Where would you like to see the magazine? - Page 4

BerserkerCatSplat · February 2nd, 2006, 03:12 AM

Regarding a North American edition:

I have to make the recommendation that there be seperate US and Canadian versions. Now, I'm not saying they should have different content at all, just something small to distinguish them. Canadians as a general rule don't like to buy magazines that have "AMERICAN VERSION" stamped all over them - but something to mark it as Canadian, even just a little Canadian flag image in the upper right corner like the Union Jack on the UK versions would go a long ways towards increasing the popularity of your magazine in Canada. This may sound strange, but living in the shadow of the United States has introduced certain eccentricities into the Canadian mindset, and anything that makes us feel like we're buying something tailored for us instead of the Americans is a good thing.

Oh, and be sure to include the extras. I still want a Stig T-shirt quite badly.

matt_shaw · February 2nd, 2006, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Regarding a North American edition:

I have to make the recommendation that there be seperate US and Canadian versions. Now, I'm not saying they should have different content at all, just something small to distinguish them. Canadians as a general rule don't like to buy magazines that have "AMERICAN VERSION" stamped all over them - but something to mark it as Canadian, even just a little Canadian flag image in the upper right corner like the Union Jack on the UK versions would go a long ways towards increasing the popularity of your magazine in Canada. This may sound strange, but living in the shadow of the United States has introduced certain eccentricities into the Canadian mindset, and anything that makes us feel like we're buying something tailored for us instead of the Americans is a good thing.

Oh, and be sure to include the extras. I still want a Stig T-shirt quite badly.

HOKUM · February 2nd, 2006, 07:34 AM

Even if the price is 10 Euros in Bulgaria, I think that there will be let's say 5000 people, who can and will buy the magazine.
Sorry for my rubbish English

TechZ · February 2nd, 2006, 09:21 AM

Thats a real drawback sometimes to getting stuff overseas, the lack of extras, people go nuts here for free posters, calendars, etc, I mean its nothing amazing, but its one heck of an incentive

In my house alone, dad, my brother & I, all read the Car mags we subscribe to.

boltobye · February 3rd, 2006, 05:32 PM

Im representing Canada in saying...we need it here! Chapters gets the mag but its all beat up and there is no packaging which means no dvd's.
I would subscribe to the mag but its damn near $200 dollars canadian.

TGUKGLM · February 4th, 2006, 10:57 AM

OK, well I'll see what I can do - if it's going to happen, I think a Canadian edition would come first

Maxi · February 6th, 2006, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kebab gud

may i suggest a Scandinavian version?

I third it.

klutch · February 8th, 2006, 11:30 PM

Berserker's right in publishing two versions. The actual content wouldn't have to be too different, just some kind of marketing aknowledgement that the magazine is "for Canadians".
The market is competitive for car magazines in North America, but if "local" versions could maintain independence, as well as the passion and quality of writing we all love, Top Gear would have a major advantage.

klutch · February 11th, 2006, 01:40 AM

Oh hey, just saw this as well:

http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/53...azine_Jan_2006

It was just posted today, and the amount of people that have grabbed it already outnumber the amount of people that grabbed the Jan/Feb issues of Road & Track and Car & Driver. It's also the highest grabbed torrent for today.

TGUKGLM · February 11th, 2006, 08:54 PM

Thanks for pointing me at that - I hadn't realised it was so popular!

I saw a report from a consultancy recently that said that Top Gear was the most popular program to rip to a PSP in the US - beating 'Lost', 'CSI' and all the top-rated shows.

Amazing.

matt_shaw · February 11th, 2006, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGUKGLM

Thanks for pointing me at that - I hadn't realised it was so popular!

I saw a report from a consultancy recently that said that Top Gear was the most popular program to rip to a PSP in the US - beating 'Lost', 'CSI' and all the top-rated shows.

