Commuter newspaper News launches on December 5
On Wednesday, December 5, 2007, the commuter newspaper *News* will launch. The paper, published by the publishers of the *Basler Zeitung*, the *Berner Zeitung*, and the *Tages-Anzeiger*, will be released in four editions with a total circulation of 334,000 copies.
On Wednesday, December 5, 2007, the commuter newspaper News will be launched. The paper, which is published by the publishing houses of Basler Zeitung, Berner Zeitung and Tages-Anzeiger, will appear in four editions with a total circulation of 334,000 copies.
The News Basler Zeitung edition has a circulation of 42,000 copies and is distributed primarily in the cantons of Basel and Basel-Land. News Berner Zeitung is published with a circulation of 60,000 copies and will be available in the Bern region. News Tages-Anzeiger is published in the canton of Zurich with a circulation of 100,000 copies. The News Mittelland edition is distributed in the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn with a circulation of 132,000 copies. With its four editions, News covers the Basel, Berne and Zurich triangle and is the first commuter newspaper to directly address readers and advertising customers in the Mittelland region. AZ Medien is already thinking about possible countermeasures, reports Persoenlich.com.
News will be distributed via around 1,500 newspaper boxes, particularly in SBB stations and at public transport stops, in city centers and in various shopping centers. Most of the contracts with the landowners have already been signed, according to a press release.
According to those responsible, preparations for the launch of the commuter newspaper News are progressing rapidly. The team under project manager Rolf Bollmann and editor-in-chief Philippe Pfister is constantly being expanded (see
). So far, 23 of the 26.5 positions in the central editorial department of News and 6.75 of the 7.5 positions in the publishing house have been filled.
The News Basler Zeitung edition has a circulation of 42,000 copies and is distributed primarily in the cantons of Basel and Basel-Land. News Berner Zeitung is published with a circulation of 60,000 copies and will be available in the Bern region. News Tages-Anzeiger is published in the canton of Zurich with a circulation of 100,000 copies. The News Mittelland edition is distributed in the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn with a circulation of 132,000 copies. With its four editions, News covers the Basel, Berne and Zurich triangle and is the first commuter newspaper to directly address readers and advertising customers in the Mittelland region. AZ Medien is already thinking about possible countermeasures, reports Persoenlich.com.
News will be distributed via around 1,500 newspaper boxes, particularly in SBB stations and at public transport stops, in city centers and in various shopping centers. Most of the contracts with the landowners have already been signed, according to a press release.
According to those responsible, preparations for the launch of the commuter newspaper News are progressing rapidly. The team under project manager Rolf Bollmann and editor-in-chief Philippe Pfister is constantly being expanded (see
). So far, 23 of the 26.5 positions in the central editorial department of News and 6.75 of the 7.5 positions in the publishing house have been filled.
