3rd October 2007 Imagine Publishing announces new entertainment magazine launch The UK’s fastest-growing consumer specialist publisher enters an exciting new market with a premium quality magazine dedicated to high-definition film and TV
Launching in November, HD Review is a brand new
132-page magazine dedicated to everything highdefinition,
including Blu-ray and HD DVD movies,
HD broadcasts and high-definition hardware.
The brainchild of Editor Aaron Asadi, and from
the creative team who launched SciFiNow, HD
Review is another major magazine launch into the
entertainment sector from Imagine Publishing.
With Blu-ray and HD DVD currently enjoying
the status as the need-to-own formats, Sky
HD winning over more and more subscribers
every day, and sales of high-definition hardware
rocketing, the timing of HD Review’s launch could
not be better.
The high-definition experience is the most exciting
thing to happen home entertainment since DVD,
with both Hollywood studios and major electronic
companies competing to bring the consumer a home cinema experience like never before.
Created by industry experts with a passion for cutting-edge technology, HD Review is a
sophisticated, authoritative, accessible guide to the ever-growing world of high-definition.
Offering an unprecedented look into the fastest-growing entertainment industry in the
world, featuring interviews, news and in-depth features, HD Review is a must-have
magazine for those looking to discover HD films and TV, as well as those already won over
by the unsurpassed picture and sound quality the technology
offers. As the only magazine to exclusively review Blu-ray, HD DVD,
PS3, Xbox 360, HD broadcasts and high-definition hardware, HD
Review offers its readers unmatched and invaluable critical insight.
HD Review also offers readers a directory chronicling all the
important upcoming high-defintion releases and a comprehensive
HD broadcast TV guide. Combined with Imagine Publishing’s
high-quality production values, the consumer-focused content will
ensure that HD Review quickly becomes the UK’s bestselling HDdedicated
magazine.
Managing Director Damian Butt said “HD Review is coming out at exactly the right time
for the consumer. This winter sales of high-definition products are set to explode, so
people are going to need a magazine that not only tells them what to spend their cash on,
but what not to as well. It’s a really exciting launch and will complement SciFiNow in our
expanding entertainment portfolio.”
Scott Caisley, Advertising Director said of the launch: “This is the first time that advertisers
can directly target readers who buy the latest films on either format, be that Blu-ray or
HD DVD. They can be assured that our readers are those who have embraced the latest
technology and who are all hungry for information on all related products. This laser
targeting is what makes the magazine a dream for all companies involved in the high
definition revolution.”
Imagine Publishing is one of the UK’s fastest growing consumer specialist publishers. Formed in May
2005, it now publishes 20 magazines and 20 websites in the videogames, computing, entertainment and
photography markets. An Imagine magazine is purchased every ten seconds.
Name: HD Review
Price: £3.99
Pagination: 132 pages
Frequency: 13 issues pa
Print run: 40,000
ISSN: 1755-7631
Web: www.imagine-publishing.co.uk
Imagine is a creative ideas-driven
magazine publisher, where quality, excellence and innovation
are paramount. Our portfolio is ideally suited for licensing
to overseas territories. Contact us now to discuss ways
of working with us in the future.
Imagine Publishing Ltd, Richmond House, 33 Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6EZ
Registered company 5374037 (England) : VAT No 864 6042 18
Directors: Damian Butt, Steven Boyd, Mark Kendrick, Alistair Ramsay, Harry Dhand, Andrew Hartley, Sam Watkinson