Amazing.

it is true.

nobody will really ever understand how big top gear is right now

hajj · February 12th, 2006, 12:51 AM

But December wasnt a good month for American TV shows since they only aired 1 episode ( well at least in most cases). And the Top Gear 3 times, so that isnt totally reliable. But I agree Top Gear has great and big audience. Beats every car show on the planet.
I would buy a German issue of Top Gear, cant stand the one sided AMS or BILD crap. (AMS is still way better though)

TGUKGLM · February 12th, 2006, 05:00 PM

AMS is just sooo boring, though.

All those charts of gear ratios and torque curves - who cares? The other frustrating thing is, 9 times out of 10, the 'fantastic new car' they put on the cover either : a) doesn't exist yet and has been made on a computer; or, b) is a model that they've made to look like a moving, working car.

We think readers would rather read about real cars being driven in interesting ways than all that scientific testing stuff.

m0digital · February 17th, 2006, 07:02 PM

Put me down as another for a N. American issue of TG. I love watching the episodes, but when the season is over the Mag is all i have left. The freebies would definitely be a plus! I almost got a an annual subscription but backed out at the last minute when i found out the freebies were only for UK. The annual subscription price is already pretty steep, but no freebies included, which really makes it a hard decision. I get these other American Mags for $10-20 a year, but the content just isn't as interesting.

TG in any shape or form would be good. Print or Online, although I would prefer the color print. Either way hope to see TG in the US soon! I have recommended TG to all of my automotive buddies and some not, and everyone loves it!

Kip_6666 · February 17th, 2006, 08:43 PM

I've bought the dutch version of the mag a few times, at first i was afraid that the feel of the articles would be lost in translation but the people did a great job, it's a nice experience to read. but sometimes certain articles are a bit too UK orientated.

I've also noticed that reviews by other writers have changed a bit due to what i think is influence by the show ( we get BBC here, and a local channel has been airing the new format show) and magazine. Even car shows on TV are trying similar items. Trying more to bring across the experience.
So I guess its a success from my eyes, but you guys have the deciding numbers

As for me, what I'd like to see more is regional pieces. And I'd also kill for a stig t-shirt.

TGUKGLM · February 18th, 2006, 09:33 PM

m0digital - Long term, we really hope we can have a US edition, complete with all the extras and everything. As I said earlier, it really depends so much on the US show (see elsewhere on the board for the debate about that). I have to say, from what I've seen, it looks fantastic and, if it's picked up by the network for a proper series, then we could make a real go of the mag.

Kip - glad you like the Dutch mag. We think the guys over there have done a fantastic job on it, especially as they are quite a small company. I see them regularly and they completely 'get' Top Gear. (For those who haven't seen it, then have a look at www.topgear.nl )

Finally, we're thinking about starting some kind of web-based shop to sell all the covermount stuff, especially things like the fridge magnets and the t-shirts, so I'll keep you posted on that.

transtek · February 20th, 2006, 03:49 AM

Obviously no chance of getting TG here, as I'm probably the only member from here!
But maybe if there was a US version, I could get that, but please leave JC's articles and stuff alone, as there's no point banging out another clone of the typical US mag!
Referring to above, it would be interesting to see the Dutch mag, maybe with a red-light room for any exciting new supercars, and ads for GPS systems that only have hash cafes and bicycle parks!!

TGUKGLM · February 20th, 2006, 10:55 PM

You'd be surprised, transtek - I wouldn't be surprised if we started getting serious interest from countries like Mexico in the near future. We've certainly had the odd discussion about it in the past!

No Boss · February 21st, 2006, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt_shaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGUKGLM

Thanks for pointing me at that - I hadn't realised it was so popular!

I saw a report from a consultancy recently that said that Top Gear was the most popular program to rip to a PSP in the US - beating 'Lost', 'CSI' and all the top-rated shows.

Amazing.

it is true.

nobody will really ever understand how big top gear is right now

Especially if you're from America. When I started watching this, I thought it was about as popular as our car TV shows, not 365 trillion viewers strong.

