News: TR 7: The relaunch goes on
Jean Frey AG's move from the Basler Medien Gruppe (BM) to Ringier will not affect the relaunch of the TV guide TR 7, which is scheduled for the end of February.
The change of Jean Frey AG from Basler Medien Gruppe (BM) to Ringier does not change the relaunch of the program guide TR 7 planned for the end of February.News TR 7: The relaunch goes on
While the new concept and relaunch of Weltwoche have been put on hold for the time being, work is continuing on the facelift of TR 7, said Peter Urs Naef, Chairman of the Management Board of Jean Frey AG and BM Group Executive Board member. Where possible, synergies with the Ringier counterpart Tele are already being sought, for example in the procurement of program data, but nothing is concrete yet. On the question of merging the two titles, Naef said: "Nothing of this kind is being discussed at the moment." In addition to BM, St.Galler Tagblatt AG and PubliGroupe also hold 31 percent and 7 percent respectively of the TR-7 publisher Tevag Basel AG.
Move makes a comeback The outdoor magazine Move is relaunched in February. The company Swiss Sports Publishing GmbH (SSP) is taking over the title, which was discontinued by the previous publisher Fischer Media in June. Move will be published four times a year as a pure mountain bike magazine with an initial print run of 20,000 copies. It will be distributed by mail order and launched at the 2-Rad trade fair on February 20. The print edition will be accompanied by a website. The new Move is produced by a three-person editorial team.
New features for ZürichExpress Since Monday, the free newspaper ZürichExpress has been offering new features. Reporting on the city of Zurich will be strengthened: in future, the first edition will contain two Zurich pages every day except Mondays. Reader participation is also to be stepped up. They can be featured in a single column as the "Single of the day" or express their opinion on the "Topic of the day" by e-mail.
Borsalino.ch moves closer to Cash
The Ringier stock exchange platform Borsalino.ch has been sporting a new design since last weekend. The blue and white design is based on the appearance of the partner sites Cash.ch and CashTV.ch. The three platforms are now linked at the top of the respective navigation bar so that users can switch between them with a single click. A major redesign for Borsalino.ch is planned for May or June, as reported by Netzticker.
Lava TV expands to BerlinThe Zurich-based film production company Lava TV is expanding to Germany. Under the management of Basil Gelpke and Roland Mai, Lava Productions GmbH has been opened in Berlin. It will focus on documentaries, TV documentaries and reports. Productions for ARD, ZDF, Arte and SpiegelTV are planned. Lava TV has already produced the series "Inselduell" for Sat 1 in Germany.
Romand regional TV pool grows Canal 9, the regional television station for French-speaking Switzerland, joins the Romand pool with immediate effect. Until now, the pool marketed by Radiotele comprised the channels Canal Alpha, Canal Nord Vaudois, ICI TV, Léman bleu and TV Région Lausannoise. Canal 9 covers around 55,000 households in Lower Valais and neighboring Vaud. This adds around 120000 new viewers to the pool.
TPC goes international TV Productioncenter Zürich AG (TPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRG, and the German Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup will in future operate together on the international TV production market under the TPC International brand. To this end, Salzbrenner Stagetec TV Production GmbH will be renamed TPC International GmbH.
Metro wants to enter France Metro International wants to launch its commuter newspaper in Lyon, Marseille and Paris in the first quarter of 2002. In Paris, however, public transportation is not available as it is bound by an exclusive contract with the Publicis subsidiary Metrobus. Metrobus sells vehicle advertising and produces the weekly free newspaper A Nous Paris.
While the new concept and relaunch of Weltwoche have been put on hold for the time being, work is continuing on the facelift of TR 7, said Peter Urs Naef, Chairman of the Management Board of Jean Frey AG and BM Group Executive Board member. Where possible, synergies with the Ringier counterpart Tele are already being sought, for example in the procurement of program data, but nothing is concrete yet. On the question of merging the two titles, Naef said: "Nothing of this kind is being discussed at the moment." In addition to BM, St.Galler Tagblatt AG and PubliGroupe also hold 31 percent and 7 percent respectively of the TR-7 publisher Tevag Basel AG.
Move makes a comeback The outdoor magazine Move is relaunched in February. The company Swiss Sports Publishing GmbH (SSP) is taking over the title, which was discontinued by the previous publisher Fischer Media in June. Move will be published four times a year as a pure mountain bike magazine with an initial print run of 20,000 copies. It will be distributed by mail order and launched at the 2-Rad trade fair on February 20. The print edition will be accompanied by a website. The new Move is produced by a three-person editorial team.
New features for ZürichExpress Since Monday, the free newspaper ZürichExpress has been offering new features. Reporting on the city of Zurich will be strengthened: in future, the first edition will contain two Zurich pages every day except Mondays. Reader participation is also to be stepped up. They can be featured in a single column as the "Single of the day" or express their opinion on the "Topic of the day" by e-mail.
Borsalino.ch moves closer to Cash
The Ringier stock exchange platform Borsalino.ch has been sporting a new design since last weekend. The blue and white design is based on the appearance of the partner sites Cash.ch and CashTV.ch. The three platforms are now linked at the top of the respective navigation bar so that users can switch between them with a single click. A major redesign for Borsalino.ch is planned for May or June, as reported by Netzticker.
Lava TV expands to BerlinThe Zurich-based film production company Lava TV is expanding to Germany. Under the management of Basil Gelpke and Roland Mai, Lava Productions GmbH has been opened in Berlin. It will focus on documentaries, TV documentaries and reports. Productions for ARD, ZDF, Arte and SpiegelTV are planned. Lava TV has already produced the series "Inselduell" for Sat 1 in Germany.
Romand regional TV pool grows Canal 9, the regional television station for French-speaking Switzerland, joins the Romand pool with immediate effect. Until now, the pool marketed by Radiotele comprised the channels Canal Alpha, Canal Nord Vaudois, ICI TV, Léman bleu and TV Région Lausannoise. Canal 9 covers around 55,000 households in Lower Valais and neighboring Vaud. This adds around 120000 new viewers to the pool.
TPC goes international TV Productioncenter Zürich AG (TPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRG, and the German Salzbrenner Stagetec Mediagroup will in future operate together on the international TV production market under the TPC International brand. To this end, Salzbrenner Stagetec TV Production GmbH will be renamed TPC International GmbH.
Metro wants to enter France Metro International wants to launch its commuter newspaper in Lyon, Marseille and Paris in the first quarter of 2002. In Paris, however, public transportation is not available as it is bound by an exclusive contract with the Publicis subsidiary Metrobus. Metrobus sells vehicle advertising and produces the weekly free newspaper A Nous Paris.
