TV Quick was a British weekly television listing magazine published by H Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group. It featured weekly television listings running from Saturday to Friday, and began publication on 30 March 1991[2] following deregulation of the UK listing magazine market.[3]
| Categories | TV magazines |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Bauer Media Group |
| Total circulation | 113,936 (ABC Jan – Jun 2010)[1] |
| Founded | 30 March 1991 |
| Final issue | 12 May 2010 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The magazine had its own annual awards ceremony, the TV Quick Awards, awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Quick and its sister publication TV Choice. The awards were renamed the TV Choice Awards following the title's closure.
The title's demise followed a 27% year-on-year fall in circulation between 2008 and 2009 according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.[4] On 12 May 2010, Bauer announced that it had commenced a 30-day consultation period with its staff about the magazine's future,[1] and the magazine ceased publication shortly after. It was suggested that the fall in sales was due to the magazine being caught in a no-mans-land between premium titles such as Radio Times and TV Times and budget titles like TV Choice and What's on TV.[4]
Awards
editThe first TV Quick awards took place in 1997 with eighteen categories voted for.[5]
2000s
edit2001
edit| Award[6] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actor | Martin Kemp |
| Best Soap Storyline | EastEnders |
| Best Actor | David Jason |
| Best Entertainment Show | Graham Norton Show |
2000
edit| Award[7] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | Coronation Street |
| Best Soap Actress | Samantha Giles |
| Best Soap Actor | Martin Kemp |
| Best Soap Newcomer | Tina O'Brien |
| Best Soap Storyline | Coronation Street |
| TV Personality | Ali G |
| Best Actress | Sarah Lancashire |
| Best Actor | David Jason |
| Best TV Cook | Jamie Oliver |
| Best Comedy Show | The Royal Family |
| Best Entertainment Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
| Best Lifestyle Show | Ground Force |
| Best Factual Show | Walking with Dinosaurs |
| Best Children's Show | SMTV Live |
| Best Imported TV Show | Friends |
| Best New Drama | At Home with the Braithwaites |
| Best Loved Drama | Bad Girls |
1990s
edit1999
edit| Award[8] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actress | Julie Hesmondhalgh |
| Best Soap Actor | Joe Absolom |
| Best Soap Newcomer | Jack Ryder |
| Best Actress | Amanda Burton |
| Best Actor | John Thaw |
| Best Comedy Show | Birds of a Feather |
| Best Lifestyle Show | Ground Force |
1998
edit| Award[9][10][11] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actress | Martine McCutcheon |
| Best Soap Actor | Ross Kemp |
| Best Soap Newcomer | Anna Brecon |
| Best Soap Storyline | Coronation Street |
| Best Actress | Pauline Quirke |
| Best Actor | Robson Green |
| Funniest Person on TV | Lily Savage |
| Best Entertainment Presenter | Johnny Vaughan / Denise van Outen |
| Best TV Cook | Ainsley Harriott |
| Best Comedy Show | Friends |
| Best Medical Drama | Casualty |
| Best Drama | Where the Heart is |
| Best Lifestyle Show | Changing Rooms |
| Best Children's Show | The Simpsons |
| Best Game Show | Stars in Their Eyes |
| Best Talk Show | The Jerry Springer Show |
1997
edit| Award[5] | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actress | Martine McCutcheon |
| Best Soap Actor | Ross Kemp |
| Best Actress | Amanda Burton |
| Best Actor | Robson Green |
| Funniest Person on TV | Harry Enfield |
| Best TV Cook | Ainsley Harriott |
| Best Comedy Show | Only Fools and Horses |
| Best Medical Drama | Casualty |
| Best Entertainment Show | They Think It's All Over |
| Best Children's Show | Live & Kicking |
| Best Game Show | Big Break |
| Best Imported TV Programme | The X Files |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ABC Certificates and Reports: Quick". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Timeline". Magforum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Mark Sweney (12 May 2010). "TV Quick faces closure". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b Chris Tryhorn (11 February 2010). "Radio Times sales edge back above 1m". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b "BBC's shows sweep board at TV awards". Londonderry Sentinel. 24 September 1997 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tracy's 'dark lady' look". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 11 September 2001 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Giles best new actress as Corrie hits back". Belfast News-Letter. 6 September 2000 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "TV Soap cleans up awards". Daily Mirror. 7 September 1999 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Soaps clean up awards". Liverpool Echo. 3 September 1998 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "DJ lets rip at awards bash". Daily Mirror. 4 September 1998 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Soaps clean up at TV awards". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 3 September 1998 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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