UD Medien Group with good financial year 2005

The second-largest media company in Central Switzerland increased its total turnover slightly to CHF 34 million. In view of the situation in the publishing and printing sectors, the company rates the result as "very satisfactory". In the printing sector, sales and earnings remained at the previous year's level. Although the advertising business of Anzeiger Luzern AG did not experience an upturn, the budgeted turnover and income were exceeded thanks to special supplements and promotional products. The two titles "Luzerner Woche" and "Anzeiger Luzern" were able to consolidate their leading positions. UD Neue Medien, which specializes in catalog and web content management, reported a nearly double-digit percentage increase in sales, according to a press release. The UD Medien Group has ambitious plans for the next two years. The takeover of Sticher Printing will create the most efficient offset printing plant in Central Switzerland. In addition, all five companies of the media group are to be merged into the "Media Center" by mid-2007.