TX Group AG (formerly Tamedia AG) is a media company headquartered in Zurich,

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. Through a portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and digital platforms, as well as own printing facilities, it is the largest

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group in the country. Since 2000, Tamedia has been listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange. On January 1, 2020, Tamedia was renamed to TX Group AG. Aside from group management functions, TX Group has four operating companies: TX Markets, Goldbach, 20 Minuten, and Tamedia. The reuse of the Tamedia name for a subsidiary company, combined with reshuffling of brands, does create confusion.

Marketshare

In 2011, it was the biggest player in the Swiss press market, controlling a 41% market share, which rose up to 68% in French-speaking

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. Its main competitors are and

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Holdings

Publishing

Tamedia owns a wide range of daily and weekly newspapers and magazines in different languages. One of Tamedia's most important publications is the ''

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'', a daily newspaper based in Zurich. Tamedia also owns the weekly ', the free national newspaper '' 20 Minuten/20 Minutes'', the free ', the weekly financial newspaper ', the women's magazine '' Annabelle'', the family magazine '' Schweizer Familie'', the television supplement '' TV täglich'', and the daily newspapers '' Thurgauer Zeitung'' and '' Zürichsee-Zeitung.'' Further publications of Tamedia are: * Newspapers: ''20 Minuten, 20 minuti, 24 heures, Bernerbär, Berner Oberländer, BZ Berner Zeitung, BZ Langenthaler Tagblatt, Der Bund, Der Landbote, Furttaler, GHI Genève Home Information, Journal de Morges, Lausanne Cités, Le Matin, Le Matin Dimanche, Rümlanger, Sihltaler, Thalwiler Anzeiger, Thuner Tagblatt,

Tribune de Genève The ''Tribune de Genève'' (English: ''Geneva Tribune'') is a Swiss French-language, regional daily newspaper, published in Berliner format by Edipresse in Geneva. History and operations The ''Tribune de Genève'' was first published by J ...

, Züricher Unterländer, Zürichsee-Zeitung, Züritipp, L’Essentiel'' (in cooperation with publisher Editpress in Luxembourg), ''MetroXpress'' (Denmark) * Magazines: ''20 Minuten Friday, Bilan, Encore, Das Magazin, Femina, Guide TV, Tribune des Arts, Télétop Matin''

Television

Between 2001 and 2011, the company also owned several local channels such as TeleZüri, , and . Following the takeover of Edipresse's Swiss operations, Tamedia sold its Radio and TV channels in 2011.

Other ventures

Besides its publishing segments, the media group Tamedia owns a digital portfolio with different online platforms. In December 2018, Tamedia invested on Monito, a comparison website for international money transfer services.

News

Tamedia is the leading participant of ''Newsnet'', a joint venture of the '' Basler Zeitung'' as well as the Tamedia-owned newspapers '' BZ Berner Zeitung,

, Der Bund, Le Matin, Tribune de Genève'' and ''24 heures.'' Newsnet's editorial staff produces news content for these newspapers' web portals. In 2015, the media group introduced the 12-App (#12) which presents the day's top stories from 21 editorial teams within Tamedia. And with 20minuten.ch, Tamedia owns the biggest online newssite with the most unique clients in Switzerland.

Digital Holdings

* Acquisitions: autoricardo.ch, car4you,

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, homegate.ch, hommages.ch, Olmero & renovero.ch, ricardo.ch, Starticket, Trendsales, tutti.ch * Participations: Book A Tiger, JobCloud AG, local.ch & search.ch, moneypark.ch, Tradono,

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, Lykke AG, Monito.com, Car For You

Headquarters

Its Zurich headquarters, completed in 2013, were designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Consisting of seven stories and , the building uses timber as its main structural system, which is visible through its large glass windows.

References

External links

* Companies based in Zürich Swiss companies established in 1893 Mass media companies established in 1893 Mass media companies of Switzerland Companies listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange {{Switzerland-company-stub