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''Hello!'' is a
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weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and
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, first published in the United Kingdom on May 21, 1988. It is the United Kingdom local edition of ''
¡Hola! ''¡Hola!'' is a weekly Spanish-language magazine specializing in celebrity news, published in Madrid, Spain, and in 15 other countries, with local editions in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru ...
'', the Spanish weekly magazine.


Editions

''Hello!'' was launched in 1988 by publisher
Eduardo Sánchez Junco Eduardo Sánchez Junco (April 26, 1943 – July 14, 2010) spent his childhood in Barcelona, where his father, Antonio Sánchez Gómez (1911–1984), was the editor of newspaper La Prensa. It was there, in their living room at home, that Eduardo' ...
, owner and chairman of Spain's ''¡Hola!'' magazine. ''¡Hola!'' was created in 1944 by husband and wife Antonio Sánchez Gómez and Mercedes Junco Calderón. In 2006, Rogers Media launched ''
Hello! Canada ''Hello! Canada'' is a Canadian entertainment magazine. Launched in 2006 by Rogers Media, the magazine was licensed as a local edition of the Spanish ''¡Hola!'' brand of entertainment magazines. Prior to its launch, the British edition '' Hello!'' ...
''. In 2007, the Madrid office reorganized and changed out the management for the Canadian version. ''Hello! Thailand'' is a bi-weekly
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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


Litigation

* 2003 –
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and
Michael Douglas Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AF ...
sued ''Hello!'' for publishing unauthorized 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 William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ...
and
Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...
's newborn daughter, launched legal action with ''
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'' 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
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4 million to secure the American rights.


Website

Hellomagazine.com is the official website of the weekly celebrity news magazine Hello!.Want to advertise in HELLO! magazine? hellomagazine.com - HELLO!
/ref> 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 color palette it has undergone a redesign of lighter tones. By January 2008 over 1.5 million readers were using hellomagazine.com.


Content

The site provides readers, about half of whom are women under 34, with photos, news stories and video content divided into the following categories: actors and actresses, musicians, fashion and models,
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and statesmen, celebrities, health and beauty and travel.HELLO! - The place for celebrity news - hellomagazine.com
/ref> Daily content ranges from coverage of the latest happenings in the lives of Hollywood stars like
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and
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to English talent such as
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and
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. It features picture galleries of all the main fashion shows, special events such as
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and an extensive list of quizzes on famous people. The horoscope section is provided by British astrologer
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. There are also visual news updates (News In Pix), profiles on musicians, actors and actresses and statesmen, short interviews and a mini-biography section focusing specifically on UK names. It is known for its coverage of European royals, including branches of lesser known families. Hellomagazine.com provides celebrity content to
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. Online reader services include a news feed, a
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and
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.


References


External links


''Hello'' magazine website

Thai magazine website

US magazine website
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