Tamedia
Tamedia is a Swiss media company, which was founded in 1893 with the Tages-Anzeiger. Today, the company comprises the paid-for daily and Sunday newspapers, magazines and publishing services. The best-known publications include Tages-Anzeiger, SonntagsZeitung, Finanz und Wirtschaft, Schweizer Familie, BZ Berner Zeitung, Basler Zeitung, Das Magazin, Der Bund, 24 heures, Le Matin Dimanche, Tribune de Genève and Bilan. Tamedia also operates two newspaper printing plants in Switzerland. www.tamedia.ch
in CHF mn | 30.06.2025 | 30.06.2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Advertising revenue 1 | 37.1 | 38.6 | -3.8% |
Classifieds & services revenue 1 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 1.8% |
Commercialisation revenue 1 | 1.3 | - | n.a. |
Subscriptions & single sales revenue 1 | 106.6 | 111.6 | -4.5% |
Printing & logistics revenue 1 | 29.8 | 36.3 | -17.9% |
Other operating revenue 1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -13.5% |
Other income 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -94.5% |
Revenues | 191.5 | 203.3 | -5.8% |
of which organic revenues 2 | 191.5 | 203.3 | -5.8% |
Operating expense 3 | -186.0 | -198.5 | -6.3% |
Share of net result of associates / joint ventures | -0.0 | 0.5 | n.a. |
Operating income / (loss) before depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.1% |
Margin 4 | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3%p |
Depreciation and amortisation | -0.4 | -0.4 | 13.1% |
Amortisation resulting from business combinations | -9.1 | -9.2 | -0.7% |
Operating income / (loss) (EBIT) | -4.0 | -4.2 | -5.4% |
Margin 4 | -2.1% | -2.1% | -0.0%p |
Normalisation 5 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.3% |
Operating income / (loss) (EBIT adj.) | 6.6 | 5.4 | 22.8% |
Margin 4 | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.8%p |
Number of employees (FTE) 6 | 1’268 | 1’225 | 3.6% |
1Includes third-party revenue and revenue vis-à-vis other TX segments.
2Includes only companies and activities that were included in the scope of consolidation for the entire reporting period 2025 and 2024.
3No IAS 19 pension costs (as in segment reporting).
4The margin relates to revenues.
5Normalisation effects: Reorganisation of printing centers (2025: 0.3 CHF mn; 2024: 0.4 CHF mn), amortisation resulting from business combinations (2025: 9.1 CHF mn; 2024: 9.2 CHF mn).
6Average number of employees, excluding employees in associates / joint ventures.
CEO: Jessica Peppel-Schulz
One year ago Tamedia launched the new strategy with a transformation. At the core of the strategy is a focus on the four strong brands Tages-Anzeiger, Berner Zeitung, Basler Zeitung and 24 heures, in order to grow rapidly in digital. The company is restructuring radically to be able to operate more efficiently and in a way that is economically sustainable in a dynamic media environment. Advertising marketing was therefore reintegrated at Tamedia. Readers in Switzerland enjoy neutral reporting based on sound journalism, which increases peopleʼs willingness to pay for quality media.
- The visits (Total Visits) to the websites of our digital core brands have increased by almost five percent according to Online Data Switzerland (ODS) in the first half of 20251. Compared to the previous year, our titles are performing better.
- Since 1 January 2025 the editorial teams of the daily newspapers have been working in a new organisational structure that has improved cooperation and efficiency between the teams across all brands and titles while maintaining quality. At the same time, the reach has been extended.
- Digital growth is crucial for the future: Tamedia reported a total of 611,000 paid subscriptions, of which 193,000 (+3.4% compared to the previous year) were digital. Ath the same time, the further average revenue per user (ARPU) further increased. Digital growth did not compensate for the decline in print.
- Tamedia uses AI in a focused way to make journalistic work easier and offer the audience an improved reading experience. At the same time, journalistic responsibility and editorial control remain top priority. Many processes have already been optimised – quality is stable and operating complexity has been reduced. More than 150 internal training sessions have been held across the business on how to deploy AI technologies responsibly and effectively.
- The consolidation in the printing business is moving ahead as planned. Responsibility for the print & logistics centers has now been centralised to make the area efficient and sustainably profitable.