Double page spreads in magazines commonly advertise upcoming TV shows and films. They aim to captivate audiences and provide interesting behind-the-scenes content to keep readers informed on popular media. As the document discusses designing a double page spread for Channel 4, it stresses the importance of following Channel 4's conventions to ensure the spread stands out among competitors and has similar success.

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4. Double page spreads most commonly advertise upcoming television programmes and
films. The Radio Times produces many pages including ‘behind the scene’ ones (e.g. Dr
Who) and every design is kept to the conventions. Double page spreads have to look
captivating as well as making the content interesting, as they try to keep their audience
updated with the media and most popular programmes. You find double page spreads
in nearly every magazine available and this is why it is vital that we create one to a
similar or higher standard so that it will stand out amongst the others. As our chosen
audience is Channel 4, as a group, we must look at existing double page spreads that
have been advertise by them and design ours to fit within their conventions, which
should make ours just as successful.