Reasearching the market place

NME Magazine

Prices

• The price of my competitors (NME magazine) is £1.25 a week. Moreover, on the NME website there is a deal on at the moment for 4 magazines for only £1.00 as a starter trial.

Frequency of publication

• The frequency of publication for the NME magazine is weekly, so therefore my magazine will have to be weekly also.

Issue size

• The issue size of the NME magazine is usually 220 pages including advertisement pages

Regular content

• NME magazine gives exclusive information on the hottest indie music, they also share great music writing and photography on the latest bands.

Feature articles

• Music Updates
• Ticket information
• Indie bands
• The latest indie band gossip (make-ups and fall outs)
• Interviews on quirky bands
• hottest producers right now

Uncut Magazine

Prices

• UNCUT magazine is a expensive magazine, as it is a huge £4.90.

Frequency of publication

• This magazine is issued monthly so this is probably why the magazine is so expensive as it has a whole months worth of information on music.

Issue Size

• 148 packed pages, the magazine will have allot of pages because of the fact that it is only issued monthly, not weekly.

Regular Content

• Interviews with music legends.
•  Gig updates
• Prizes
• New and upcoming artist debates.

Feature Articles

• Ticket infomation
• Latest gossip
• Question and answers for the readers
• Debate pages
• News
• Reviews on the latest music artists.