Lads’ mags: The rise, the fall (and the curious return of FHM)
Former editors, Gail Porter and Gina Bellman reflect on a 'bonkers' time.
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How digital media and changes in society killed off the UK lads’ mags
The planned closure of FHM and Zoo magazines ends an era of journalism which began in 1994 with the launch…
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Bauer announces plans to close lads’ mags FHM and Zoo with 20 editorial jobs at risk
Bauer Media has announced plans to suspend publication of lads' magazines FHM and Zoo. The proposed closures, which would also…
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Men’s magazine ABCs, first half of 2015: All paid-for titles lose circulation during period in which Loaded closed
All paid-for titles in the men's magazine market saw their circulation fall year on year in the first half of…
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Loaded becomes latest lads’ mag to close after sales drop from 300,000 to 10,000 in a decade
The original lads’ mag, Loaded, is to close some 18 months after it was acquired by Simian Publishing in a…
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Loaded editor: ‘Girlie’ photo shoots may be in the past… but mag will continue to feature ‘glamorous women’
The editor of lads’ mag Loaded says the “days of ‘girlie’ photoshoots are in the past” for his magazine but…
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Loaded magazine has re-launched with “zero-nipple tolerance” as it attempts to shed the “desperate” image it has developed since the…
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Loaded has fourth owner in three years with plan for more ‘stylised and subtle’ approach
Lads mag Loaded once again has new owners after a management buyout. The team, led by Loaded Advertising Director Jason…
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