Media messenger is discontinued
The Medienbote is saying goodbye: Six years after its first issue, the industry newsletter will cease publication on August 31, 2010. Last week's Issue 959 was the final issue.
"It has given me great pleasure to successfully build up a new specialist publication on electronic media and new markets with Medienboten and to lead it into the black as a renowned industry service," editor-in-chief and publisher Jörn Krieger was quoted as saying in a press release on Wednesday. After six years and almost 1,000 issues, the time has come for him to break new ground. He will return to working as a freelance journalist for the media trade press in Germany and abroad.
The Medienbote brand could be resurrected one day. "Despite various offers, I decided against selling Medienbote in order to keep the concept, brand and website open for new ideas in the future," says Krieger.
For the remaining term of their subscription, subscribers to Medienbote will receive the industry magazine Kress Report by post, which will keep them up to date with all the latest news from the media industry on a fortnightly basis. The more than 21,300 articles that have appeared in Medienbote can now be downloaded free of charge in full on the website Medienbote.de can be retrieved.
The Medienbote brand could be resurrected one day. "Despite various offers, I decided against selling Medienbote in order to keep the concept, brand and website open for new ideas in the future," says Krieger.
For the remaining term of their subscription, subscribers to Medienbote will receive the industry magazine Kress Report by post, which will keep them up to date with all the latest news from the media industry on a fortnightly basis. The more than 21,300 articles that have appeared in Medienbote can now be downloaded free of charge in full on the website Medienbote.de can be retrieved.
