Mann (magazine) explained

Category:Men's
Frequency:Monthly
Founded:1996
Finaldate:November 2015
Country:Norway
Based:Oslo
Language:Norwegian

Mann (English: man) was a Norwegian monthly men's magazine published in Oslo, Norway.[1] The magazine was in circulation in the period 1996–2015.

History and profile

Mann was established in 1996.[2] The target group was men aged between 20 and 40.[3] It contained feature articles, as well as material on fashion, movies, music and technology.[3] The editor-in-chief of the monthly was Knut Christian Moeng. It was owned by Hjemmet Mortensen AS, and its publisher was Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen.[4] As of 2010 the company described the readers of Mann as the modern, confident, and active men.

Mann was the second best-selling men's magazine in Norway in 2003 with a circulation of 16,000 copies.[5] Its circulation was 16,662 copies in 2008.[6]

In 2014 Mann was named as the magazine of the year by Norwegian Media Business Association.[4] However, the magazine ceased publication in November 2015, with the last issue appearing on 30 November.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Playboy and Media Holding to Launch Scandinavian Edition of Playboy Magazine. 23 May 2015. PR News. Chicago.
  2. News: Erlend Fossbakken. Egmont legger ned magasinet Mann. 9 July 2016. Kampanje. 27 October 2015. Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Mann (Norway). Publicitas. 23 May 2015.
  4. Web site: MANN is Magazine of the Year. Egmont. 23 May 2015. 9 May 2014.
  5. Web site: World Magazine Trends. Norway. FIPP. 23 May 2015.
  6. Ann Kristin Gresaker. Sex, Violence, and the Religious "Other": The Gendering of Religion in Scandinavian Men's Magazines. Men and Masculinities. 2016. 20. 2. 230–253. 10.1177/1097184X15625311. 146450088 .