Heat



Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by German company Bauer Media Group. As of 2004[update] it is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK, with a regular circulation over half a million. Its mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion is primarily aimed at women, although not as directly as in other women's magazines. It also features movie and music reviews, TV listings and major celebrity interviews.

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[hide]*1 History
 * 1.1 Editors
 * 2 Heatworld.com
 * 3 Heat Radio
 * 4 Heat merchandise
 * 5 Controversy
 * 6 See also
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links
 * }

[edit] History
Heat was launched in February 1999 as a general interest entertainment magazine, at a cost of more than £4m. However, unlike other Emap (now Bauer) launches before and after, it was not an immediate success, with a circulation below 100,000. A series of revamps quickly repositioned the magazine as a less serious, more gossip-oriented magazine aimed at women, and circulation quickly grew. A series of high-profile celebrity relationships, such as between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt provided ample material, while reality shows such as Big Brother and Pop Idol grew popular at just the right time to help fill pages. Heat achieved record sale figures when Jade Goody had a make-over and was first on the front cover after her stint in Big Brother 3 (2002) and later when Nikki Grahame and Pete Bennett from Big Brother 7 split and Nikki spoke exclusively to Heat (2006).

In 2009/10 heat spearheaded a campaign alongside Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts advocating the banning of sunbed use in the UK for under-18s. The campaign was a success and a bill was passed by Parliament shortly before the 2010 General Election.

[edit] Editors
A version of the magazine is also published in South Africa.[3]
 * Barry McIlheney (1999–2000)
 * Mark Frith (2000–08)[1]
 * Julian Linley (2008–09)[2]
 * Sam Delaney (2009–2010)
 * Lucie Cave (2011–)

Heatworld.com launched on 22 May 2007 and was edited by Julian Linley who had been deputy editor of Heat magazine for five years.[4] The site is an online interpretation of the magazine emulating the mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion. However, heatworld.com does not replicate magazine content and bases itself more on video and audio content and breaking news. The website is currently edited by Samuel Pinney. [5] The site is advertising funded.Heat Radio

On 25 September 2007, Heat Radio launched. The station is owned by Bauer Radio, a division of the company, Bauer which owns the magazine. The station can be listened to through Freeview on channel number 714 and through DAB radio. It can also be listened to through a live stream on the website.[6] Editor Lucie Cave presents a show on Saturday mornings. On 26 September 2007, just one day after launching, the station received criticism when during the 11 O'Clock News Bulletin, Sophie Davidson swore repeatedly for accidentally playing music during the bulletin, she has since been sacked by the station. They released an apology the same day.[7]

[edit] Heat merchandise
As Heat magazine grew in popularity, spin off merchandise was released to cash in on its success. Current items carrying the Heat name are an exercise DVD titled Heat: Get That Celeb Look which was released in 2003, an interactive DVD game featuring celebrity questions, an annual for the year 2007 and in 2003 a set of mini books titled Say What were released containing quotes from celebrities such as Gareth Gates.

[edit] Controversy
In an issue which was released on 27 November 2007, Heat used an image of Katie Price's disabled son, who suffers from septo-optic dysplasia, a rare condition which means he is visually impaired and suffers from hormonal deficiencies, causing him to easily gain weight and means he is partially blind,[8] on a sticker which was included with the magazine, with the slogan "Harvey wants to eat me!" The magazine's editor Mark Frith made an apology for the offence caused by the sticker,[9] and an apology was also posted on the magazine's website.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[10] A spokesperson for the Press Complaints Commission confirmed that Katie Price was planning to make a complaint about the matter.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10">[11] The magazine was also criticised in the press over the incident, with one editorial describing it as "the lowest point in British journalism".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[12]

<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[edit] See also
<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">*Lucie Cave
 * See the current and recent Heat covers at Newsstand

<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[edit] References
<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">#^ "Heat editor quits to write book". BBC News. 28 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7269805.stm. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
 * 1) ^ Sam Delaney appointed Heat editor, The Guardian, 14 September 2009, Retrieved 14 September 2009
 * 2) ^ "heat". Media24. Archived from the original on 14 July 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060714044121/http://www.media24.com/details.asp?category=magazines&publication=heat. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
 * 3) ^ Heat: Julian Linley appointed as editor, The Guardian, 16 June 2008, Retrieved 14 September 2009
 * 4) ^ What effect has the internet had on celebrity?, The Observer, 23 January 2010, Retrieved 24 January 2010
 * 5) ^ "Exciting news: Heat Radio has JUST launched!". Heatworld. 25 September 2007. http://www.heatworld.com/Article/2418/Exciting+news%3a+heat+radio+has+JUST+launched!. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
 * 6) ^ "Oops...". Heatworld. 26 September 2007. http://www.heatworld.com/Article/2446/Oops.... Retrieved 3 December 2007.
 * 7) ^ Harvey sticker: Your views BBC Radio 1, 29 November 2007, Retrieved 1 December 2007
 * 8) ^ Heat sorry for Joran son sticker BBC News, 29 November 2007, Retrieved 1 December 2007
 * 9) ^ Harvey - Sorry Heatworld.com, 29 November 2007, Retrieved 1 December 2007
 * 10) ^ Jordan to compain to PCC over magazine Digital Spy, 30 November 2007, Retrieved 1 December 2007
 * 11) ^ The lowest point in British journalism The Times, 1 December 2007, Retrieved 1 December 2007.

<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[edit] External links
<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">*Official website