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''Viz'' is a British adult comic magazine founded in 1979 by Chris Donald. It parodies British comics of the post-war period, notably ''The Beano'' and ''The Dandy'', but with extensive profanity, toilet humour, black comedy, surreal humour and generally sexual or violent storylines. It also sends up tabloid newspapers, with mockeries of articles and letters pages. It features parody competitions and advertisements for overpriced 'limited edition' tat, as well as obsessions with half-forgotten kitsch celebrities from the 1960s to the 1980s, such as Shakin' Stevens and Rodney Bewes. Occasionally, it satirises current affairs and politicians, but it has no particular political standpoint. Its success in the early 1990s led to the appearance of numerous rivals copying the format ''Viz'' pioneered; none of them managed to attain its popularity. Circulation peaked at 1.2 million in the early 1990s, making it the third-most popular magazine in the UK, but ABC-audited sales hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis International
Metropolis International Group Limited, established in 1994, is a predominantly UK-based media and technology group that specializes in business, consumer, and travel media including awards, events, websites, business software, and reward and benefit programs. It currently has 300 employees with offices in West (London sub region), West London, Croydon, Bolton, Chester, Dublin, Acton, London, Acton and New York City. The company's headquarters are currently located in Acton, London, Acton and West London. Business publishing Metropolis publishes several business-focused titles including: *''Architects' Journal'' – a weekly architectural magazine, first published in London in 1896, purchased by Metropolis International from Ascential in June 2017. *''The Architectural Review'' is a monthly international architectural magazine published in London since 1896. Like AJ, it was acquired by Metropolis from Ascential in 2017. *''AV magazine'' – ''AV magazine'' was launched in 1972 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Audit Bureau Of Circulations UK)
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) is a non-profit organisation A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ... owned and developed by the media industry. ABC delivers industry-agreed standards for media brand measurement of print publications, digital channels and events. The company also verifies data, processes and good practice to these and other industry-agreed standards (such as those set by JICWEBS). Established in 1931 by the Society of British Advertisers (an organisation which later became ISBA), ABC is a founder member of the International Federation of ABCs and was the first UK Joint Industry Currency (JIC) for the media industry. JICs are owned by the industry to provide transparent and independent audience measurement for each medium. In May 2020, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brown Publishing
John Brown Media is one of the world's largest content marketing agencies. It was bought by Dentsu Aegis in May 2015. While originally formed as a magazine company, the company creates multichannel content for various brands, with services including social media, film and audio, mobile. History Originally based in Ladbroke Grove in London, the company was formed in 1987 by John Brown, who had previously run Virgin Books. The business was launched with two magazines: the adult comic magazine '' Viz'', for which John Brown had secured the rights, and ''HotAir'', Virgin Atlantic's inflight title. In 1989 John Brown acquired the comics fanzine '' Speakeasy'',Freeman, John“WebFinds: Looking back on Speakeasy, a comics magazine that crashed and burned,"DownTheTubes.net (FEBRUARY 27, 2014). converting it to a proper magazine. In mid-1991 it launched the comics magazine '' Blast!''."From Hither and Yon...," ''The Comics Journal'' #147 (Dec. 1991), p. 27. While going on to publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
