Second free daily Luxembourg
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe, with less than 500,000 inhabitants, of which 80,000 live in the capital, now has two free dailies. Both newspapers are published in French, actually the minority language in newspapers.
In October 2007 L’Essentiel was launched by Edita (Das Tageblatt) and Swiss publisher Tamedia (20 Minuten). Point24, the second free daily by publisher Saint Paul was launched in November 2007.
The paper counts 32 pages and claims a ciruclation of 60,000; equal to that of competitor L’Essentiel. Also distribution is rather similar, concentrating on public transport.
Publisher Saint-Paul, controlled by the Catholic Church in Luxembourg, also owns leading daily Luxemburger Wort, French language daily La Voix du Luxembourg, radio stations, magazines and bookshops.
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