Spotlight Publications Explained

Spotlight Publications was a music business information company based in London, England that published music magazines in the United Kingdom from 1953 to 2010, with some expansion into the United States.

Publications

• Gavin Report, US magazine acquired in November 1992.^[1]
• Kerrang!.^[2]
• Miro, music information service, acquired in 1993.^{[3] [4]}
• Music Week.^[2]
  • Charts Plus, subscription chart newsletter.^[5]
  • Hit Music, subscription chart newsletter.^[6]
  • Video Week.^[7]
  • Studio Week.^[7]
• Noise (Teenybopper magazine).^[8]
• Record Mirror.^{[2] [9] [10]}
• Sounds.^{[2] [11]}

Other

• The Network Chart was compiled by Spotlight Publications from July 1993 onward after they beat MRIB to the contract who had compiled it since it started in 1984.^[12]

External links

• Web site: Spotlight Publications Limited . gov.uk.

Notes and References

1. November 14, 1992 . Spotlight buys top US radio title . . 4 . August 16, 2024.
2. August 25, 1984 . Directory . . 39 . August 16, 2024.
3. July 24, 1993 . Miro joins the Spotlight table . . 3 . August 16, 2024.
4. October 23, 1993 . News . . 3 . August 16, 2024.
5. June 15, 1991 . If it's out, it's in...Charts Plus . . 13 . August 16, 2024.
6. August 14, 1993 . The Definitive Magazine For Chartwatchers - Hit Music . . 30 . August 8, 2024.
7. December 5, 1987 . Appointments . . 37 . August 8, 2024.
8. April 26, 1982 . Mullings . . 3 . August 16, 2024.
9. April 2, 1977 . Get It On! . . 11 . August 16, 2024.
10. November 8, 1980 . A Free Record Mirror T-Shirt For You . . 16 . August 16, 2024.
11. July 1, 1972 . Small Sounds . . 32 . August 16, 2024.
12. News: July 3, 1993 . Network Chart opts for official CIN data . . 1 . August 16, 2024.