At a time when there are more disappearances than emergence of new newspapers, the newspaper Sénior hits newsstands, a bimonthly newspaper aimed at a very specific niche market.
Directed by Mario Zambujal, the newspaper has national distribution and hits newsstands with the price of 0.95 €.
The initial print run is 20,000 copies with the ambition to become a weekly.
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In an interview to the website Observatório de Imprensa, the North American investor Warren Buffett – the third richest person in the world and one of the 15 most influential personalities, according to Forbes magazine – considered that newspapers continue to be indispensable to a significant portion of the population.
A few months ago, Buffet became the owner of his 28th title with the purchase of shares of the Washington Post. In recent decades, the investor has acquired a number of local newspapers, restructured companies, increased the price of the print edition and hopes to make a profit in five years.
According to some experts, the strategy also has a “sentimental” nature as Buffett was a paperboy in adolescence and is a faithful reader of five print publications.
Source: Observatório de Imprensa
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Source: Público
C magazine, which suspended publication on January 14, returns to newsstands in a monthly periodicity and a circulation of 5,000 copies, distributed in the districts of Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria and Viseu. The responsibles for the new title announced the return of the publication – wich changes the periodicity from weekly to monthly – and explained that the project presents “fresh content and approach positioned in the segment trending & events”.
Source: Meios & Publicidade
Desafio Saúde is a free monthly newspaper with devoted to health.
The newspaper has national distribution and kicks off with a circulation of 30 000 copies in the first issue. The publication also has online presence, and the newspaper will be distributed in primary health units, as well as pharmacies and municipalities on the mainland and on the island of Madeira, and is still available in health centers, family health units, medical societies and patient organizations, professional associations, small businesses and schools, and aims to “stimulate the reaction of the population to disease prevention and primary care and secondary health care.” The responsibility of the project is the publisher Smedics.
Source: Meios & Publicidade
The Diocese of Leiria-Fatima will close two newspapers, one of the oldest in the district, and abandon regional journalism. “The economic crisis did rush a decision that was already being discussed for a long time, at least 15 years, which is to abandon regional journalism and concentrate on the creation of a new national title” explained the head of the office of information and communication diocese.
The priest pointed out that “it makes no sense to be accumulating losses in the [regional journalism] that others do best and which are geared”, whereby O Mensageiro and A Voz do Domingo will no longer be published.
The Diocese of Leiria-Fatima will come up with a new editorial project, which still has no name.
Source: Diário Digital
The publisher Fast Lane will launch Trevl, a biannual magazine specialized in bike travels. The new publication is directed by José Bragança Pinheiro. “The segment of the motorcycle travel has been growing throughout the world. In Portugal, there are countless adventures to tell that there is, perhaps for the restless nature of our people”, says the publisher. The new magazine has a cover price of 3.90 euros.
Source: Meios & Publicidade
Insights is a monthly publication that has as main objective to cross conventional medicine with complementary medicine and personal development. The magazine has partnerships with leading institutions such as the Champalimaud Foundation or Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra.
The magazine is published by Editora Omega, with a circulation of six thousand copies for the first issue, which is expected to arrive after 15 000 copies. The cover price is 2.5 euros. The magazine will also be distributed among Portuguese communities, which also has an edition in Spanish with articles entities in Spain.
Source: Meios & Publicidade
The magazine Qüir announced that it will only be available in digital format. The project started in May 2012 as a bimonthly magazine of 52 pages and a digital version addressed to the LGBT community.
According to officials, the magazine will no longer have the paper edition and can be downloaded to mobile phones, tablets and computers.
Source: Qüir
The magazine Veja Portugal aims to disseminate the exporting companies and the entrepreneurs abroad which import Portuguese products.
The magazine, owned by the Exhibition Centre of Batalha, have a quarterly periodicity and is distributed by subscription and to Portuguese organizations and representations abroad. With 80 pages, an initial print run of six thousand copies and a cover price of 3.90 euros, two-thirds of the magazine will be devoted to economic issues, there is still room for matters related to tourism, traditions and Portuguese people.
Source: Meios & Publicidade