News: Tamedia: 7 percent higher earnings

The Tamedia media group generated operating revenues of CHF 823 million in 2000, 7 percent more than in the previous year. Electronic media showed the strongest growth, increasing by 22 percent to CHF 31 million. The print media division increased its income by 12 percent to 714 million francs. Tamedia reported that this once again exceeded the growth of the advertising market. The reasons for this were the booming job advertisements and the takeover of the magazine Finanz und Wirtschaft. In the electronic media, TV 3 and Winner.ch in particular generated higher sales. In contrast, the Services division suffered a slump, falling by 28 percent to 78 million. This was due to a reduction in printing capacity and its increased internal use. The full annual report is to be published on March 29.Computerworld with CeBit specialThe Swiss IT weekly Computerworld is presenting a special edition on CeBit for the first time. CeBit in Hanover, the world's largest trade fair for information and communication technology, is taking place for the 16th time from March 22 to 28. The special will appear in the March 16 issue, will be distributed on Swissair and Lufthansa flights from Zurich to Hanover and will be available at the Swiss Pavilion at the trade fair.
New design for Slash
To mark its fifth anniversary, the bilingual internet print magazine Slash is getting a new look. From March, it will appear with a clearer and simpler layout and a better structure. There will also be a number of new sections, for example for investors and children.