Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was originally a British music chart TV programme, made by the BBC.originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. According to the BBC website (http://www.bbcmagazinesadvertising.com/Magazines/Top_Of_The_Pops.html), it is the UK's best-selling teen gossip mag. Top of the Pops magazine has been running since February 1995.

Consumer magazine

Bleed Cut-outMasthead

Puff words

Pull quotes

Angle of gaze

The target audience for this magazine is 11-15 year olds although, others (older & younger) tend to read it too.

How they attract/satisfy their audience: The colours used are bright, bold and ‘girly’.

The font: simplistic and child-like.

The models: Justin Bieber, Zac Efron & the Jonas Brothers (2 of which we’re/are Disney stars - both very popular with young girls. All models have been placed in the centre & are looking at the consumer to grab their attention.

Language: colloquial and ‘modern’: ‘snog..’ and ‘OMG’. Text talk is very popular with the younger generation which shows that they want their readers to have fun whilst reading the magazine (and they also want their readers to be interested in what they’re reading.)

Eye catching title.

Graphic: Main focus

Logo

Almost looks hand-written

based around the Jonas Brothers and their movie; ‘Camp Rock’. almost the entire second page is an image of the band. the quote used increases interest as younger girls want to hear that their bands are

happy to date ‘dedicated’ fans. colours: girly (pinks & yellows) which makes the magazine look fun, innocent &

interesting.

Cover Price: £2.35Frequency: 4 WeeklyCirculation: 104,709Readership: 331,000Boys: 18% Girls: 82%Age range:11-15 years

(Sources: ABC Jan-Jun 2010, Youth TGI Autumn 10)

Circulation throughout the years:

TeenJan 2010

Feb 2010

Mar 2010

Apr 2010

May 2010

Jun 2010

Top of the Pops

99,868 103,323 88,751 116,222 99,132 127,227

TeenJan-Jun 2010

Jul - Dec 2009

Period on Period % +/-

Year on Year % +/-

Top of the Pops

104,709 107,576 -2.7% -12.6%

Monthly Breakdown:

Source of information: http://www.bbcmagazinesadvertising.com/Magazines/Top_Of_The_Pops.html

Where is Top of the Pops sold?Top of the Pops is sold in various shops

such as:The Cooperative (middle shelf at the back)Post Offices (bottom shelf at the front)Corner Shops (middle shelf in the middle)WHSmith

BBC Magazines is the magazine publishing division of BBC Worldwide.

Other magazines include: Girl Talk, Charlie and Lola, Radio Times and Good Food.

Software/Technology Used by Top of the Pops.

Although there are no websites confirming the software/technology used on the cover of TOTP, the most popular software that is used is:

PHOTOSHOP! You can see that Selena Gomez has been air-brushed.

According to ‘newmediaage’ (http://www.nma.co.uk/news/bbc-launches-online-version-of-top-of-the-pops/29195.article), the BBC launched an online version of the magazine however, you have to pay £9.99 for a years subscription to be able to read it.

This article was written on Fri, 1 Sep 2006 and since then, Top of the Pops hasn’t released an online version.

TOTP Homepagewww.totpmag.com