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In 2009, Metro International sold its US papers to a former executive, who formed Metro US to oversee the papers. [3] In March 2019, the paper eliminated three of its four general news staffers. [4] The paper was bought by Schneps Media from Metro US in December 2019. The paper continues to publish under its current name, but the entire staff ...
Metro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the freesheet newspaper Metro. [ 1 ] The company was founded by Per Andersson, and started as a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group along with Viasat Broadcasting .
The Metro free newspaper concept originated in Sweden, where a publication of the same name was launched in 1995 by Metro International.British newspaper executives Jonathan Harmsworth and Murdoch MacLennan, from DMGT, were reportedly inspired by the idea and flew to Stockholm on a 'fact-finding mission' to develop their version. [4]
Metro follows the format of other free newspapers by Metro International, the first one of which appeared in Stockholm in 1995. The Dutch Metro was the fourth of those, and first appeared on 21 June 1999; it is published five days a week, and for a brief period had a Saturday edition as well. [3]
On July 30, 2019, the construction of a southward extension began, where 4 new stations will be added; the extension will be operational by 2023, [2] enabling the metro to serve El Bosque and San Bernando, specifically the El Pino hospital in the latter. [3] In October 2019, a series of protests resulted in damage to the metro network. Line 2 ...
The Medellín Metro soon became a symbol of the city (it was the first, and still the only, rail-based Metro system in Colombia) which encouraged tourism and new business growth in areas of the city. There were visitors first from other regions and cities of Colombia and afterwards from abroad.
El Periódico is regarded as easier to read [citation needed] than its competitors and it is quite popular among working-class people. [citation needed] Following the example of USA Today, El Periódico later began to emphasize graphics and the use of color. [citation needed] Today, it prints every page in color and makes liberal use of charts ...
Metro TV also broadcast Metro This Morning and News Flash. Metro This Morning ended in October 2007. Metro TV was the only news channel in Indonesia until 2008, when Lativi was rebranded as tvOne by dropping all sitcoms as well as soap operas, focusing on news and sports programmes. [7]