TGUKGLM · February 21st, 2006, 08:40 AM

I travel all over the place as part of my job and I can honestly say that there isn't a country on earth that doesn't have its own little core of TG enthusiasts.

Spoke to Jeremy before Xmas and he was saying there are quite a few places now where he gets mobbed on the street (e.g. Holland).

February 2nd, 2006, 03:12 AM	#61
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 06:13 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5,918 Car: Pimpmobile Rep Power: 73	Regarding a North American edition: I have to make the recommendation that there be seperate US and Canadian versions. Now, I'm not saying they should have different content at all, just something small to distinguish them. Canadians as a general rule don't like to buy magazines that have "AMERICAN VERSION" stamped all over them - but something to mark it as Canadian, even just a little Canadian flag image in the upper right corner like the Union Jack on the UK versions would go a long ways towards increasing the popularity of your magazine in Canada. This may sound strange, but living in the shadow of the United States has introduced certain eccentricities into the Canadian mindset, and anything that makes us feel like we're buying something tailored for us instead of the Americans is a good thing. Oh, and be sure to include the extras. I still want a Stig T-shirt quite badly. __________________ OSPhoto

February 2nd, 2006, 09:21 AM	#64
TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,426 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	Thats a real drawback sometimes to getting stuff overseas, the lack of extras, people go nuts here for free posters, calendars, etc, I mean its nothing amazing, but its one heck of an incentive In my house alone, dad, my brother & I, all read the Car mags we subscribe to. __________________ techzonline.net

February 4th, 2006, 10:57 AM	#66
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	OK, well I'll see what I can do - if it's going to happen, I think a Canadian edition would come first __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 8th, 2006, 11:30 PM	#68
klutch Courteous urinator Joined: Jan 6th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,755 Car: Whatever's in the press fleet. Rep Power: 29	Berserker's right in publishing two versions. The actual content wouldn't have to be too different, just some kind of marketing aknowledgement that the magazine is "for Canadians". The market is competitive for car magazines in North America, but if "local" versions could maintain independence, as well as the passion and quality of writing we all love, Top Gear would have a major advantage. __________________

February 11th, 2006, 01:40 AM	#69
klutch Courteous urinator Joined: Jan 6th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,755 Car: Whatever's in the press fleet. Rep Power: 29	Oh hey, just saw this as well: http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/53...azine_Jan_2006 It was just posted today, and the amount of people that have grabbed it already outnumber the amount of people that grabbed the Jan/Feb issues of Road & Track and Car & Driver. It's also the highest grabbed torrent for today. __________________

February 2nd, 2006, 07:34 AM	#63
HOKUM Joined: Jan 2nd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bulgaria, Plovdiv Age: 21 Posts: 116 Car: with big L on the roof Rep Power: 0	Even if the price is 10 Euros in Bulgaria, I think that there will be let's say 5000 people, who can and will buy the magazine. Sorry for my rubbish English

February 3rd, 2006, 05:32 PM	#65
boltobye Joined: Mar 18th, 2005 Last Online: January 5th, 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Im representing Canada in saying...we need it here! Chapters gets the mag but its all beat up and there is no packaging which means no dvd's. I would subscribe to the mag but its damn near $200 dollars canadian.

February 11th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#70
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	Thanks for pointing me at that - I hadn't realised it was so popular! I saw a report from a consultancy recently that said that Top Gear was the most popular program to rip to a PSP in the US - beating 'Lost', 'CSI' and all the top-rated shows. Amazing. __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 12th, 2006, 12:51 AM	#72
hajj Joined: Mar 29th, 2005 Last Online: 12:23 AM Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,656 Rep Power: 19	But December wasnt a good month for American TV shows since they only aired 1 episode ( well at least in most cases). And the Top Gear 3 times, so that isnt totally reliable. But I agree Top Gear has great and big audience. Beats every car show on the planet. I would buy a German issue of Top Gear, cant stand the one sided AMS or BILD crap. (AMS is still way better though) __________________ Global Warming isn't working - I am FREEZING!!

