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Blesk
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Czech News Center
Editor-in-chiefRadek Lain
Founded14 April 1991;33 years ago(1991-04-14)
LanguageCzech language
HeadquartersPrague
Circulation305,600 (as of 2012)
Sister newspapersAha!
Websiteblesk.cz

Bleskis a dailytabloidnewspaper published inPrague,theCzech Republic.Its name translates aslightning.[1][2]

History and profile

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Bleskwas first published on 14 April 1991.[1]In 1992, it launched a weekly edition published on Sundays and its magazine, which is a comprehensive TV guide, was started in 1993.[1][3]The paper is headquartered inPrague[1][4]and was owned byRingieruntil December 2013.[5][6]Its owner is theCzech News Center(CNC)[7]and its publisher is the Czech Print Center, a subsidiary of the CNC.[8]

Its lay-out is modelled from the Swiss tabloidBlick,also published by Ringier, and the German dailyBildwhich is published byAxel Springer SE.[1][2]Thus,Bleskis a tabloid newspaper and is neutral in its political and religious leaning.[9]

The daily's sister paper isAha!,another tabloid.[10]Vladimír Mužík is among the formereditor-in-chiefsof the daily who served until April 2011 when Pavel Šafr was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper.[11]Šafr's tenure ended on 1 May 2013 and Radek Lain became the editor-in-chief of the paper.[12]

Circulation

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The circulation ofBleskwas 378,000 copies in 2002, making it the best selling newspaper in the country.[13]In October 2003 the paper had a circulation of 485,334 copies and was the most read newspaper in the Czech Republic.[14]Its circulation was 458,000 copies in 2003, making it the best selling newspaper in the country.[15]In December 2004 the paper had a circulation of 500,840 copies.[16]It was 514,000 copies for 2004 as a whole.[17]

In 2006,Bleskranked first with the circulation of 480,000 copies.[2]The 2007 circulation of the paper was 432,170 copies, making it the most read paper in the country. The circulation ofBleskwas 435,505 copies in 2008 and 412,238 copies in 2009.[18]It was 384,991 copies in 2010 and 347,566 copies in 2011.[18]In 2012, its circulation was 305,600 copies.[19]In 2013, the paper had the second highest circulation in the country.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdeGeert Hoeijmakers (1996)."The monopoly of the Czech tabloid Blesk".Newsletter.Archived fromthe originalon 13 December 2013.Retrieved13 December2013.
  2. ^abcGeorgios Terzis, ed. (2007).European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions.Intellect Books. p. 340.ISBN978-1-84150-192-5.Retrieved13 December2013.
  3. ^"Blesk Magazin TV".Publicitas.Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2013.Retrieved13 December2013.
  4. ^"The press in the Czech Republic".BBC.29 April 2004.Retrieved17 February2015.
  5. ^BleskArchived13 December 2013 at theWayback MachineRingier. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  6. ^"Entrepreneurs Daniel Křetínský and Patrik Tkáč take over activities in the Czech Republic".Ringier. 20 December 2013.Retrieved11 February2015.
  7. ^"Media plurality overview in the Czech Republic".Czech Defamation Law. 30 August 2014.Retrieved7 February2015.
  8. ^"Titles".Czech News Center.Retrieved11 February2015.
  9. ^Vlastimil Nečas (Fall 2009)."Constitutional debate in the Czech Republic"(PDF).Central European Journal of Communication.2(2). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 December 2014.Retrieved31 December2014.
  10. ^Eva Rybková; Vera Rihácková (20 June 2013)."Mapping Digital Media: Czech Republic"(PDF).Open Society Foundation.Retrieved13 December2013.
  11. ^Pavel Šafr will lead BleskRingier Axel Springer.20 April 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  12. ^"Radek Lain appointed new editor-in-chief of Blesk".Ringier Axel Springer.Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2015.Retrieved17 February2015.
  13. ^"World Press Trends 2003"(PDF).World Association of Newspapers.Paris. 2003. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 November 2017.Retrieved15 February2015.
  14. ^Milan Smid."Czech Republic"(PDF).Mirovni Institut.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 August 2016.Retrieved28 October2014.
  15. ^"World Press Trends"(PDF).World Association of Newspapers.Paris. 2004.Retrieved8 February2015.
  16. ^Vladimir Kroupa; Milan Smid (13 May 2005)."Media System of the Czech Republic"(Report).Hans Bredow Institut.Hamburg.Retrieved17 February2015.
  17. ^"Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union"(PDF).Commission of the European Communities.Brussels. 16 January 2007.Retrieved27 March2015.
  18. ^ab"National newspapers total circulation".International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations.Retrieved5 December2014.
  19. ^"Annual Report 2012"(PDF).Axel Springer AG.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 March 2016.Retrieved30 March2015.
  20. ^"Tabloid Blesk continues to be most popular daily".Prague Daily Monitor.8 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 13 December 2013.Retrieved13 December2013.
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