Entertainment Magazines -- Genetic Codes + Conventions of Genre

Entertainment Magazines Genetic Codes and Conventions -->

Photo by Art Streiber for Entertainment Weekly.Related imageThe target audience of Entertainment Magazines, which is typically 16 to 25 year olds, often expects the magazines of this genre to contain articles written about emerging and popular film stars ( for example the article on Joseph Gordon- Levitt on the cover shown on the right), film reviews on films to be released in cinemas around the time of the issue's release or book or television series reviews. It also may contain exclusive photographs ('photo diary') from upcoming films and news on the latest television series to be released.
The audience would hope to gain information on upcoming films and television programmes, to be released around the time, before or after the issue of the magazine is released and in the opinion of the magazine company, which films, TV programmes or books they should find out more about or watch. As many other magazines contain, magazines such as Entertainment Weekly often contain Editors Notes. The Entertainment Weekly also informs fans of television and film the best ways to watch, stream or watch long series of TV, for example ('Your Guide to Binge-Watching,' shown on the contents page on the right.)
Entertainment magazines usually cost between, £2.50 and £6.50 depending on which magazine is purchased , for example, The Entertainment Weekly can be purchased as a yearly subscription meaning each issue costs £3.55 each and the subscription is £184.25 for a year of magazine and the Empire magazine usually costs at its standard price £4.99 for one magazine and £62.40 for a yearly subscription, meaning each magazine is £3.93 per issue.
As stated by its title, the Entertainment Weekly is issued weekly but other magazines under the Entertainment genre such as Empire and Glamoholic is released, to purchase monthly. Also many models on the front covers of magazines heads and especially on Entertainment Magazine 'Empire' overlap sections of the magazine masthead/title.
There are different kinds and styles of Entertainment magazine, for example magazines which mainly based on music forms of Entertainment, for example Kerrang. Also there are Entertainment magazines themed on individual film companies such as Disney Magazine and also Empire which is based on the films released in the chain of cinemas owned by 'Empire Cinemas.' Also some magazines such as InTouch Weekly and OK! Magazine are based on TV and celebrity gossip and relationships and lifestyle, which aim to entertain their younger audience with latest information on television stars. Many Entertainment magazines are based mainly on film, television and book information or reviews, including sneak peaks of new films to be released in cinemas, it may also contain interviews with celebrities or film stars and exclusive photographs.

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