Format (magazine)

Format

Logo of Format magazine
Categories Business magazine
Frequency Weekly
Circulation 50,000 (2014)
Publisher Verlagsgruppe NEWS
Year founded 1998
Final issue 21 December 2015
Company Gruner + Jahr
Country Austria
Based in Vienna
Language German
Website www.format.at

Format was a German weekly finance and business magazine published in Austria and headquartered in Vienna. The magazine existed between 1998 and 21 December 2015.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Format". Publicitas. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Format – the Austrian Business Magazine (weekly)" (PDF). Blei. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Austrian magazines". w3newspapers. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Science News? Overview of Science Reporting in the EU" (Report). European Commission. 2007. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "List of represented titles. Magazines" (PDF). Publicitas International AG. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Austria: dominance of the tabloids". Euro Topics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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