AZ Medien buys Basellandschaftliche Zeitung
The Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (bz) is being sold to the AZ Medien Group. This decision was made by the BZ’s shareholders. This move is intended to secure the future of the daily newspaper. The two parties announced on Friday that, in the shareholders’ view, it would have been difficult for the newspaper to go it alone and remain financially independent. Mathis Lüdin will continue to serve as chairman of the newspaper’s board of directors.
The Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (bz) is to be sold to the AZ Medien Group. This was decided by the shareholders of BZ. This step is intended to secure the future of the daily newspaper. In the opinion of the shareholders, it would have been difficult to go it alone in economic independence, the two parties announced on Friday. The sale was triggered by the cooperation that the bz has maintained with the Mittelland Zeitung since 2006. Even after the takeover by AZ Medien, the current shareholders want the newspaper to remain an independent journalistic voice for Baselland. Mathis Lüdin will continue to act as Chairman of the Board of Directors of bz. He will remain associated with the newspaper as publisher. In addition to Lüdin, the following persons will join the Board of Directors: Peter Wanner, Board Delegate (new), Dr. Beat Guldimann (current), Alex Lüdin (current), Dr. Jürg Schärer (new).
The bz editorial team will be headed by editor-in-chief Thomas Dähler. Lüdin AG (printing plant, real estate, stationery, photo and book trade) remains in the possession of the family shareholders. It will continue to print the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung.
The Basellandschaftliche Zeitung has a circulation of 22,579 copies and reaches 58,000 readers. A large circulation of 84,227 copies is published on Wednesdays, reaching 108,000 readers. Since September 2007, the paper, which has been integrated into the Mittelland Zeitung network, has also been published on the seventh day of the week, as Sonntag bz.
The bz editorial team will be headed by editor-in-chief Thomas Dähler. Lüdin AG (printing plant, real estate, stationery, photo and book trade) remains in the possession of the family shareholders. It will continue to print the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung.
The Basellandschaftliche Zeitung has a circulation of 22,579 copies and reaches 58,000 readers. A large circulation of 84,227 copies is published on Wednesdays, reaching 108,000 readers. Since September 2007, the paper, which has been integrated into the Mittelland Zeitung network, has also been published on the seventh day of the week, as Sonntag bz.
