Contactmusic.com
Encyclopedia
Contactmusic.com is a Leeds
UK
based entertainment magazine
/webzine. The site was launched in April 2000 by a small team and has now expanded to 12 fulltime staff and many freelance contributors from across the globe. The site covers a variety of music genres and film, features news, interviews, reviews, competitions, computer games and a ticket section.
which lasted until 2007 when a new agreement was formed with UK TV company Channel 4
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Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based entertainment magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
/webzine. The site was launched in April 2000 by a small team and has now expanded to 12 fulltime staff and many freelance contributors from across the globe. The site covers a variety of music genres and film, features news, interviews, reviews, competitions, computer games and a ticket section.
Ownership
Contactmusic.com is 100% privately owned and current directors include - Dom Harrison C.E.O., Antony Johnson Commercial Director, Nik Keene Director/editor and Barry Smith FCA Financial Director.Partners
In 2005 Contactmusic signed a UK partnership deal with Lycos EuropeLycos Europe
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which lasted until 2007 when a new agreement was formed with UK TV company Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
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