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Watson
News ohne Bla Bla
TypeOnline newspaper
Founder(s)Hansi Voigt [de]
PublisherCH Media
Editor-in-chiefNadine Sommerhalder
Founded22 January 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-22)
Language
HeadquartersZurich
CountrySwitzerland
Readership
Websitewww.watson.ch (in German)

Watson is a Swiss online newspaper published by CH Media. It publishes articles in German and French and is targeted towards mobile users.

History

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Watson was launched on 22 January 2014 by the start-up company FixxPunkt AG with funding from Peter Wanner (AZ Medien [de]). Founder and editor-in-chief was former 20 Minuten editor-in-chief Hansi Voigt [de].[2][3] In April 2016, Voigt announced his leave from the newspaper, he was succeded by Michael Wanner, Peter Wanners son, as director and by Maurice Thiriet [de] as editor-in-chief.[4][5]

In 2023, CH Media became the majority owner of the FixxPunkt AG. After which Nadine Sommerhalder became the new editor-in-chief,[6] Maurice Thiriet became the new director and Michael Wanner became the CEO of CH Media.[7]

Watson Romandy

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In March 2021, Watson opened its French publishing branch for the Romandy in Lausanne.[8][9]

Watson Germany

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On 22 March 2018, a licensed version for Germany was launched by Ströer.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "MEDIADATEN". Watson (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Neues Schweizer Newsportal geht online". 20 Minuten (in German). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Wirtschaft - Newsportal «Watson» mit grossem Ziel gestartet". SRF (in German). 23 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Hansi Voigt verlässt Newsportal Watson". Blick (in German). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. ^ Meili, Arno (19 April 2016). "Maurice Thiriet in die Watson-Chefredaktion befördert". Klein Report [de] (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ Wenger, Simon (22 March 2023). "Nadine Sommerhalder wird Chefredaktorin von Watson". Klein Report [de] (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  7. ^ Klein, Ursula (9 November 2022). "Neuer Geschäftsführer und neuer Chief Commercial Officer bei Watson". Klein Report [de] (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Watson Romandie startet im März 2021 in Lausanne – mit einer Chefredaktorin und rund 20 Mitarbeitenden". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  9. ^ Fumagalli, Antonio (30 December 2021). "«Blick» und «Watson»: So erfolgreich ist der Romandie-Feldzug". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  10. ^ Beisel, Karoline Meta (22 March 2018). "Jung und digital". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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