Above is a double page spread from the magazine TV & Satellite. This is for a TV show rather than a TV channel, however it gives me a good insight on how the page is layed out and displayed.
Structure
The first thing you notice is the structure of the page. All of the text fills a small rectangular box across the bottom of the 2 pages. There is also another large box along the right hand side. The title is positioned in the centre of the page. However you will notice that all of the text that goes across the middle has been split up so there is a naturally occurring gap for the page to be cut. This cover also features lots of smaller images scattered around the page to keep the page interesting and not looking like a block of text.
Colour
This page uses colour cleverly as it has a colour that is used to highlight the important information. The yellow is used in the title to highlight the word 'dwarf'. This is because the double page is all about the show Red Dwarf returning. The box on the right is then highlighted in the same colour. This instantly creates a link between the title. This helps to highlight the information. Furthermore, by making it a different colour to the bottom text block, it does not look like too much writing of the same thing.
Images
The images used are all related to the show and the title of the double page spread. The main images is like a summary of the double page spread as it has fact files on each character and clearly shows all of the protagonists. The arm of one of the characters is also wrapped around one of the text boxes. This integrates the image into the page a lot better and helps to blend everything together.
Above is a double page spread from the magazine TV & Satellite.
Structure
This double page spread is structured very similarly to the one of Red Dwarf above. This could be because it is a part of the same magazine and maintains consistency, however it could also be because it has successful features. This page uses two separate text boxes of different colours. This is done to spread the information out across both pages and getting in as much information as possible and still making sure it looks like less. This page still features smaller images around the page. Again this double page is using small rounded images. These smaller images keep the readers who do not like lots of text interested.
Images
The main image on this double page spread shows all of the main characters and they again are looking towards the camera. The image is annotated with descriptions of the characters. This is used to give more information about what is being promoted, without adding blocks of text. The smaller images are of moments from the TV show and are giving previews of what might be seen in the show.
Colours
The double page spread uses the same highlighting colour technique. This is where they make one colour a lot less than all of the others and so when it is seen it stands out from all of the rest. The images contain lots of darker colours making anything that is lighter stand out more. The text is white so it stands out on the image. This means that they did not need to add a text box background and this helps integrate the image with the text.
Above is a double page spread from the magazine TV Guide. This is a different magazine to the others so I can see if the patterns used in TV & Satellite are similar to the ones used in TV Guide.
Structure
The first noticeable similarity is the use of text and images. The text is still limited down to a long rectangle shape and only takes up around a quarter of the page. The rest of the page is images. The page also contains lots of smaller images like the rest, most likely for the same reasons. The title is positioned in the centre of the page but slightly to one side to prevent the crease line from cutting any text off.
Images
All of the images are directly related to the title. This seems to be a recurring feature. This is because they give a quick overview of what the article is about without the reader having to read through all the text. Also by adding multiple pictures it takes more time for the reader to process the page and therefore they will not skip past the page they will stay and look at it for a bit.
Colours
The colours on this are not really used aswell as the other pages. They have used mainly 2 colours, this is the white background and title and then the yellow/sand colour from all the images. This does not make anything stand out. However the advantage of doing this is that it is simple to read and understand.
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