TiptopTV beats Ringier to the punch
Ringier's fortnightly program guide TV2 has competition even before it is born.
Ringier's fortnightly program guide TV2, announced for September 22, already has competition:
As of this Thursday, TiptopTV from the St. Gallen-based HM Verlag
available. It offers the programs of 51 channels on six pages per
day and a jacket section with reports from the Swiss and international
international film and TV scene as well as movie, DVD and CD news. A
Half a dozen puzzles round off the content.
TiptopTV is starting with a print run of around 50,000 copies, according to
can be found in the media data. It can be ordered as a single copy for 3
francs or an annual subscription for 50 francs.
The publisher of TiptopTV is Michael Hahn. The German owns
many years of experience with TV program guides. In 1997, he launched
Germany, the monthly magazine Nur TV, which is entirely based on an editorial
coat. In 2002, he attempted a line extension with the
monothematic Sport & TV, but after a few weeks this was
was discontinued. Helmut Riegel was editor-in-chief of Sport & TV,
who is now on board at TiptopTV as head of service. At the beginning
In 2005, Michael Hahn sold Nur TV to the WAZ subsidiary Gong Verlag.
But TiptopTV is also starting with Swiss market knowledge in its quiver: For
RH Media GmbH is responsible for advertising sales. It belongs to
the publisher-entrepreneur Rüdiger Hahn, who only opened his
sold its own TV guide TV vier to the Ringier publishing house.
Stefano Monachesi
As of this Thursday, TiptopTV from the St. Gallen-based HM Verlag
available. It offers the programs of 51 channels on six pages per
day and a jacket section with reports from the Swiss and international
international film and TV scene as well as movie, DVD and CD news. A
Half a dozen puzzles round off the content.
TiptopTV is starting with a print run of around 50,000 copies, according to
can be found in the media data. It can be ordered as a single copy for 3
francs or an annual subscription for 50 francs.
The publisher of TiptopTV is Michael Hahn. The German owns
many years of experience with TV program guides. In 1997, he launched
Germany, the monthly magazine Nur TV, which is entirely based on an editorial
coat. In 2002, he attempted a line extension with the
monothematic Sport & TV, but after a few weeks this was
was discontinued. Helmut Riegel was editor-in-chief of Sport & TV,
who is now on board at TiptopTV as head of service. At the beginning
In 2005, Michael Hahn sold Nur TV to the WAZ subsidiary Gong Verlag.
But TiptopTV is also starting with Swiss market knowledge in its quiver: For
RH Media GmbH is responsible for advertising sales. It belongs to
the publisher-entrepreneur Rüdiger Hahn, who only opened his
sold its own TV guide TV vier to the Ringier publishing house.
Stefano Monachesi
