Gassmann takes over Terre & Nature from Edipresse
The Biel-based media company Gassmann is acquiring the newspaper *Terre & Nature* from Edipresse Suisse, a subsidiary of the Tamedia media group.
In the further development of the Titles The Gassmann media company is relying on the existing team of 15 employees under the leadership of managing editor-in-chief Xavier Duquaine and sales manager Natacha Decoppet, as Edipresse writes in a press release. The contracts of all employees will be taken over. Terre & Nature's headquarters and offices will remain in Lausanne.
According to the press release, the sale of Terre & Nature by Edipresse Suisse is a further step in the implementation of the strategy of the parent company Tamedia, which envisages a concentration on newspapers and magazines with a wide reach as well as the online business. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transfer.
Terre & Nature, which was founded in 1898 and operates in the growth segment of nature, living and the environment, is published every Thursday with a circulation of 23,422 copies (Wemf 2011) and reaches around 100,000 (Mach-Basic 2011-2) readers interested in nature and the environment.
