K-Zone
Encyclopedia
K-Zone is a magazine in Australia
, New Zealand
, The Philippines
and Malaysia. It is aimed at children aged 8–16. It is published by Pacific Magazines
.
Each month, K-Zone features regular sections: Comics, Prank Patrol, GameZone, Jokes, Big Screen and more. The magazine also features the latest in music, TV, movies, books and DVD's. There are also temporary categories for special events, such as the Olympic Games
, Australian Idol
, Celebrity Idols, etc. In April 2005, K-Zone started the section 'GameZone. It contains reviews, news and cheats about videogames. Also, all of the competitions in K-Zone have a fair chance of play, with little or no competitions relying solely upon luck itself. In the October 2006 issue the magazine changed its style and logo. This also occurred in the January 2007 issue of the Philippine edition.
K-Zones sister magazine is TotalGirl
, both sharing similarities such as competitions and attached freebies.
.
The content of the Philippine Edition is almost remarkably the same with the Australian version but more on gaming, anime
, international and local celebrities. Changes will show upon every issue collected by the collector.
In mid-July 2004, K-Zone Philippines launched a forum called K-Zone Headquarters (KHQ for short) http://www.kzone.com.ph/khq/, an online forum for readers of the magazine. The forum is used to discuss the content for every issue of the magazine and contribute various content for the magazine.
As of May 8, 2010, KHQ experience database error, as well as other website forums from SUMMIT MEDIA. However, the K-zone staff still not saying what date it will be fixed. But the problem was fixed on May 11, 2010 as of the afternoon.
The Philippine K-zone contains the following:
Many other pages contains information in celebrities, anime and many more. On their August 2010 issue, K-zone went 3D. The magazine also has its own "robo-mascot", called K-LEB, who appears in his own comics in the Comic Section of the magazine.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, The Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Malaysia. It is aimed at children aged 8–16. It is published by Pacific Magazines
Pacific Magazines
Pacific Magazines is a magazine publisher operating in Australia and New Zealand, owned by Seven Media Group. It has it roots in the Southdown Press, the publishers of New Idea and long owned by the Murdoch family...
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Background
The magazine is run by Daniel Findlay, Editor, Emily Howes, Deputy Editor, Kate Fox, Features Writer and Sub-Editor, Glen Downey, Art Director, Cindy Dang, Designer and Cassie Steel, Editorial Coordinator. The magazine has been published monthly for several years now, and the first official issue of this magazine was published in 1999.Each month, K-Zone features regular sections: Comics, Prank Patrol, GameZone, Jokes, Big Screen and more. The magazine also features the latest in music, TV, movies, books and DVD's. There are also temporary categories for special events, such as the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, Australian Idol
Australian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
, Celebrity Idols, etc. In April 2005, K-Zone started the section 'GameZone. It contains reviews, news and cheats about videogames. Also, all of the competitions in K-Zone have a fair chance of play, with little or no competitions relying solely upon luck itself. In the October 2006 issue the magazine changed its style and logo. This also occurred in the January 2007 issue of the Philippine edition.
K-Zones sister magazine is TotalGirl
Totalgirl
TotalGirl is a magazine published by Pacific Magazines. It is aimed at preteen girls residing in Australia and New Zealand.The slogan of TotalGirl is No Boys Allowed!The magazine was founded in 2002, and reached a peak circulation of 80,000 copies...
, both sharing similarities such as competitions and attached freebies.
Philippine Edition
The Philippine edition of K-Zone was first released in October 2002 and is published by Summit MediaSummit Media
Summit Media is the leading consumer magazine publisher in the Philippines. The first issue was on June 1995, for the magazine Preview. It was a successful publication launch which brought about the rise of other magazines titles for the different Filipino lifestyles...
.
The content of the Philippine Edition is almost remarkably the same with the Australian version but more on gaming, anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, international and local celebrities. Changes will show upon every issue collected by the collector.
In mid-July 2004, K-Zone Philippines launched a forum called K-Zone Headquarters (KHQ for short) http://www.kzone.com.ph/khq/, an online forum for readers of the magazine. The forum is used to discuss the content for every issue of the magazine and contribute various content for the magazine.
As of May 8, 2010, KHQ experience database error, as well as other website forums from SUMMIT MEDIA. However, the K-zone staff still not saying what date it will be fixed. But the problem was fixed on May 11, 2010 as of the afternoon.
The Philippine K-zone contains the following:
- My Zone- Where the readers can send drawings, tweets, text message, and also online messages.
- Ultimate Showdown- Where readers or staff play a game or a challenge.
- Calendar- Where events, and birthday of celebrities and also the readers.
- KNN- A page of information relating places, events and other stuff.
- The Heat List- A top ten hits after or before the monthly issue.
- Tune in- contains episodes of cartoons, new release of cd albums , new release dvds and new release book.
Many other pages contains information in celebrities, anime and many more. On their August 2010 issue, K-zone went 3D. The magazine also has its own "robo-mascot", called K-LEB, who appears in his own comics in the Comic Section of the magazine.
The Staff
Philippines- Editor in Chief - Maggie M. Adan
- Associate Editor - Lio S. mangubat
- Art Director - Ramona R. Gonzales
- Deputy Managing Editor - Gracee R. Marcellona
- Editorial Assistant - Karen De Vera
- K-Zone Kid Crew
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