Tamedia acquires Bilan and Tribune des Arts

Press Release 

Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, 7 November 2011 - The Swiss media company Tamedia is expanding its magazine portfolio and acquires the magazines Bilan and Tribune des Arts from the Edipresse Group. The acquisition completes the merger of the Swiss media operations of Edipresse and Tamedia.

The business magazine Bilan, which is published every two weeks, strengthens the successful magazine portfolio of Tamedia in the German- and French-speaking areas of Switzerland. The editorial boards of Bilan and Finanz und Wirtschaft have already jointly published the luxury magazine Luxe par Bilan since November 2010. This co-operation of the two independent editorial boards has proven its worth and is to be expanded further for national topics. Bilan reaches a readership of 95,000 persons with a print run of 13,111 copies.

The magazine Tribune des Arts is published monthly and is the reference magazine for all aspects of timepiece craftsmanship and art. The magazine has been published since 1979 and is a supplement in the Tribune de Genève. The Tribune des Arts is read by approximately 140,000 persons and is published in co-operation with 24 heures in March and December in a large print run with the focal points of timepieces and jewelry.

The acquisition is subject to approval by the Swiss Competition Commission.