Nový Čas (lit.'New Time') is a Slovak tabloid.

Nový Čas
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
PublisherRingier Slovakia a.s.
Editor-in-chiefJúlia Kováčová[1]
LanguageSlovak
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
Circulation98,815 (June 2014)
Websitewww.cas.sk

History edit

Nový Čas is owned and published by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, a Swiss company based in Zürich.[2] The former owner of the paper was Gruner + Jahr.[3] It has an unclear ownership structure as of now, but is said to bought by the company FPD Media and owned by Cypriot Alexandros Oikonomou according to public records.[4]

The circulation of Nový Čas was 121,700 copies in 2012[5] and 98,815 copies in June 2014.[6] In 2015, the circulation was 130,000 units (Monday–Saturday) and 76,000 units were sold.[7]

Since September 2016, Publishing House has been the regional sales representative of Mafra Slovakia, which was bought by former Prime Minister of Czech Republic Andrej Babiš.[8]

The portfolio of printed newspapers being sold was subject to the approval of competent merger control authorities.[8] As of 31 July 2018, the transaction was completed and concluded, which Ringier also completed the sale of its printed magazines into the hands of News and Media Holding.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Glovičko, Ján (4 December 2011). "Šéfredaktorka Nového Času: Zďaleka nie sme tvrdý bulvár". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press.
  2. ^ "Slovakia". Media Landscapes. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Eastern Empires" (PDF). Brussels: European Federation of Journalist. Archived from the original (report) on 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ Valček, Adam (3 December 2017). "Nový Čas kupuje firma, ktorej vlastník sa schováva za bieleho koňa". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Axel Springer AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Nový Čas". Ringier Slovakia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ "ABC: Aktuálne výsledky". ABC SR (in Slovak).
  8. ^ a b Kern, Miroslava (6 November 2017). "Nový Čas má nového majiteľa, Ringier predal aj ďalšie tituly". O médiách.com (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Denník Nový Čas je už v rukách podnikateľa Antona Siekela". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

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