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{{Short description|British weekly entertainment magazine}}
{{For|publications with a similar title|Now (disambiguation){{!}}Now}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title              = Now
| image_file         = Now_logo.jpg
| image_size         = 200px
| image_caption      =
| company            = [[TI Media]]
| paid_circulation   =
| unpaid_circulation =
| total_circulation  = 126,921 (ABC Jul – Dec 2015)<ref name=Circ>{{cite web|title=ABC Certificates and Reports: Now|url=http://www.abc.org.uk/Products-Services/Product-Page/?tid=9497|work=[[Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]]|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref><br /><small>Print and digital editions.</small>
| circulation_year   = 2015
| language           = English
| category           =
| frequency          = Weekly
| editor             =
| firstdate          = Late 1996
| lastdate           = 2 April 2019
| country            = United Kingdom
| website            =
| issn               =
}}
'''''NOW''''' was a British weekly entertainment magazine printed between 1996 and 2019.
==History and profile==
''NOW'' was launched in late 1996 as a less serious, more gossip-oriented magazine aimed at women. A series of high-profile celebrity relationships, such as between [[David Beckham|David]] and [[Victoria Beckham]], and [[Jennifer Aniston]] and [[Brad Pitt]] provided ample material, while reality shows such as ''[[Big Brother (UK)|Big Brother]]'' and ''[[Pop Idol]]'' grew popular at just the right time to help fill pages. ''NOW'' was published by [[TI Media]].
It was a mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion and was primarily aimed at women. It also featured movie and music reviews, real-life stories, shopping and style feature together with major celebrity interviews.
The magazine had a circulation of 196,726 copies in the second part of 2013.<ref name=Circ/> Now's circulation fell to 126,921 in the second half of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/full-2015-mag-abcs-breakdown-cosmopolitan-bucks-trend-uk-magazines-decline-average-4-cent/|title=Full 2015 UK magazines ABC circulation breakdown: 60 out of 442 titles grow sales|first=Dominic|last= Ponsford|date=11 February 2016|website=Press Gazette}}</ref>
By 2019, circulation had fallen for five years in a row and the decision was taken to close the magazine on 2 April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ti Media shutters 'no longer sustainable' gossip title Now magazine |url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/03/20/ti-media-shutters-no-longer-sustainable-gossip-title-now-magazine |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The Drum}}</ref> The associated celebsnow.co.uk website continues.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.celebsnow.co.uk Website]
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