The tension in the industry could not be better demonstrated: a visibly annoyed Marc Walder, Ringier's full-time CEO, accused his professional colleague, Tamedia publisher and publisher president Pietro Supino, at this year's SwissMediaForum of using the hardest currency currently in use in the industry: fake news ( persoenlich.com reported ).
The reason for the dispute: the endless america rcs data discussion about the advertising marketing company Admeira. The relationship between the two large publishers seemed to have been severed. Until a few days ago, when Ringier announced that it would soon be printing "Blick" and "Sonntagsblick" at its big rival Tamedia. The traditional printing company in Adligenswil, Lucerne - one of the best in the world - is closing after more than 40 years.
The pressure on printing is leading to new realities: But the outcry over the "Blick" deal was surprisingly low despite 172 layoffs: "No Billag" is more polarizing. It was different three years ago when the NZZ announced the closure of its printing works. The NZZ is now also printed by Tamedia. As are the "Basler Zeitung", "Le Temps", the "Handelszeitung", the "Luzerner Zeitung", the "NZZ am Sonntag" and Blocher's free papers.
The competition commission should really be dancing rock'n'roll. But the market is already having an effect: a new printing center is being planned in Basel. the purchase of the Zehndersche local newspaper publishing house a few months ago, the Tagi newspaper complained about a new Berlusconization. That is definitely true: for the in-house printing empire.