De Tijd (België)

''De Tijd'' (; ) is a Belgian daily newspaper that mainly focuses on business and economics. It is published by Mediafin and mainly distributed in Flanders and Brussels. It is the Flemish counterpart of the French-language daily ''L'Echo'', which is its sister paper.

History and profile

Established as ''De Financieel-Economische Tijd'' () in 1968, in 2003 the paper was renamed as ''De Tijd''.

''De Tijd'' is printed on salmon pink paper since May 2009, following the example of its colleagues ''Financial Times'', ''Het Financieele Dagblad'', '' FT Deutschland'' and many more.

''De Tijd'' is owned by De Persgroep (50%) and Rossel (50%). The current editor-in-chief of ''De Tijd'' is . It is published in the Dutch language.

''De Tijd'' is a typical financial daily, covering economy and business, financial markets and national and international politics. The paper is the main information source for Belgian managers (CIM-survey 2009). It is published from Tuesday to Saturday with no Sunday or Monday edition. The weekend edition is enriched with two magazines: Netto, on personal finance, and Sabato on lifestyle.

In March 2012 the paper began to be published in Berliner format.

''De Tijd'' was named as the Newspaper of the Year in the category of nationwide newspaper by the European Newspapers Congress in 2012.

Mediafin

''De Tijd'' was established and financially supported by the Vlaams Economisch Verbond. In 2005, two major Belgian media conglomerates, the Flemish De Persgroep which is the owner of ''Het Laatste Nieuws'' and ''De Morgen'' among others and the Walloon Rossel which is the owner of ''Le Soir'' among others purchased Uitgeversbedrijf Tijd, the mother company of ''De Tijd'' and Editeco, the publishing company of ''L'Echo'', the French counterpart. Both newspapers were integrated in the newly established Mediafin, in which De Persgroep and Rossel each hold a stake of 50 percent. Both newspapers stayed independent, but they work in the same building at the historical site of Tour & Taxis in Brussels since the merger. was editorial director of Mediafin.

Circulation

The circulation of ''De Tijd'' was 59,144 copies and its market share was 4.7% in 2002. The circulation of the paper was 39,315 copies in 2008 and 36,569 copies in 2009. It was 37,448 copies in 2010, 39,431 copies in 2011 and a total circulation of 41.065 (digital+print) in 2015.

According to the , (CIM) ''De Tijd'' had a total paid for distribution of 37,031 copies at the end of 2011. It reached 123.300 readers every day. ''De Tijd'' had an average market share of 6,4% in Flanders.

The newspaper has been investing in multimedia projects since 2007. The website of ''De Tijd'' now reaches about 150.000 unique visitors a day. The website has a (frequency based) paid for model since May 2010. The newspaper is also available via mobile, it has apps for both iPad and iPhone and a html-based app for other tablets.

According to CIM, in 2018–2019, De Tijd recorded 568,700 readers, combining the digital and paper versions.

Slogans

* ''Het Lijfblad van de Manager'' (1968–1996).
* ''Voor kennis van Zaken'' (1996–2002).
* ''Uit op Inzicht'' (2002–2003).
* ''De Essentie'' (2003–2006).
* ''Voor kennis van Zaken'' (2006–2007).
* ''Tel mee'' (2008-2010)
* ''Voor belangrijke zaken neemt u De Tijd'' (since 2010)

References

External links

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Newspapers in the class room


''Netto'' magazine

''Belegger'' magazine

''Sabato'' magazine

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1968 establishments in Belgium
Business newspapers
Dutch-language newspapers published in Belgium
Newspapers published in Brussels
Newspapers established in 1968