February 12th, 2006, 05:00 PM	#73
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	AMS is just sooo boring, though. All those charts of gear ratios and torque curves - who cares? The other frustrating thing is, 9 times out of 10, the 'fantastic new car' they put on the cover either : a) doesn't exist yet and has been made on a computer; or, b) is a model that they've made to look like a moving, working car. We think readers would rather read about real cars being driven in interesting ways than all that scientific testing stuff. __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 17th, 2006, 07:02 PM	#74
m0digital Joined: Aug 15th, 2005 Last Online: January 1st, 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Put me down as another for a N. American issue of TG. I love watching the episodes, but when the season is over the Mag is all i have left. The freebies would definitely be a plus! I almost got a an annual subscription but backed out at the last minute when i found out the freebies were only for UK. The annual subscription price is already pretty steep, but no freebies included, which really makes it a hard decision. I get these other American Mags for $10-20 a year, but the content just isn't as interesting. TG in any shape or form would be good. Print or Online, although I would prefer the color print. Either way hope to see TG in the US soon! I have recommended TG to all of my automotive buddies and some not, and everyone loves it!

February 17th, 2006, 08:43 PM	#75
Kip_6666 I Bought This Title :o Joined: May 17th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: The Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 2,967 Car: Saab 93 2.0t @ stage 3 now Rep Power: 31	I've bought the dutch version of the mag a few times, at first i was afraid that the feel of the articles would be lost in translation but the people did a great job, it's a nice experience to read. but sometimes certain articles are a bit too UK orientated. I've also noticed that reviews by other writers have changed a bit due to what i think is influence by the show ( we get BBC here, and a local channel has been airing the new format show) and magazine. Even car shows on TV are trying similar items. Trying more to bring across the experience. So I guess its a success from my eyes, but you guys have the deciding numbers As for me, what I'd like to see more is regional pieces. And I'd also kill for a stig t-shirt. __________________ http://www.internet-memes.com My Flickr

February 18th, 2006, 09:33 PM	#76
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	m0digital - Long term, we really hope we can have a US edition, complete with all the extras and everything. As I said earlier, it really depends so much on the US show (see elsewhere on the board for the debate about that). I have to say, from what I've seen, it looks fantastic and, if it's picked up by the network for a proper series, then we could make a real go of the mag. Kip - glad you like the Dutch mag. We think the guys over there have done a fantastic job on it, especially as they are quite a small company. I see them regularly and they completely 'get' Top Gear. (For those who haven't seen it, then have a look at www.topgear.nl ) Finally, we're thinking about starting some kind of web-based shop to sell all the covermount stuff, especially things like the fridge magnets and the t-shirts, so I'll keep you posted on that. __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 20th, 2006, 03:49 AM	#77
transtek Joined: Jan 16th, 2004 Last Online: January 2nd, 2009 Location: mexico-land of tequila and big hats (but secretly Age: 38 Posts: 322 Car: Nissan Pathfinder, Chevrolet Monza, Ninja 600 Rep Power: 21	Obviously no chance of getting TG here, as I'm probably the only member from here! But maybe if there was a US version, I could get that, but please leave JC's articles and stuff alone, as there's no point banging out another clone of the typical US mag! Referring to above, it would be interesting to see the Dutch mag, maybe with a red-light room for any exciting new supercars, and ads for GPS systems that only have hash cafes and bicycle parks!! __________________

February 20th, 2006, 10:55 PM	#78
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	You'd be surprised, transtek - I wouldn't be surprised if we started getting serious interest from countries like Mexico in the near future. We've certainly had the odd discussion about it in the past! __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 21st, 2006, 08:40 AM	#80
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	I travel all over the place as part of my job and I can honestly say that there isn't a country on earth that doesn't have its own little core of TG enthusiasts. Spoke to Jeremy before Xmas and he was saying there are quite a few places now where he gets mobbed on the street (e.g. Holland). __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

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