Front (magazine)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Front
Editor Steve Beech
Categories Men's magazines
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 30,009 (ABC Jan–Jul 2012)[1]
Publisher The Kane Corporation Ltd.
First issue 1998
Final issue 2014
Country  United Kingdom
Language English
Website www.frontarmy.com

Front was first published by Cabal Communications in 1998, it was created to rival IPC's publication Loaded, catering to a demographic of 16- to 25-year-old males. It began as part of the British "lads' mag" genre of magazines though the covers rejects this description with the statement "Front is no lads' mag". It also retains a much higher female readers' percentage than other magazines in the genre.

Whilst a major selling point is the photo-shoots of models, the magazine also focuses heavily on music, films, gadgets and games, plus sections on fashion and sport. Glamour shoots within the magazine usually involve well-known models rather than celebrities.

The magazine has also been responsible for a number of high-profile stunts, most notably smuggling an Eric Cantona lookalike into the Manchester United team photo during a Champions League game.

On February 7th 2014, Front Magazine announced on it's Facebook page that it had ceased operations and the magazine would no longer be published.


Owners

  • Cabal Communications (1998-2003)
  • Highbury House (2003-2006)[2]
  • SMD Publishing (2006-2007)[3]
  • Flip Media (2007-2008)[4]
  • Sports Media Group[5] (2008-2009)
  • The Kane Corporation (2009-present)[6]

Notable cover girls

References

  1. ↑ "It is not all doom and gloom". Media News | Four newsletter. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ Highbury makes £10m deal for Cabal
  3. ↑ Highbury sells off lifestyle magazines
  4. ↑ Front due to return under Flip Media
  5. ↑ Sport Media Group buys Front publisher for £265,000
  6. ↑ Front magazine sold for £87,500

See also

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.