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'''AXM''' is a British lifestyle magazine aimed at young gay and bisexual men, now available only in digital form.
[[File:AXM May 2006.jpg|thumb|Magazine cover for May 2006]]'''''AXM''''',  originally launched in 1999 as ''Axiom News''<ref name=mediaweek /> was a British lifestyle magazine aimed at young gay and bisexual men.


Its content is heavily based on fashion-, sex- and health-related features. It also has reviews on music, film and gay nightlife.
Its content was heavily based on fashion, sex and health-related features. It also had reviews on music, film and gay nightlife.


It is owned by [[Millivres Prowler Group]] who acquired it from [[Blue Maverick Media]] in April 2006. Millivres Prowler are also the publishers of ''[[Gay Times]]'', which targets a generally older readership with more political coverage.
''AXM'' was acquired by by [[Millivres Prowler Group]] from Blue Maverick Media in April 2006. At that time it was said to have a circulation of 30,000, and to target a younger reader than Gay Times, typically aged between 16 and 30.<ref name=mediaweek>http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/554023/gay-times-publisher-acquires-axm Robin Parker, "Gay Times publisher acquires AXM", 13 April 2006.</ref>


AXM was given a new look for its January 2008 issue, having previously titled itself in lowercase.
[[File:AXM Digital.jpg|thumb|left|Cover of the first (and only) digital edition]]''AXM'' was given a new look for its January 2008 issue, having previously titled itself in lowercase.


The magazine ceased publication of printed magazines after December 2008 due to financial downturn, and so it claims, to show videos online, thus it is now in an online-only format.
Publication of printed magazines ceased after December 2008, and it became a digital-only magazine. Its first issue is available online.<ref>http://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/millivres/axm1/. Accessed: 2015-12-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dZBqUFzR)</ref> but no further issues seem to have been produced.


==References==
==References==


Based on a Wikipedia article.
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==External links==
==External links==
http://www.axm-mag.com/
http://www.axm-mag.com/


[[Category:Newspapers and Magazines]]
[[Category:Newspapers and magazines]]
[[Category:Online resources]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 10 July 2026

Magazine cover for May 2006

AXM, originally launched in 1999 as Axiom News[1] was a British lifestyle magazine aimed at young gay and bisexual men.

Its content was heavily based on fashion, sex and health-related features. It also had reviews on music, film and gay nightlife.

AXM was acquired by by Millivres Prowler Group from Blue Maverick Media in April 2006. At that time it was said to have a circulation of 30,000, and to target a younger reader than Gay Times, typically aged between 16 and 30.[1]

Cover of the first (and only) digital edition

AXM was given a new look for its January 2008 issue, having previously titled itself in lowercase.

Publication of printed magazines ceased after December 2008, and it became a digital-only magazine. Its first issue is available online.[2] but no further issues seem to have been produced.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/554023/gay-times-publisher-acquires-axm Robin Parker, "Gay Times publisher acquires AXM", 13 April 2006.
  2. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/millivres/axm1/. Accessed: 2015-12-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6dZBqUFzR)

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http://www.axm-mag.com/