Avui
Catalan daily newspaper
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Avui (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈβuj] ⓘ; transl. "Today") was a Catalan-language daily newspaper, based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was one of the city's newest papers, having been founded in 1976. The editorial line was Catalan nationalist.
Former logo | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | 39x29cm |
| Owner | Hermes Comunicacions (publisher of El Punt) |
| Founded | 23 April 1976 |
| Ceased publication | 31 July 2011 |
| Political alignment | |
| Language | Catalan |
| Headquarters | Enric Granados 84, Barcelona |
| Circulation | 41,216 (OJD, June 2005) |
| Website | www |
History and profile
Avui was first published on 23 April 1976,[1] (Saint George's day, a symbolic holiday in Catalonia). The founding company was Premsa Catalana.[2] The paper initially relied on the subscriptions of thousands of Catalans for financial support. It soon went into financial problems and changed ownership. A partnership of two publishers along with the Catalan national government itself took over in order to avoid imminent bankruptcy. The Grupo Godó owned 40% of the paper,[3] which had its headquarters in Barcelona.[4]
The Catalan government subsidises with important amounts those Catalan newspapers with at least one Catalan language edition. In 2008 Avui was only second to El Punt in terms of circulation/funds granted, having received almost 1.5 million euros that amounted to 48.9 euros per newspaper sold.[5]
Then it went to change hands again in 2009, being bought by its rival El Punt, and creating the new newspaper El Punt Avui on 31 July 2011.