''Alo!'' is a daily
tabloid
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* Tabloid (newspaper format), a newspaper with compact page size
** Chinese tabloid
* Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size
* Sopwith Tabloid
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newspaper published in
Belgrade
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,
Serbia.
Launched by
Ringier AG (owners of another Serbian daily ''
Blic
''Blic'' (Cyrillic: Блиц, ) is a daily middle-market tabloid newspaper in Serbia. Founded in 1996, ''Blic'' is owned by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, a joint venture between Ringier media corporation from Switzerland and Axel Springer A ...
'') on October 15, 2007, ''Alo!'' attempts to establish itself on the saturated Serbian daily tabloid market through aggressive campaign that announces it as 'Najveće dnevne novine u Srbiji' ("The biggest daily in Serbia") - referring to its format size. Its editor-in-chief is Ana Ćubela and it is published on 16 pages every day. On October 12, 2009, the daily has changed the format and design, where the newspaper's slogan "Najveće dnevne novine u Srbiji" has dropped, introducing the new billboard campaign "Cela slika na manjem formatu" ("A whole picture on less format").
It also tries to gain market share by initially setting its price at
RSD30, which is lower than other established Serbian tabloids such as ''
Blic
''Blic'' (Cyrillic: Блиц, ) is a daily middle-market tabloid newspaper in Serbia. Founded in 1996, ''Blic'' is owned by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, a joint venture between Ringier media corporation from Switzerland and Axel Springer A ...
'' and ''
Kurir
''Kurir'' is daily tabloid newspaper published in Belgrade, Serbia.
History
''Kurir'' first issue appeared at the news stands on 6 May 2003. While Kurir's history is relatively short, it is also a checkered one. It goes back to the state of emer ...
'' that are sold at RSD45. ''Alo!''s first two issues were distributed for free.
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''Alo!'' appeared on the Serbian market around the time many other similar tabloid dailies such as '' Pravda (Serbia), Pravda'', '' Sutra'', and ''Gazeta Gazeta may refer to:
in Albania-language newspapers,
* Gazeta 55, daily newspaper
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* Gazeta Shqip, daily newspaper
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'' hit the stands as well, raising questions of their financial viability and political allegiance.
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In 2010, when Ringier AG and Axel Springer AG
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launched a new joint venture Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, ''Alo!'' got incorporated among the assets of the newly created company.
See also
* List of newspapers in Serbia
This is a list of newspapers in Serbia.
Daily newspapers
Local weekly newspapers
*'' Kragujevačke novine'' (Kragujevac)
*'' Subotičke novine'' (Subotica)
*'' Pančevac'' (Pančevo)
* '' Čačanski glas'' (Čačak)
*'' Napred'' (Valjevo)
*'' ...
* Informer (newspaper)
''Informer'' is a Serbian tabloid newspaper based in Belgrade. It is known for its political bias in favor of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its sensationalist stories. The newspaper has been accused of spreading disinformation ...
External links
Official website
Newspapers published in Serbia
Publications established in 2007
2007 establishments in Serbia
Mass media in Belgrade
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