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Some of the launch issue highlights include: an interview with Simon Cowell about Cheryl's illness, how it affected the show and how bad it really got; an interview with Kylie on Dannii, her return to health and four decades in pop; brand new Cheryl pictures from her latest video and first listen to songs from the new album; and Example talks about how he blew out the Saturdays because he doesn't like them, but is writing for Alexandra because he does like her. The magazine’s commercial team will include Jenny Taylor, formerly of Granada, GWR and Bauer, who has been appointed as Ad Director and will have the support of two Agency Sales Executives: Jamie Dodhia from Haymarket Publishing and Josie Westbrook-Caswell, formerly of Bauer and River Publishing. Laura Farrimond will join the team from Haymarket as Classified Sales Executive and the magazine is currently recruiting a Sales Manager to complete the team.X magazine will have a unique and competitive position in the UK market as the only women’s weekly that loves music and celebrates pop as one of the UK’s most vibrant music genres. From the nation’s most authoritative entertainment brand, it will feature international music stars from across the industry and give readers behind-the-scenes access to the hit TV show, with fashion and beauty features, celebrity news and gossip. The X Factor is one of the most-watched entertainment programmes in the UK. Airing on ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, The X Factor was created by Simon Cowell and is owned and produced by Syco TV (a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment) and talkbackTHAMES (a FremantleMedia company). The official X Factor website, www.itv.com/xfactor, is produced by talkbackTHAMES digital with ITV and is the online home for The X Factor 2010. The X Factor is sponsored by TalkTalk. |