X factor

Details:

-Music, style and gossip magazine

- Published with FreemantleMedia and Syco Entertainment.

This has only recently been launched in 2010, around the same time as which the show is on.

Masthead: X magazine along with the strap-line which is... music- stars-style. This sums up overall what is in this magazine.

The price of this magazine is £1.95

House style: main focus is on the the “X” and also the main cover image. On the first issue of X magazine all of the judges were featured on the front cover. A mix of colours were used for example blue along with pinks and purples, this would suggest that the magazine is aimed at female readers. The images used are obviously posed for.

The font on the magazine is quite girly. Words that will grab the reader’s attention are often shown in bold.

-The language is informal

There are no free gifts given away with the magazine yet, this may be something that is introduced in the future.

The magazine frequency is weekly. It competes with many other magazines but this does have an advantage of including so much in one. It’s one of the only music magazines to offer fashion and style advice.

-          May also make its money through advertising.

-          Advertises products such as make up, tv shows, hair products and perfumes.