Watson is a Swiss
online newspaper published by
CH Media. It publishes articles in German and French and is targeted towards
mobile
Mobile may refer to:
Places
* Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city
* Mobile County, Alabama
* Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S.
* Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Mobile ...
users.
History
Watson was launched on 22 January 2014 by the start-up company FixxPunkt AG with funding from Peter Wanner (). Founder and editor-in-chief was former
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editor-in-chief . In April 2016, Voigt announced his leave from the newspaper, he was succeded by Michael Wanner, Peter Wanners son, as director and by as editor-in-chief.
In 2023,
CH Media became the majority owner of the FixxPunkt AG. After which Nadine Sommerhalder became the new editor-in-chief, Maurice Thiriet became the new director and Michael Wanner became the CEO of CH Media.
Watson Romandy
In March 2021, Watson opened its French publishing branch for the
Romandy
Romandy (french: Romandie or )Before World War I, the term French Switzerland (french: Suisse française) waalso used german: Romandie or , it, Romandia, rm, Romanda) is the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 mil ...
in
Lausanne
Lausanne ( , , , ) ; it, Losanna; rm, Losanna. is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and fac ...
.
Watson Germany
On 22 March 2018, a licensed version for Germany was launched by
Ströer.
References
External links
*{{official, https://www.watson.ch/
French websiteWatson Germany
Swiss news websites
Newspapers established in 2014
French-language newspapers published in Switzerland
German-language newspapers published in Switzerland