Ostnews.ch: New Eastern Switzerland news portal
The St. Gallen-based publisher Metrocomm is launching Ostnews.ch, an online daily newspaper for Eastern Switzerland. The existing St. Gallen information portal, Stadt24.ch, will be integrated into the new portal.
The St. Gallen publishing house Metrocomm is launching Ostnews.ch, a daily newspaper for Eastern Switzerland on the Internet. With immediate effect, the Internet portal will provide free information seven days a week on events from the whole of Eastern Switzerland. The previous St. Gallen information portal Stadt24.ch will be integrated into Ostnews.ch. The two other strongly local sites Appenzell24.ch and Thurgau24.ch as well as the national medium Polizeinews.ch will remain.
The existing regional portals will be given a new design and additional functions once the new service is launched. The basic structure and navigation will remain the same. The most popular articles will be listed and sections for topic dossiers and background articles will be set up. Interactive elements such as reader surveys will also be introduced. The integration of film or sound contributions in collaboration with various production partners is also planned.
The medium is financed entirely by advertising. According to a press release issued on Tuesday, the advertising prices have been deliberately set well below those of other sites in Eastern Switzerland in order to enable small companies to have a presence.
The existing regional portals will be given a new design and additional functions once the new service is launched. The basic structure and navigation will remain the same. The most popular articles will be listed and sections for topic dossiers and background articles will be set up. Interactive elements such as reader surveys will also be introduced. The integration of film or sound contributions in collaboration with various production partners is also planned.
The medium is financed entirely by advertising. According to a press release issued on Tuesday, the advertising prices have been deliberately set well below those of other sites in Eastern Switzerland in order to enable small companies to have a presence.
