Television History and Culture. 3 (5). doi: 10.18146/2213-0969.2014.jethc059 .
  3. 1 2 The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 10 July 2003. p. 1615. ISBN   978-1-85743-227-5.
  4. ↑ Joonas Villanen (2 October 2014). "Aller to acquire Dingle". Dingle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Jukka Pietiläinen. "Finnish mass media in the era of globalisation". Igni. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Katso". Aikakaus Media. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Katso". Aller Julkaisut Oy. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  8. ↑ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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