Ringier discontinues Blick sports magazine with immediate effect
The sports magazine published by Ringier appeared for the last time on Friday. The special supplement of the Blick newspaper will be discontinued with immediate effect.
The reason for the discontinuation is the declining interest of the advertising industry, said Ringier media spokesman Edi Estermann in response to a report by Radio Zürisee, according to SDA. The declining advertising revenue no longer matched the expenditure. Ringier has therefore decided to discontinue the glossy special supplement. According to Estermann, there were again overlaps with the sports section of Blick. With eight issues per year, the glossy special supplement had not been able to retain a large readership. In future, the topics of the supplement would be integrated into the sports section of Blick.
No terminations
The discontinuation has no personnel consequences. No redundancies would have to be announced because the sports magazine was essentially produced by the Blick sports editorial team. One person who worked exclusively for the magazine will be taken on by the sports editorial team, said Estermann.
The sports magazine was launched in 2000. Ringier and the AZ Medien Group began cooperating in January 2004. Ringier became the sole owner of the sports magazine in 2006.
No terminations
The discontinuation has no personnel consequences. No redundancies would have to be announced because the sports magazine was essentially produced by the Blick sports editorial team. One person who worked exclusively for the magazine will be taken on by the sports editorial team, said Estermann.
The sports magazine was launched in 2000. Ringier and the AZ Medien Group began cooperating in January 2004. Ringier became the sole owner of the sports magazine in 2006.
