Tiroler Tageszeitung

Tiroler Tageszeitung (also known as TT) is a German-language provincial daily newspaper published in Innsbruck, Austria.[1]

Tiroler Tageszeitung
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Moser Holding
PublisherSchlüssel Verlag/Moser Holding
Founded11 June 1945 (1945-06-11)
Political alignmentConservative
LanguageGerman
HeadquartersInnsbruck
Circulation97,000 (2013)
Sister newspapersTT Compact
WebsiteTT

History and profile
TT's sponsorship for Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympics

TT was first published on 11 June 1945.[2] During this period Austria was ruled by the Allies following World War II.[1][3] Its foundation was supported by the French and Americans, and later the ownership of TT was transferred to Austrians.[3]

The German company Axel Springer Verlag acquired stake in the paper in 1989[4] and had the majority stake of the paper in the 1990s.[5][6] The paper is wholly owned by the Moser Holding.[7][8][9] In 2008 the holding launched a free daily newspaper, namely TT Compact.[7][10] The publisher of TT is the Schlüssel Verlag/Moser company.[11][12]

TT is based in Innsbruck[13][14] and is the leading publication in Tyrol region.[15] The paper is described as a conservative publication.[16] However, the paper has no political affiliation and has an independent stance.[17]

TT is published in five regional editions.[6] The paper has four main sections: international news, national news, regional news and sports.[15] It is not an advertisement-oriented publication.[15] The paper was the only official sponsor of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympics.[18]

Circulation

TT was the sixth best selling Austrian newspaper in 2002 with a circulation of 122,000 copies.[19] The paper had a circulation of 112,690 copies in 2003.[20] It was the fifth best selling newspaper in Austria with a circulation of 121,000 copies in 2004.[21]

The regional market share of TT was 63% and its regional readership was 47% in 2006.[22] Its circulation in 2007 was 111,000 copies.[23] In the period of 2007–2008 the daily had a readership of 3.89%.[24] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 109,716 copies,[25] making it the sixth most read newspaper in Austria.[17] Its circulation was 108,045 copies in 2009 and 105,861 copies in 2010.[25] The daily had a circulation of 87,149 copies in 2011.[26] Its average circulation was 97,000 copies in 2013.[12]

See also

References
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  18. Tom Degun (29 March 2011). "Austrian bank become first Premium Partner of Innsbruck 2012". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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  26. Paul Murschetz; Matthias Karmasin (2013). "Austria: Press Subsidies in Search of a New Design". In Paul Murschetz (ed.). State Aid for Newspapers. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-35691-9. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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