Heat

Heat cover featuring Glyn Wise
Editor	Sam Delaney
Categories	Entertainment
Frequency	Weekly
Publisher	Bauer Verlagsgruppe
First issue	1999
Country	United Kingdom
Language	British English
Website	heatworld.com
ISSN	1465-6264

Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media. 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. Following is a list of the 22 housemates that participated in the seventh series of Big Brother UK, in alphabetical order. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ...

History

Heat was launched in February 1999 as a general interest entertainment magazine, at a cost of more than £4m. However, unlike other 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 David and Victoria Beckham, and 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). David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, businesswoman, and occasional actress. ... Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American film and television actress. ... William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an Academy award-nominated American actor, film producer, and social activist. ... Shows Series Big Brother is a reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Channel 4 and E4. ... This article is about the British television series. ... Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody[2] (born 5 June 1981) is a British reality television celebrity, who became famous after appearing on the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2002 when she was 21 years old. ... Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, and ended on 26 July 2002. ... Nicola Rachele-Beth Grahame[1] (born April 28, 1982)[1] from Watford, Hertfordshire[2] rose to fame in the UK when she was chosen to be a housemate on Big Brother 7 in 2006. ... Peter Alexander Bennett[1] (born March 22, 1982 in Camberwell, London to Mark Bennett and Anne Stephenson), better known as Pete, was the winner of Big Brother 7. ... Big Brother 7 in 2006 was the seventh series of the United Kingdom reality television series Big Brother. ...

Editors

• Barry McIlheney (1999–2000)
• Mark Frith (2000–08)^[1]
• Julian Linley (2008–09)
• Sam Delaney (2009– )^[2]

A version of the magazine is also published in South Africa.^[3]

Heatworld.com

Heatworld logo

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 site is advertising funded. For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Video (disambiguation). ... Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. ... // Advert redirects here. ...

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 steam on the website.^[5]. Shows are presented by Lucie Cave, Bronagh Meere, Paul Coyte, Andy Wood and Rachael Hopper. Celebrities often present shows on a one week contract. 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.^[6] The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

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. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a magazine, comic book or comic strip published yearly. ... Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop singer who shot to fame in 2002 when he came second in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. ...

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,^[7] 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,^[8] and an apology was also posted on the magazine's website.^[9] A spokesperson for the Press Complaints Commission confirmed that Katie Price was planning to make a complaint about the matter.^[10] The magazine was also criticised in the press over the incident, with one editorial describing it as "the lowest point in British journalism".^[11] Jordan (model) redirects here. ... Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is a congenital malformation syndrome manifested by hypoplasia (underdevelopment) of the optic nerve, hypopituitarism, and absence of the septum pellucidum (a midline part of the brain). ... The Press Complaints Commission is a British organisation that has regulated printed newspapers and magazines since 1990. ...

See also

• Lucie Cave

References

1. ^ "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. 
2. ^ Sam Delaney appointed Heat editor, The Guardian, 14 September 2009, Retrieved 14 September 2009
3. ^ "heat". Media24. http://www.media24.com/details.asp?category=magazines&publication=heat. Retrieved 12 January 2007. 
4. ^ Heat: Julian Linley appointed as editor, The Guardian, 16 June 2008, Retrieved 14 September 2009
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.

External links

• Official Heat website
• Heat Magazine Subscription options and magazine cover images.
• Analysis of Heat Magazine at Magazine World (University of Winchester Journalism Department) note: navigate from front page of site to teaching materials > journalism now > magazines > magazine directory
• A quick overview of Heat magazine for non and old readers alike by R. Llewellyn (NSFW)

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