20 minutes (Switzerland)
Encyclopedia
20 minutes is the French language
edition of 20 Minuten
, a Swiss newspaper launched on 8 March 2006 by Tamedia
for the Romandie. The newspaper competes with Le Matin Bleu
, Edipresse
's free edition of Le Matin. As of 2008, it had a circulation of 221,560.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
edition of 20 Minuten
20 Minuten
20 Minuten is a free German language daily newspaper in Switzerland, distributed to commuters at over 150 train stations across the country.The newspaper was first published in 1999 by "20 Minuten Schweiz AG"...
, a Swiss newspaper launched on 8 March 2006 by Tamedia
Tamedia
Tamedia AG is a media company in Switzerland.Its most important publications is the Tages-Anzeiger, a daily newspaper based in Zurich. It also owns the weekly SonntagsZeitung, the free national newspaper 20 Minuten, the free Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich, the weekly financial newspaper Finanz und...
for the Romandie. The newspaper competes with Le Matin Bleu
Le Matin Bleu
Le Matin Bleu was a free daily newspaper published by Edipresse in Lausanne, Switzerland. The French language tabloid was first published on 31 October 2005, and had a circulation of about 100,000. It was distributed in the most populated areas of Romandy...
, Edipresse
Edipresse
Edipresse is an international media and communications company headquartered in Switzerland. Edipresse’s main activities include newspapers and magazine publishing and digital media....
's free edition of Le Matin. As of 2008, it had a circulation of 221,560.