WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTIONS MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA

PRODUCT AND WHY?

Evaluation 3

Due to the nature of my magazine, It will most likely be owned by Bauer Media the owner of both ‘Q’ and ‘Mojo’. Or possibly IPC Media which is the owner of ‘NME’. This would be due to the content featured within my magazine being similar to that of these existing magazines, However it will also feature information and exclusive content only available in “smash”.

Distribution

My magazine will be sold in retailers and newsagents as well as book stores such as WHSmisth. They may also be sold online through the use of websites such as Amazon in which multiple issues from past dates may be purchase .As well as this it will be available use the use of an online line subscription providing the consumer with both a digital copy and physical copy. In order to provoke the viewer to purchase a subscription less information will be available on the websites , this will tease the audiences curiosity and poke at there interests therefore increasing the demand of the product.

Sales

Due to the release of a digital form of magazine now available all music magazines audited by the audit bureau of circulations dropped in the amount circulated in the united kingdom between June 2012 and June 2013 due to this Mojo now stands as the biggest rock magazine in the UK making 79,345 sale yearly however this number drops by 6-8 percent every year. This may seem like trouble for the industry as number of sales fall however because of this it allows consumers to enjoy magazine in a whole new way and so “smash” magazine will be primarily focused on get its readers to purchase digitals copies as this is the future of the industry.

Publication

Smash magazine will be distributed monthly as I believe this is the best possible way to maintain a secure a stable fan base as well as this I believe this is the best operating system as the developers would need time to produce reviews and gather feed back from the consumers.