What's on TV
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| Editor-in-chief | Colin Tough |
|---|---|
| Categories | TV Weeklies |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation |
1,037,595 (ABC Jan – Jun 2014)[1] Print and digital editions. |
| Publisher | Time Inc. UK |
| Year founded | 1991 |
| Country | United Kingdom, |
| Language | English |
| Website | whatsontv.co.uk |
| ISSN | 0961-8538 |
What's on TV is a weekly television listings magazine published by Time Inc. UK.
Overview
What's on TV is a weekly UK television magazine. It publishes features, TV listings, news and gossip from soap operas, as well as puzzles and competitions. Its primary focus is on soaps and reality TV, but documentaries and dramas are also covered.
It was launched in March 1991, after the monopoly on broadcast programming listings magazines ended and the market was opened up. Before this, two TV magazines were available: Radio Times for BBC listings and TV Times for ITV and, from 1982, Channel 4 listings. Two other magazines appeared on the market at the same time – TV Quick and the short-lived TV Plus.
Early covers of What's on TV usually featured TV stars and programmes, but now they almost exclusively promote soap stories.
In January 2007, Time UK (then still IPC) launched a soaps and TV website branded as What's On TV, which focuses on plot spoilers and catch-ups for EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Doctors, Neighbours and Home and Away, as well as reality TV and drama. A weekly video gives soap storylines. The Editor is Patrick McLennan.
What's on TV belongs to Time UK's group of weekly television listings magazines. Other TV titles in the group include the long-established TV Times, and TV & Satellite Week, as well as the soap bi-weekly Soaplife.
Time Inc. UK merged TV Easy with What's On TV in September 2014.
References
- ↑ "ABC Certificates and Reports: What's on TV". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 6 January 2015.