Musikmarkt

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Musikmarkt was a magazine of the music industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, based in Munich. [1] Die Welt , a German newspaper, described the magazine as the music industry's thermometer. [2]

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History and profile

Musikmarkt was established by publisher Josef Keller Verlag in 1959. [3] [4] [5] Uwe Lencher served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine for 23 years from 1973 to his death in April 1996. [6] The magazine had its headquarters in Munich. [1] The magazine was started as a bi-monthly publication. [5] Then it was published weekly until 2014 when its frequency was switched to monthly. [2]

Musikmarkt determined the official German charts from its start in 1959 to the 1970s, when Media Control assumed the responsibility. [7] The magazine also contained the weekly Top-100 charts for singles and albums when it was published on a weekly basis. [4] [8] The magazine and its website were both closed down in July 2016. [2] [4] Stefan Zarges was the last editor of the magazine. [2]

Circulation

Under the editorship of Uwe Lencher the circulation of Musikmarkt was nearly 12,000 copies, making it a significant publication for German entertainment industry. [6] It was 4,370 copies when it was shut down in 2016. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "musikmarkt GmbH & Co. KG is new member of the SOMM" (Press Release). SOMM. Berlin. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Phillip Sommerich (20 July 2016). "'Music industry's thermometer' shuts down". Rhinegold Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Alex Cosper (28 January 2013). "The History of German Pop Music". Playlist Research. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Jon Chapple (22 June 2016). "Musikmarkt to Shut Down". IQ Mag. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 Frank Hoffmann (12 November 2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge. p. 2023. ISBN   978-1-135-94950-1 . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 April 1996. pp. 59–. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. 1 2 Jens Schröder. "Traditionsreiches Fachmagazin Musikmarkt wird nach 57 Jahren eingestellt". Meedia (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Mediadaten des Musikmarktes (PDF, 12/07) [ permanent dead link ].
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