Blick am Abend
Daily free newspaper in Switzerland (2008–2018)
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Blick am Abend was a free evening newspaper published in Switzerland and based in Zürich. It existed between 2008 and 2018.
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 21 December 2018 issue | |
| Type | Free daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Ringier |
| Founder | Ringier |
Editor-in-chief | Peter Röthlisberger |
| Founded | 1 June 2008 |
Ceased publication | 21 December 2018 |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Zürich |
| Country | Switzerland |
Sister newspapers | Blick |
History and profile
Blick am Abend was first published on 1 June 2008[1] as a successor to the afternoon free daily Heute.[2]
Blick am Abend, based in Zürich, was a free newspaper owned by Ringier.[3][4] It was an evening newspaper published in tabloid format.[5][6][7] Peter Röthlisberger was the editor-in-chief of the daily.[3] Its sister newspaper was Blick, a leading daily in the country.[6][7]
In 2008 Blick am Abend started a biweekly legal column which answers the reader questions.[8] Until 2009 the daily had editions in Zürich, Bern and Basel.[9] St. Gallen and Luzern/Zug editions were started in 2009.[9] In December 2013 the paper launched its online edition.[10]
The audited circulation of Blick am Abend in 2008 was 211,000 copies.[6] The paper had a circulation of 225,226 copies in 2009.[7] It was 329,418 copies in 2010,[11] and its readership was 604,000 the same year.[12]
Blick am Abend discontinued in December 2018.[13]
