News: Edipresse joins PER
The Lausanne-based Edipresse publishing group acquires a 1 percent stake in the French Presse Europe Regions (PER) group.
Lausanne-based publishing group Edipresse acquires a 1 percent stake in French group Presse Europe Regions (PER).NewsEdipresse acquires stake in PER
PER, which was founded at the end of 2000 and is 63 percent owned by Le Monde newspaper, controls 60 percent of the Midi libre media group. Its creation was intended to simplify Midi libre's shareholder structure, said Christopher Bolton, Edipresse finance director. The other PER shareholders are Italy's Stampa Europa (25 percent) and Spain's Prisa (11 percent), he said. Edipresse intends to retain its direct 4.5 percent stake in Midi libre despite its small stake in PER, Bolton added.
Stocks off to a successful startThe Swiss investor magazine Stocks, which appeared for the first time in November, got off to a successful start. According to the company, the limit of 20000 copies sold was exceeded before Christmas. At present the sold edition lies with 21000 copies. The subscription portion amounts to over 70 per cent of the sold edition. The advertising business also got off to a good start, with an average of 17 advertising pages sold.
La Liberté joins QJThe Fribourg daily La Liberté joins Quotidien Jurassien. The Saint-Paul Group, publisher of La Liberté, takes over the printing and publishing house Le Pays. Le Pays holds 50 percent of D+P AG, the publisher of Quotidien. The Competition Commission approved the acquisition on December 14, Saint-Paul announced. In the Saturday edition of Quotidien Jurassien, however, its publisher Michel Voisard writes of an "unfriendly takeover".
K-Geld satisfied with startThree months after its launch, the investor magazine K-Geld says it has over 30,000 subscribers. Several hundred copies are also sold via newsstand sales, editor-in-chief Fredy Hämmerli announced. Thus K-Money lies clearly over expectations. The paper is published twice a month by Urs P. Gasche and Hans Räz of Konsumenteninfo AG.
Cablecom may acquire shares in Swiss TXT
increase
The Federal Council has allowed Cablecom to increase its stake in Schweizerische Teletext AG (Swiss TXT) from 3 to 25 percent. As long as the shareholding remains a minority, the government sees no problems under media law, according to a statement from the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. Cablecom is taking over the share package from Videopress, an association of newspaper and magazine publishers. Videopress is completely divesting its 25 percent stake; 3 percent will go to SRG, which will thus hold 75 percent of Swiss TXT in the future. Last November, it was said that Videopress would sell its entire stake to SRG.
Pfiff in the Lake Zurich newspapersThe five Lake Zurich newspapers now include the youth newspaper Pfiff every second Wednesday. It is also placed in various places where young people go in and out. Each issue is dedicated to a specific topic. The supplement is clearly aimed at consumption-oriented young people who are eager for entertainment. PR, tips and recommendations take up a lot of space. Pfiff is produced by a five-person editorial team and is to be published with 32,000 copies.
Carwinner.ch expands cooperations
The car advertising platform Carwinner AG has agreed cooperations with the trade magazine Automobil Revue (AR) and the program "Motor Show" on SF 2. From AR, which already cooperates with Autoscout24, Carwinner will obtain editorial content. For "Motor Show", produced by Rincovision with TCS and broadcast every Sunday, Carwinner.ch will act as co-sponsor from January 21. The show is already supported by Blick and SonntagsBlick.
PER, which was founded at the end of 2000 and is 63 percent owned by Le Monde newspaper, controls 60 percent of the Midi libre media group. Its creation was intended to simplify Midi libre's shareholder structure, said Christopher Bolton, Edipresse finance director. The other PER shareholders are Italy's Stampa Europa (25 percent) and Spain's Prisa (11 percent), he said. Edipresse intends to retain its direct 4.5 percent stake in Midi libre despite its small stake in PER, Bolton added.
Stocks off to a successful startThe Swiss investor magazine Stocks, which appeared for the first time in November, got off to a successful start. According to the company, the limit of 20000 copies sold was exceeded before Christmas. At present the sold edition lies with 21000 copies. The subscription portion amounts to over 70 per cent of the sold edition. The advertising business also got off to a good start, with an average of 17 advertising pages sold.
La Liberté joins QJThe Fribourg daily La Liberté joins Quotidien Jurassien. The Saint-Paul Group, publisher of La Liberté, takes over the printing and publishing house Le Pays. Le Pays holds 50 percent of D+P AG, the publisher of Quotidien. The Competition Commission approved the acquisition on December 14, Saint-Paul announced. In the Saturday edition of Quotidien Jurassien, however, its publisher Michel Voisard writes of an "unfriendly takeover".
K-Geld satisfied with startThree months after its launch, the investor magazine K-Geld says it has over 30,000 subscribers. Several hundred copies are also sold via newsstand sales, editor-in-chief Fredy Hämmerli announced. Thus K-Money lies clearly over expectations. The paper is published twice a month by Urs P. Gasche and Hans Räz of Konsumenteninfo AG.
Cablecom may acquire shares in Swiss TXT
increase
The Federal Council has allowed Cablecom to increase its stake in Schweizerische Teletext AG (Swiss TXT) from 3 to 25 percent. As long as the shareholding remains a minority, the government sees no problems under media law, according to a statement from the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. Cablecom is taking over the share package from Videopress, an association of newspaper and magazine publishers. Videopress is completely divesting its 25 percent stake; 3 percent will go to SRG, which will thus hold 75 percent of Swiss TXT in the future. Last November, it was said that Videopress would sell its entire stake to SRG.
Pfiff in the Lake Zurich newspapersThe five Lake Zurich newspapers now include the youth newspaper Pfiff every second Wednesday. It is also placed in various places where young people go in and out. Each issue is dedicated to a specific topic. The supplement is clearly aimed at consumption-oriented young people who are eager for entertainment. PR, tips and recommendations take up a lot of space. Pfiff is produced by a five-person editorial team and is to be published with 32,000 copies.
Carwinner.ch expands cooperations
The car advertising platform Carwinner AG has agreed cooperations with the trade magazine Automobil Revue (AR) and the program "Motor Show" on SF 2. From AR, which already cooperates with Autoscout24, Carwinner will obtain editorial content. For "Motor Show", produced by Rincovision with TCS and broadcast every Sunday, Carwinner.ch will act as co-sponsor from January 21. The show is already supported by Blick and SonntagsBlick.
