Format (magazine)

Last updated

Format
Format zeitschrift.png
Logo of Format magazine
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Publisher Verlagsgruppe NEWS
Founded1998
Final issue21 December 2015
Company Gruner + Jahr
Country Austria
Based in Vienna
Language German
Website www.format.at

Format (stylized in all caps) was a weekly finance and business magazine published in Austria and headquartered in Vienna. The magazine existed between 1998 and 21 December 2015.

Contents

History and profile

Format was established in 1998. [1] The magazine had its headquarters in Vienna and was published weekly on Fridays. [2] [3] The publisher was the Verlagsgruppe NEWS. [4] Gruner + Jahr had a stake in the magazine. [5] [6]

Format covered topics mainly on business, politics, culture and lifestyles. [3] The magazine also featured the views of bankers, trade experts and financiers. [7] One of its former editors-in-chief is Peter Pelinka. [7]

The magazine merged with its sister publication Trend at the end of 2015. [8] The last issue of Format was published on 21 December 2015. [8]

Circulation

Format had a circulation of 68,000 copies in 2003. [9] Its circulation was 50,000 copies in 2007. [10] The sold circulation of the weekly was 47,155 copies in 2009. [2] In 2010 its circulation was 61,000 copies. [11] Its circulation in 2012 was 31,021 copies. [5] The circulation of the magazine during the first half of 2013 increased to 39,296 copies. [12] The magazine sold 50,000 copies in 2014. [13]

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>Kleine Zeitung</i> Austrian daily newspaper

Kleine Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper based in Graz and Klagenfurt. As the largest regional newspaper in Austria, covering the federal states Styria and Carinthia with East Tyrol, the paper has around 800,000 readers.

<i>Expresso</i> (newspaper) Portuguese weekly paper

Expresso is a flagship weekly publication of the Impresa Group for Portugal.

<i>Profil</i> (magazine) Weekly news magazine in Austria

Profil, is an Austrian weekly news magazine published in German and based in Vienna. It has been in circulation since 1970. The magazine is sometimes considered the Austrian counterpart to Der Spiegel.

Falter is a weekly Austrian news magazine published in Vienna.

Knack is a Belgian Dutch-language weekly news magazine covering local news, politics, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

Österreich is a national Austrian daily newspaper, based in Vienna.

The Salzburger Nachrichten is a German-language daily newspaper published in Salzburg, Austria. It has been in circulation since 1945.

The Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (OÖN) is a German language regional newspaper published in Linz, Austria.

News is an Austrian weekly news magazine published in German and based in Vienna, Austria. The weekly is the major news magazine in the country and has been in circulation since October 1992.

Tiroler Tageszeitung is a provincial daily newspaper published in Innsbruck, Austria. The paper has been in circulation since 1945 and is the newspaper with the widest reach in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Gewinn is a business magazine published in Austria and based in Vienna. The magazine has been in circulation in 1982.

Die Ganze Woche is an Austrian weekly boulevard magazine that is published in German.

Trend, is an Austrian weekly business magazine headquartered in Vienna. Founded in 1969 the magazine is one of the oldest publications in its category in the country.

Diário Económico was a print Portuguese business newspaper based in Lisbon, Portugal. On 18 March 2016, the paper published the last print edition and went on online.

Gala is a French language weekly celebrity and women's magazine published in Paris, France. The magazine also has international editions in various languages.

Talouselämä is a Finnish language weekly financial and business magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. It has been in circulation since 1938.

<i>Caras</i> (magazine) Portuguese language womens magazine in South America and Portugal

Caras is a weekly celebrity and women's magazine published in Lisbon, Portugal. The magazine is also distributed in Brazil and Angola and published in Spanish language in Argentina and Uruguay.

Challenges is a weekly business magazine headquartered in Paris, France. It is owned by Claude Perdriel (60%) and Bernard Arnault (40%) via their groups Presse Perdriel and LVMH. It has an economic liberal editorial stance and supported Emmanuel Macron during the 2017 French presidential election.

<i>Dag Allemaal</i> Flemish weekly family and womens magazine

Dag Allemaal is a Flemish weekly family and women's magazine published in Schelle, Belgium. The magazine also provides TV and radio guides.

Me Naiset is a women's magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. It is one of the largest weekly women's magazines in the country and has been in circulation since 1952.

References

  1. "Format". Publicitas. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Format – the Austrian Business Magazine (weekly)" (PDF). Bleispa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Austrian magazines". w3newspapers. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. "Science News? Overview of Science Reporting in the EU" (PDF). European Commission. 2007. Archived from the original (Report) on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "World of media". G+J. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. Charlotte Natmeßnig. "Business Press in Austria" (PDF). Helsinki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Communicating Europe: Austria Manual" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Business magazines Format and Trend will merge to form one title: Trend". Publicitas. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. "Media Markets: Austria Country Overview". Russian Telecom. August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  12. "List of represented titles. Magazines" (PDF). Publicitas International AG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. "Austria: dominance of the tabloids". Euro Topics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.