TV Choice
TV Choice is a British weekly TV listings magazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group.[2] It features weekly TV broadcast programming listings, running from Saturday to Friday, and goes on sale every Tuesday.[3] A double issue is released to cover the Christmas & New Year period at a higher price.
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| Editor-in-Chief | Jon Peake |
|---|---|
| Categories | TV magazines |
| Frequency | Weekly (except Christmas Specials) |
| Circulation | 1,219,107 (September 1999 – present)[1] Print and digital editions. |
| Publisher | Bauer |
| Year founded | 1999 |
| First issue | 14 September 1999 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | TVChoiceMagazine.co.uk |
| ISSN | 2044-7337 |
Overview
Regular issues
Launched on 14 September 1999, the magazine includes features on UK TV shows, including the British soap operas, and films, as well as puzzles, crosswords, a letters page and prize competitions.
Prices
The following prices have been effective.
| Date | Price | Special issue price |
|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1999 – 22 February 2012 | 42p | £1 |
| 29 February 2012 – 2 March 2013 | 45p | |
| 9 March 2013 | 38p | N/A |
| 16 March 2013 – 6 July 2013 | 20p[4] | |
| 13 July 2013 – 16 December 2013 | 38p | |
| 23 December 2013 – 23 April 2015 | 45p | £1 |
| 30 April 2015 – 1 January 2016 | 50p | |
| 8 January 2016 – 1 January 2017 | 52p | |
| 8 January 2017 – 1 January 2018 | 55p | £1.10 |
| 8 January 2018 – 15 March 2019 | 57p | |
| 22 March 2019 – 30 November 2019 | 62p | N/A |
| 5 December 2019 – 2 December 2020 | 65p | £1.30 |
| 3 December 2020 – 1 December 2021 | 69p | £1.40 |
| 2 December 2021 – present | 72p | £1.50 |
Christmas and New Year issues
A special Christmas & New Year double-issue was originally priced at £1, double the normal price. As of December 2021, the seasonal issue is priced at £1.50, twice the price of the regular 72p weekly issues. It was revealed in March 2021 that the 2021 seasonal issues would have two separate magazines - the Christmas one released on 7 December and the New Year one on 28 December.
| Issue # | Date range | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 – 31 December 1999 | 7 December 1999 |
| 2 | 1 — 7 January 2000 | 28 December 1999 |
| 3 | 23 Dec 2000 – 5 Jan 2001 | 12 December 2000 |
| 4 | 22 Dec 2001 – 4 Jan 2002 | 11 December 2001 |
| 5 | 21 Dec 2002 – 3 Jan 2003 | 10 December 2002 |
| 6 | 20 Dec 2003 – 2 Jan 2004 | 9 December 2003 |
| 7 | 18 – 31 December 2004 | 7 December 2004 |
| 8 | 1 – 7 January 2005 | 28 December 2004 |
| 9 | 17 – 30 December 2005 | 6 December 2005 |
| 10 | 31 Dec 2005 – 6 Jan 2006 | 27 December 2005 |
| 11 | 23 Dec 2006 – 5 Jan 2007 | 12 December 2006 |
| 12 | 22 Dec 2007 – 4 Jan 2008 | 11 December 2007 |
| 13 | 20 Dec 2008 – 2 Jan 2009 | 9 December 2008 |
| 14 | 19 Dec 2009 – 1 Jan 2010 | 8 December 2009 |
| 15 | 18 – 31 December 2010 | 7 December 2010 |
| 16 | 1 – 7 January 2011 | 28 December 2010 |
| 17 | 17 – 30 December 2011 | 6 December 2011 |
| 18 | 31 Dec 2011 – 6 Jan 2012 | 27 December 2011 |
| 19 | 22 Dec 2012 – 4 Jan 2013 | 11 December 2012 |
| 20 | 21 Dec 2013 – 3 Jan 2014 | 10 December 2013 |
| 21 | 20 Dec 2014 – 2 Jan 2015 | 9 December 2014 |
| 22 | 19 Dec 2015 – 1 Jan 2016 | 8 December 2015 |
| 23 | 17 – 30 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| 24 | 31 Dec 2016 – 6 Jan 2017 | 27 December 2016 |
| 25 | 23 Dec 2017 – 5 Jan 2018 | 12 December 2017 |
| 26 | 22 Dec 2018 – 4 Jan 2019 | 11 December 2018 |
| 27 | 21 Dec 2019 – 3 Jan 2020 | 10 December 2019 |
| 28 | 19 Dec 2020 – 1 Jan 2021 | 8 December 2020 |
| 29 | 18 – 31 December 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
| 30 | 1 – 7 January 2022 | 28 December 2021 |
Podcast
In late-February 2022, it was announced that TV Choice would release its first ever podcast entitled My TV Years, with television presenter and radio DJ Mel Giedroyc hosting. The podcast will run for eight weeks, on a Wednesday, with the first airing 23 February 2022, and the final episode on 13 April 2022.
Week 1 (23 February)
- Special guest: Sanjeev Bhaskar
- Runtime: 44 minutes
Circulation
In February 2008, TV Choice became the biggest selling (actively purchased) magazine of all categories in the UK, a position it has held ever since.[5] It sells over 1.2 million copies a week and has an adult readership of 1.8 million. It has a target market among C1 C2 young, mass market adults.[6]
Awards
TV Choice also has its own annual awards ceremony, the TV Choice Awards originally called the TV Quick Award, awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Choice. The following categories and winners are shown from the 2009 awards to the present day.
References
- "ABC Certificates and Reports: TV Choice". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- – TV Choice information Media UK
- TV Choice Bauer Media
- Roy Greenslade (12 March 2013). "TV listings magazines in price war". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- Luft, Oliver. "Magazine ABCs: TV Choice tops 100 actively purchased". Press Gazette, 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
- "TV Choice – Key Facts". H Bauer Publishing. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
- "TV Choice Awards: Ant and Dec take home three awards - BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2018.