Background info- OK Magazine

· OK is a British weekly magazine, specializing in celebrity news. Originally launched as a monthly, its first issue was published in April 1993.

· OK is the world’s biggest celebrity lifestyle magazine, with more than 30 million readers worldwide, and now appears in 19 countries (Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Germany, Greece, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK and the US).

· OK is one of the most popular celebrity gossip magazines in the UK. A new issue is released every Tuesday. The magazine itself also has another inner mag called Hot Stars, which it has been said is similar to rival magazine Heat.

· The magazine tends to feature exclusive interviews and personal revelations from celebrities including engagements and pregnancies.

· OK! Is now published in 16 different countries around the world with new editions starting up at regular intervals.

· It is estimated the magazine has established a worldwide readership of more than 30 million and continues to grow.

· OK! Has achieved popularity among high spending, upmarket readers by pioneering the idea of an all-round celebrity -based title that surpasses rival magazines in traditional areas of women’s interests. Along with intimate presentations of celebrities and their lifestyles, readers enjoy social pages, travel, beauty, hair, food and health features, and horoscopes.

OK! Australia is published by Northern & Shell Pacific Ltd
Northern & Shell Pacific is a joint venture owned by Northern & Shell Plc of the UK and ACP Magazines of Australia. Northern & Shell was founded in December 1974 with the vision of becoming a significant force in British and worldwide media. That ambition was developed through a wide portfolio of magazines and broadcast interests, and came of age with the acquisition of Express Newspapers in November 2000. Today, Northern & Shell owns four UK national newspapers and is a 50/50 joint venture partner in two more in the Republic of Ireland. It also dominates important parts of the UK consumer magazine market, operates in all major areas of publishing and has diverse interests in television, print, distribution, investment and property.