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.
06.29.07
Wall Street Journal’s reporters on strike
Most of the journalists working for The Wall Street Journal didn’t show up in the newsroom yesterday, to protest over Murdoch’s bid. In fact, the tentative Dow Jones sale pact would leave him the power to hire and fire the top editors of the journal and it doesn’t guarantee enough indipendence to the editorial staff.
Source: New York Times
06.27.07
RCS, adv revenues to grow
The advertising revenues for RCS mediagroup (Rizzoli Corriere della Sera) are expected to increase by 4-5% for the first semester of this year, the CEO Flavio Bondi said today at the meeting of UPA (Utenti Pubblicità Associati), the association representing the interests of the companies who invest in advertising.
Source: Reuters Italia
Il Sole 24 Ore enters blog market
The publisher Il Sole 24 Ore gains share in the Internet market, after the acquisition of 30% of Blogosfere, the professional blog network. Blogosfere s.r.l. has 150 blogs and counts 1.000.000 unique visitors.
Source: primaonline.it
20 minuten aumenta la tiratura
Il quotidiano gratuito 20 minuten è pronto quasi a quintuplicare la sua attuale tiratura, arrivando dalle 120.000 copie alle 550.000.
Che sia la risposta alla nascita di .ch?
Fonte: persoenlich.com
Nasce .ch, la nuova freepress svizzera
Mancano 84 giorni 0 ore e 2 minuti al lancio di Punkt.ch (Punto.ch), una nuova freepress che entrerà nel mercato svizzero il prossimo settembre. Disponibile in cinque diverse edizioni per le città di Zurigo, Berna, Basilea, Lucerna e San Gallo, Punkt.ch avrà una diffusione inziale di 425.000 copie. La distribuzione sarà divisa tra la consegna a domicilio, i consueti strilloni e i trasporti pubblici. La redazione sarà composta da 38 giornalisti. L’obiettivo dell’ideatore del progetto Sacha Wigdorovits, ex direttore di Blick e fondatore di 20 minuten, è quello di creare un freepaper di qualità, rivolto al target 19-59 anni.
Fonte: newspaperinnovation.com
