20 Minuten merger under closer scrutiny

Commuter newspaper The planned step-by-step takeover of the commuter newspaper 20 Minuten by Tamedia and Berner Zeitung (BZ) remains a nail-biter: the Competition Commission (ComCo) is subjecting the project to an in-depth review because it sees indications of dominant positions in the regional advertising markets of Berne and Zurich as well as in the national reader market for commuter newspapers. Tamedia and BZ have the highest-circulation daily newspapers and a wide range of multimedia offerings in their home markets. The in-depth review will last a maximum of four months (until the beginning of October).