Net-Audit: Decline in access to media networks

The monthly Internet access figures compiled by Wemf AG für Werbemedienforschung show a mixed picture in September. The media companies' networks recorded fewer page impressions, while individual media sites enjoyed massive increases. The AZ Media Group recorded minus 4.6 percent, Edipresse 0.9 percent, the IDG network minus 3.5 percent, the Mittelland-Kombi minus 26.8 percent and Tamedia Online minus 8 percent in page impressions. The Ringier Romandie network remained virtually unchanged at plus 0.2 percent. The number of hits on online editions of individual titles increased: Bilan +27.1 percent, Bilanz +15.3 percent, Edelweiss +13.6 percent, Giornale del Popolo +17.5 percent, Hebdo +6.1 percent, Illustré +14.6 percent, InfoWeek +12.2 percent, Le Quotidien Jurassien +13.2 percent, Le Temps + 4.9 percent and also WOZ +4.4 percent. But there were also losses. For example, Facts -17.1 percent, NZZ Online -12.7 percent and the online edition of Tagesanzeiger -6.4 percent. Blick Online remained virtually unchanged with an increase of 1.9 percent
Online job portals recorded slightly fewer hits in September, with Jobs.ch losing the most at -3.2 percent.
According to Wemf, the number of websites participating in the Net Audit continues to develop positively and is 18 percent higher than in the previous year. For the first time, over 130 websites had their traffic figures measured and certified. In September, over 90 million visits were recorded for the first time.