20 Minutes (France)

20 Minutes (France)

20 minutes (pronounced "vingt minutes") is a complimentary daily newspaper designed for commuters in France. It is published by Schibsted in collaboration with the Ouest France Group. There is also a Spanish version called 20 minutos, which is distributed by Schibsted and Zeta in Spain. In Switzerland, the French edition 20 minutes and the German edition 20 Minuten are published by Tamedia. In the Greater Paris area, Ipsos and CESP reported a circulation of 805,000, with a total readership of 2,339,000. The publication targets "young urban citizens" aged 15 to 40, who are less inclined to read traditional newspapers. The French edition of 20 minutes was first introduced in Paris on March 15, 2002, and has since expanded to 11 other major cities across France, including Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, and Grenoble. Each version features both national news and local content. Since its inception, 20 minutes has dominated the market for free newspapers in France. In March 2014, as advertising revenues dropped by 6% in 2013, TF1 and Bolloré—owners of competing papers Metronews and Direct Matin—expressed interest in acquiring 20 minutes and merging their operations. The name "20 minutes" reflects the estimated time it takes to read the newspaper.

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#1151

France

#43

News and Media

#6

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