Springer flirts with French Bild newspaper

Axel Springer Verlag is considering launching a French version of the Bild newspaper.

Axel Springer Verlag is considering the launch
a French version of the Bild newspaper. Group CEO Mathias Döpfner suspects that
a gap in the market for a daily newspaper with a tabloid slant, reports
the news agency SDA. French journalism so far
the majority of the company is state-supporting. The idea is based on the success of the
Springer-Blatt Fakt in Poland. Since the newspaper launched at the end of 2003, according to
Springer is already the largest in Poland, further markets have been
explored. The company is the first foreign newspaper publisher,
which wants to gain a foothold in the French market for newsstand newspapers.
A decision will be made this year. 

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