From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

What's on TV

British magazine

Summary

British magazine

Field	Value
image_file	What's on TV 5 October-11 October 2024 cover.webp
image_alt	Cover of What's on TV magazine
image_caption	Cover of 5–11 October 2024 issue
publisher	Future PLC
category	TV Weeklies
circulation	945,252 (ABC Jan – Jun 2016)
Print and digital editions.
frequency	Weekly
language	English
editor	Claire Ruck
editor_title	Editor
founded	1991
country	United Kingdom
based	London
website	whattowatch.com
issn	2059-0059

Print and digital editions. What's on TV is a weekly television listings magazine published by Future PLC.

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, only two TV magazines were available: Radio Times for BBC listings and TVTimes 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. Its weekly podcast Soap Secrets has discussions on soap storylines, and the podcast Bingewatch talks about the TV offerings on the streaming services such as Netflix.

What's on TV belongs to Future PLC's group of weekly television listings magazines. Other TV titles in the group include the long-established TVTimes, and TV & Satellite Week.

Time Inc. UK merged TV Easy with What's on TV in September 2014.

In April 2020 TI Media was purchased by Future plc.

References

"ABC Certificates and Reports: What's on TV". Audit Bureau of Circulations.
(30 October 2019). "Proposed Acquisition of TI Media for £140 million".

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

future-plc 1991-establishments-in-the-united-kingdom listings-magazines magazines-established-in-1991 magazines-published-in-london television-magazines-published-in-the-united-kingdom weekly-magazines-published-in-the-united-kingdom

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about What's on TV — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report