20 Minuten expands video news format to French-speaking Switzerland
20 Minutes went on the air for the first time on Tuesday with the video news format "20 Minutes Now!". The format, which was already introduced in German-speaking Switzerland in November, was thus extended to French-speaking Switzerland.
"20 Minutes Now!" is the centerpiece of the journalistic offensive announced earlier this year, shared 20 minutes on Tuesday with.
As in the German-language version, the most important news of the day will be compiled compactly for the format and optimized for mobile devices.
In the new studio, which is located in the 20–Minutes-newsroom in Lausanne, live streams and breaking news are also to be coordinated.
20 Minutes, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, has recently created 20 new jobs - mainly in video, social media and sports - together with Lematin.ch, according to a statement. Both 20 minutes and 20 Minutes as well as Le Matin belong to the Zurich-based TX Group.
Ringier, another Zurich-based competitor, has also recently expanded its activities in French-speaking Switzerland: On June 1, the French-language version of the online portal of View posted (Werbewoche.ch reported). (SDA)
