Hello! (magazine)

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Hello!
Hello (magazine) cover.jpg
December 2010 cover
CategoriesCelebrity
FrequencyWeekly
First issue1988; 33 years ago (1988)
CompanyHello Ltd. (Spain)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Websitewww.hellomagazine.com

Hello! is a royalist weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, published in the United Kingdom since 1988.[1] It is the United Kingdom local edition of ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine.

Editions[]

Hello! was launched in 1988 by publisher Eduardo Sánchez Junco, owner and chairman of Spain's ¡Hola! magazine. ¡Hola! was created in 1944 by husband and wife Antonio Sánchez Gómez and Mercedes Junco Calderón.[2]

In 2006, Rogers Media launched Hello! Canada.[3][4] In 2007, the Madrid office reorganized and changed out the management for the Canadian version.[5][6]

Hello! Thailand is a bi-weekly Thai lifestyle magazine targeted at women aged 21 and over, launched in March 2006. The magazine focuses on royal news, celebrity and entertainment features. Circulation peaked at 300,000 in 2006 and was at 100,000 copies nationwide in 2017.

Awards[]

  • 2005 ACE, UK Magazine distributed Internationally, Winner
  • 2004 PPA – Sales Pitch of the Year, Winner
  • 2002 PPA – International Magazine of the Year, Winner
  • 1999 BSME Awards, Best International magazine, Winner.
  • 1998 Marketing Week 20th Birthday Awards, Best Consumer Magazine, Winner
  • 1996 The Press Circulation Awards – Consumer Magazine of the Year, short-listed
  • 1995 International Press Directory – International Publishing Award to Eduardo Sánchez Junco
  • 1992 The Press Circulation Awards – Circulation Excellence by a Consumer Magazine, Finalist
    • Media Week Press Advertising Awards – Consumer Magazine of the Year, Winner
    • The Publisher – Best Front Cover, Winner
    • PPA – Consumer Magazine of the Year, Highly Commended
  • 1991 The Press Circulation Awards – Circulation Excellence by a Consumer Magazine, Winner
    • British Society of Magazine Editors – General Interest Magazine Editors of the Year, Winner
    • The Publisher Magazine Publishing Awards – Magazine of the Year, Runner-up
    • PPA – Consumer Magazine of the Year, Highly Commended
  • 1990 PPA – Consumer Magazine of the Year, Winner
    • Media Week Advertising Awards – Consumer Magazine of the Year, Winner
    • The Press Circulation Awards – Greatest Annual Percentage and/or Copy Growth by a Consumer Magazine, Runner-up[citation needed]

Litigation[]

  • 2003 – Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas sued Hello! for publishing unauthorised photographs of their wedding. Rival magazine OK! had an exclusive contract for pictures of the wedding, and also sued Hello!. In November 2003, OK! was awarded £1,033,156 in damages, and Jones and Douglas received £14,600.
  • 2006 – Hello!, which secured the British rights to the first images of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn daughter, launched legal action with People against two websites that printed a leaked exclusive shot of the couple with their new baby daughter. The leaked photo, which contains Hello! magazine's logo, shows a headline which reads: "The biggest exclusive of the year. Angelina and Brad with their new Baby Shiloh Nouvel." People magazine reportedly paid more than US$4 million to secure the American rights.[7]

Website[]

Hellomagazine.com is the official website of the weekly celebrity news magazine Hello!, and the UK's leading celebrity news site.[8] Started in 2001 to complement the magazine, the site is updated throughout the day, seven days a week.

History[]

Launched in April 2001, it is part of the larger Hello! brand, but contains completely separate content to the weekly magazine. It reports celebrity news on an hourly rather than weekly basis. Since it launched with the magazine's trademark bold colour palette it has undergone a redesign which has made it feel lighter and brighter. By January 2008 over 1.5 million readers were using hellomagazine.com.[9]

Content[]

The site provides readers, about half of whom are women under 34,[8] with photos, news stories and video content divided into the following categories: actors and actresses, musicians, fashion and models, royalty and statesmen, celebrities, health and beauty and travel.[10]

Daily content ranges from coverage of the latest happenings in the lives of Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise to English talent such as Hugh Laurie and Keira Knightley. It features comprehensive picture galleries of all the main fashion shows, special events such as The Oscars and an extensive list of quizzes on famous people.[citation needed]

The horoscope section is provided by British astrologer Jonathan Cainer. There are also visual news updates (News In Pix), profiles on musicians, actors and actresses and statesmen, short interviews and a comprehensive mini-biography section focusing specifically on UK names.[citation needed]

It is particularly known for its coverage of European royals, including far flung branches of lesser known families.[citation needed]

Hellomagazine.com provides celebrity content to Yahoo!.[citation needed]

Online reader services include a news feed, a tickertape, social bookmarking and online shopping.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Gough-Yates, Ann (2003). Understanding Women's Magazines: Publishing, Markets and Readership. London and New York: Routledge. p. 2. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Hello Magazine". Magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Rogers makes major retreat from print media, taking four titles online, shopping others". Financial Post. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ Scott, D. B. (24 August 2006). "Hello! debuts this week". Canadian Magazines. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Madrid takes hold of Canada's Hello!". Masthead Online News Archives. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. ^ Powell, Chris (8 April 2009). "Hello!'s Rising Star". Marketing. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Brangelina 'million dollar baby' sparks legal war". CTV. 7 June 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2006.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Want to advertise in HELLO! magazine? hellomagazine.com - HELLO!
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  10. ^ HELLO! - The place for celebrity news - hellomagazine.com

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