Deutsches Sportecho

Deutsches Sportecho was an East German daily sports newspaper.

Deutsches Sportecho
TypeDaily sports newspaper
PublisherSportverlag
Founded1947
LanguageGerman
Ceased publication1991
HeadquartersEast Berlin
Circulation185,000 (pre-German reunification)
ISSN0323-8628

History

Deutsches Sportecho was first published on 5 May 1947.[1] The paper had a circulation of 185,000 copies.[2] In 1989, the paper sponsored the association football competition DFV-Supercup (Pokal des Deutschen Sportechos).[3]

It was acquired by West German publisher Axel Springer in 1990.[4] The paper's circulation rapidly declined after the German reunification.[2] By 1991, the Deutsches Sportecho's circulation had fallen to 34,000 copies,[5] and it subsequently ceased publication on 3 April 1991.[6]

References

  1. "Kalenderblatt 2017: 5. Mai" (in German). zeit.de. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. Pürer, Heinz; Raabe, Johannes (2007). Presse in Deutschland (in German). Konstanz: UVK. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-8252-8334-6.
  3. "East Germany 1988/89". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Die Quelle ist zuverlässig" (in German). Der Spiegel. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. "Das Sport-Echo verhallt" (in German). Die Tageszeitung. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. "Medien: Den täglichen Sport gib uns heute" (in German). Welt am Sonntag. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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