Zoo Weekly
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| Editor | Ben Todd |
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| Categories | Men's magazines |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | 2004 |
| Company | EMAP |
| Country |  United Kingdom Australia South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.zooweekly.co.uk www.zooweekly.com.au www.zooweekly.co.za |
ZOO is a weekly lads' mag in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 2004, as the second weekly men's magazine in the UK (the first being the similar, rival, magazine; Nuts). ZOO is published by EMAP Consumer Media.
ZOO consists of a mix of sports commentary (mostly football), girls, jokes (of the Pub Joke style), a TV guide, and comical pictures sent in by readers.
Australian edition
An Australian editon of ZOO was introduced on February 13, 2006 with a special promotional issue that was free of charge. The first official issue came out a week later on February 20 2006. It features Krystal Forscutt and David Boon as columnists, and much the same features as its British counterpart, except the sport commentary is mainly rugby league and Australian rules football.
The current spokesperson/model used regularly in Zoo Weekly is former Big Brother Australia contestant Krystal Forscutt.
Legal issues
In May 2006, Australian model Lara Bingle took legal action against EMAP Australia, claiming defamation by the magazine when they allegedly published photographs of the model without her permission in the March 27 2006 issue (see image).
South African edition
Following the successes of ZOO Weekly in the United Kingdom and Australia, the South African edition launched on 6 October, 2006 under a joint venture between UK publisher EMAP Consumer Media and South African media giant Media24. The magazine is the only men’s weekly in South Africa. Another first is that the magazine is published in both English, as ZOO Weekly, and Afrikaans, as ZOO Weekliks. ZOO Weekly/Weekliks South Africa features an entertaining blend of girls, sports, cars, gigs, jokes and gizmos. ZOO Weekly/Weekliks is published by UCM (Uppercase Media), which also publishes the South African editions of FHM and heat magazine. ZOO Weekly/Weekliks is edited by Margot Bertelsmann.
Columnists include local model and actress, Tanya van Graan, and retired Springbok rugby player, James Small.
See also
Zoo Weekly is also the name of a free email newsletter published by Australia Zoo.
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