Le Matin Bleu
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Newspaper
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published by Edipresse
Edipresse
Edipresse is an international media and communications company headquartered in Switzerland. Edipresse’s main activities include newspapers and magazine publishing and digital media....
in Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. The French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
tabloid was first published on 31 October 2005, and had a circulation of about 100,000. It was distributed in the most populated areas of Romandy. While it shared its name with the daily newspaper Le Matin, and was edited by the same publisher, it was edited independently.
Le Matin Bleu was launched in anticipation of 20 minutes
20 minutes (Switzerland)
20 minutes is the French language edition of 20 Minuten, a Swiss newspaper launched on 8 March 2006 by Tamedia for the Romandie. The newspaper competes with Le Matin Bleu, Edipresse's free edition of Le Matin. As of 2008, it had a circulation of 221,560....
, the French language edition of 20 Minuten
20 Minuten
20 Minuten is a free German language daily newspaper in Switzerland, distributed to commuters at over 150 train stations across the country.The newspaper was first published in 1999 by "20 Minuten Schweiz AG"...
, starting 8 March 2006. On 24 September 2009, it ceased to be edited due to the merger of Edipresse
Edipresse
Edipresse is an international media and communications company headquartered in Switzerland. Edipresse’s main activities include newspapers and magazine publishing and digital media....
and Tamedia
Tamedia
Tamedia AG is a media company in Switzerland.Its most important publications is the Tages-Anzeiger, a daily newspaper based in Zurich. It also owns the weekly SonntagsZeitung, the free national newspaper 20 Minuten, the free Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich, the weekly financial newspaper Finanz und...
who already was publishing 20 minutes
20 minutes (Switzerland)
20 minutes is the French language edition of 20 Minuten, a Swiss newspaper launched on 8 March 2006 by Tamedia for the Romandie. The newspaper competes with Le Matin Bleu, Edipresse's free edition of Le Matin. As of 2008, it had a circulation of 221,560....
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