07.21.07
E-Polis suspended publication
E-Polis, an italian free paper, has suspended publication until an undetermined date. The measure is due to a difficult deal to reach between the publisher, Nicola Grauso, and the printmaker, concerning the recapitalization of the daily.
07.11.07
20 minutos leader in Spain
20 minutos is the most read free paper in Spain, with 2.373.000 daily readers, dispite loosing 11.000 in the first quarter of the year. Qué!, Metro Directo and ADN follow, with 1.883.000, 1.685.000 and 153.000 readers, respectively.
20 minutos is reporting a loss compared to the last quarter of 2006. While Qué! and ADN appear stable, Metro is the free daily which grew most from november 2006, gaining 116.000 readers solely in this quarter. Metro’s growth is probably due to the recent layout restyling and the changes in the distribution policy.
Source: PRnoticias
07.09.07
RAI to implement a ‘quality’ Auditel
A new quality measurement of audience satisfaction of RAI tv programmes will be operating soon, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (a tv magazine) said. The system will be similar to the ‘audi’ research tecniques but it will based on quality parameters instead.
A revolution in the tv audience measurement? We’ll see.
Source: Primaonline.it
07.03.07
Press industry is growing in Germany
Three out of four people (74% of the adult population) in Germany read a newspaper every day, the Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger (the Federation of German Publishers) reported today in Berlin.
The press was the most important source of advertising revenues (22,3%), even before TV (20,2%) in 2006. The industry turnover increased by 1,2% in comparison to year 2005. Local newspapers remain the most profitable business as they compete out of online and national newspapers reader market.
Source: Primaonline.it
Tg5 editor in chief to leave
Carlo Rossella is leaving his position as editor in chief at tg5, Canale 5 newscast (Mediaset). Clemente J. Mimun, former editor in chief at tg1 (Rai Uno newscast) will succeed him.
Source: Primaonline.it
I’m sure Mimun will easily find himself ‘at home’ at Mediaset, after the enthusiasm he showed towards Berlusconi’s government during his editorial management at the tg1.