Zip was British men's magazine published weekly by Blue Publishing for nine issues before being sold to OOHYEAH Publishing. It was launched on 1 March 2013 as a sister title to Loaded.[1] It relaunched in September 2013.[2] The original owners of Zip launched the title to take on rival titles Zoo and Nuts which were aimed at the same demographic, and had similar content.[3]
| Editor | Chris Andrews |
|---|---|
| Categories | Men's magazines |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 10,000 (approx) |
| Publisher | OOHYEAH Publishing |
| First issue | 2013 |
| Final issue | 2015 |
| Company | OOHYEAH |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.zipmagazine.co.uk |
Loaded
editLoaded launched its weekly sister title, ZIP, after failed bids to acquire rival titles Nuts and Zoo.[4]
Closure
editThe website for Zip changed to zip-mag.com temporarily[5] and then became zip.am[6] The domain zip.am ceased to be used by the magazine some time in 2015,[7] the Facebook account no longer exists,[8] and the Twitter account is no longer updated.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Turvill, William (13 August 2013). "Weekly lads' mag Zip to relaunch three months after its closure". Press Gazette. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Home page: ZIP Magazine – The Comeback Issue". zipmagazine.co.uk. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
- ^ Hughes, Robert (18 March 2013). "Zip takes on Nuts and Zoo with soft launch". Whats New In Publishing. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Turvill, William (1 May 2013). "Loaded owner launched new weekly after failed bids to buy Nuts and Zoo". Press Gazette. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Twitter @zipmag". twitter.com. Twitter.
- ^ "Home page". Zip Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Home page". Zip Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Profile page". facebook.com/zipmaguk. Facebook.
External links
edit- Official website (archive)
- "oohyeah.com" - Publisher (archive)