New news portal ZüriToday is live
CH Media's fourth regional news platform has been live since Thursday. The portal ZüriToday was launched earlier than announced and now informs people in the city and region of Zurich.
Following the regions of Eastern Switzerland (FM1Today), Central Switzerland (PilatusToday) and the Mittelland (ArgoviaToday), Today content is now also available for the Zurich region on ZüriToday.
The trimedial editorial team at the Zurich site is headed by Barbara Lanz (Werbewoche.ch reported). The 41-year-old, who has been trimedial editor-in-chief since February 1, is responsible for the 40-strong Zurich radio, TV-Regio and Today editorial team in her new role.
The newly formed, trimedial ZüriToday team comprises twelve people, is based in the new CH Media Entertainment Hub in Zurich-Oerlikon and is headed by Jonathan Schoeffel. As Head of Radio/Online, the 34-year-old Zurich native reports to Barbara Lanz. The management team is completed by Claude Winet, who is Editor-in-Chief for TeleZüri.
"In addition to the launch of ZüriToday, our new central editorial office in Zurich has also started work," says Pascal Scherrer, Head of TV Regional CH Media. "This will allow all our current and future Today sites to focus even more on their regional core. A milestone for our Today portals."
