Nový čas
Slovak newspaper
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Nový Čas (lit. 'New Time') is a Slovak tabloid.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | Ringier Slovakia a.s. |
Editor-in-chief | Júlia Kováčová[1] |
| Language | Slovak |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Circulation | 98,815 (June 2014) |
| Website | www |
History
Nový Čas is owned and published by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, a Swiss company based in Zürich.[2] The former owner of the paper was Gruner + Jahr.[3] It has an unclear ownership structure as of now, but is said to bought by the company FPD Media and owned by Cypriot Alexandros Oikonomou according to public records.[4]
The circulation of Nový Čas was 121,700 copies in 2012[5] and 98,815 copies in June 2014.[6] In 2015, the circulation was 130,000 units (Monday–Saturday) and 76,000 units were sold.[7]
Since September 2016, Publishing House has been the regional sales representative of Mafra Slovakia, which was bought by former Prime Minister of Czech Republic Andrej Babiš.[8]
The portfolio of printed newspapers being sold was subject to the approval of competent merger control authorities.[8] As of 31 July 2018,[update] the transaction was completed and concluded, which Ringier also completed the sale of its printed magazines into the hands of News and Media Holding.[9]