Die Ganze Woche

Die Ganze Woche
Categories Boulevard magazine
Frequency Weekly
Circulation 318,987 (first half of 2008)
Publisher Die Ganze Woche GmbH
Year founded 1985
Company Die Ganze Woche GmbH
Country Austria
Language German
Website Die Ganze Woche

Die Ganze Woche (meaning The Whole Week in English) is an Austrian weekly boulevard magazine that is published in German.[1]

History and profile

Die Ganze Woche was launched by Kurt Falk in Vienna in 1985.[2][3][4] He also founded the daily Täglich Alles.[5] The magazine is published on a weekly basis.[6] The publisher and owner of the magazine is Die Ganze Woche GmbH.[3] Senta Ziegler was the editor-in-chief of the weekly until 1993.[7]

Die Ganze Woche concentrates on entertainment news.[8] On the other hand, the magazine also expresses its views about significant political events. For instance, it opposed to the EU membership of Austria.[9]

Circulation

Nine months after its establishment Die Ganze Woche reached 40% of the readers in the country.[1] The magazine had a circulation of 342,000 copies in 2003 and 349,000 copies in the first quarter of 2004.[10] In both periods it was the best-selling magazine in the country.[10] The weekly's circulation for the first half of 2007 was 325,794 copies.[11] The circulation of the magazines was 396,000 copies in 2007.[6] It was 318,987 copies for the first half of 2008.[11] In 2008 Die Ganze Woche was again the best-selling magazine in the country.[12]

See also

List of magazines in Austria

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dick Hendrikse (October 1996). "An Austrian Surprise for Europe's Magazine Industry". Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management. Retrieved 16 August 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (31 January 2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7619-4131-6.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Die ganze Woche GmbH". Herold. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Austria Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Bernard A. Cook, ed. (8 February 2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-135-17932-8. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Anne Austin et. al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact". ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Rules of Media Etiquette". Herbig. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Presse, Druckschriften". Austria Forum. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Mads Qvortrup (7 October 2005). A Comparative Study of Referendums: Government by the People, Second Edition. Manchester University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7190-7181-2. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Media Markets: Austria Country Overview". Russian Telecom. August 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Austria: New circulation figures for the 1st half 2008". Publicitas. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Thomas Hochwarterlump (3 March 2009). "Der Standard extends its readership as Die Presse's numbers slump". Austrian Times. Retrieved 1 January 2015.