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42-633: Ringier AG is a media group in Switzerland, founded in 1833 in Zofingen and based in Zürich . The current strategy is based not only on media but also on e-commerce and entertainment. It has a yearly income of approximately 1000 million CHF and around 6,400 employees in nineteen countries. It was founded and is still partially controlled by the Ringier family . In 1833 Johann Rudolf Ringier purchased

84-576: A dairy farm at Hintere Hauptstrasse 9, 14. The entire village of Zofingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . Zofingen is home to several large companies. These include Ringier AG, one of the largest media corporations, Siegfried Ltd , a manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry, and Muller Martini , a global company that manufactures print finishing systems. As of  2007 , Zofingen had an unemployment rate of 3.19%. As of 2005 , there were 108 people employed in

126-475: A one-room apartment was 592.19 CHF (US$ 470, £270, €380), a two-room apartment was about 787.80 CHF (US$ 630, £350, €500), a three-room apartment was about 937.35 CHF (US$ 750, £420, €600) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1694.74 CHF (US$ 1360, £760, €1080). The average apartment price in Zofingen was 95.3% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party

168-429: A population (as of December 2020 ) of 12,104. As of June 2009 , 15.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 14.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (88.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.4%). The age distribution, as of 2008 , in Zofingen is; 895 children or 8.4% of

210-466: A printing plant in the Swiss town of Zofingen and began by printing regional gazettes and school curriculums. The small workshop soon evolved into a national newspaper-publishing house. Schweizer Illustrierte was first published in 1911 using letterpress. It was Switzerland's most successful people magazine and remains so to this day. Ten years later the equivalent for French-speaking Switzerland L’Illustré

252-520: A second, free-to-air Sat.1 offshoot was also launched. In addition to its free-to-air standard definition feed, Sat.1 also broadcasts an HD feed as a subscription-only channel, available on Astra's HD+ satellite pay-TV platform. Regional newscasts are broadcast under the title 17:30 Sat.1... in Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Bavaria. Current: Former: The average age of

294-696: A wholly owned subsidiary of Ringier in 2020 concentrating on TV advertising. On 3 February 2020, Ringier granted la Mobilière a 25 percent shareholding. The two companies agreed on a long-term cooperation. In 2022, Ringier Sports Media Group was created, a division of the group focused on sports. The worldwide activities of Ringier include: Ringier also holds a minority shareholding in Sat. 1 Schweiz AG, in SMD Schweizer Mediendatenbank and in Schober Direct Media AG. In

336-639: Is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as PKS (Programmgesellschaft für Kabel- und Satellitenrundfunk) , initially a joint venture of various publishing houses, and was rebranded as Sat.1 in January 1985. The first broadcast could only be seen by roughly 1200 households who had cable access in

378-521: Is closely linked to the media world, plays popular music, produces TV shows, and organises and hosts major lifestyle and sporting events. BlickTV and Landliebe TV. The portfolio includes the two private radio stations Energy Zurich and Energy Bern, where Ringier and the NRJ Group both take shares in. In addition to this, Ringier holds a minority shareholding in Energy Basel. Ringier organizes

420-425: Is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.3% is used for growing crops and 12.2% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality of Uerkheim is considering a merger on 1 January 2014 into Zofingen. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Barry of Four Gules and Argent. Zofingen has

462-415: Is given in the following table: As of 2000 , there were 554 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 2,318 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 1,338 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000 , there were 4,328 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household. In 2008 there were 1,318 single family homes (or 25.0% of

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504-584: Is located in Zurich. The two premium titles Cicero and Monopol have changed hands: Cicero Editor-in-Chief Christoph Schwennicke and Deputy Editor-in-Chief Alexander Marguier took over the two high-end products on 1 May 2016, as part of a management buyout. Zofingen In ancient times Zofingen was a settlement of the Celtic Helvetii. In later times the Romans built a manor. The Alemanni settled in

546-401: Is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km (17 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 17.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 46.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4%

588-619: Is the fastest-growing business unit of Ringier AG. Its portfolio includes the leading Swiss online marketplaces and e-commerce platforms. The leading online marketplaces in Switzerland belong to the portfolio of Ringier. Scout24 , which includes the brands AutoScout24, MotoScout24, ImmoScout24 and JobScout24, and JobCloud are the market leaders in the online classified ad market for cars, real estate, jobs and personal ads. Since spring 2016 la Mobilière holds 50% of shares in Scout24 Switzerland AG. Ringier however still consolidates

630-708: The German language : In the French language : Together with the German publishing company Axel Springer Ringier launched in 2010 the joint venture Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. The joint venture is present in: In other countries in Asia and Africa, such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda]], Ivory Coast and South Africa, Ringier publishes different media on- and offline. Radio stations, TV shows, events, ticketing and marketing services. Ringier Entertainment

672-439: The primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 4,236 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 121 businesses in this sector. 4,514 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 565 businesses in this sector. In 2000 there were 4,377 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,352 or about 53.7% of the residents worked outside Zofingen while 6,538 people commuted into

714-691: The 6th century and formed one of the oldest parishes in Aargau. In the 11th century the House of Frohburg founded a canons monastery. The town was founded in 1201 by the counts of Frohburg. 1231 was the first written mention of Zofingen, which in 1299 came in the possession of the Habsburgs. In 1415 the Bernese conquered the city and in 1528 they introduced the Reformation. Since 1803 Zofingen has belonged to

756-469: The American investor KKR. This partnership was the first of its kind in the 180-year company history of Ringier. By spring 2016, la Mobilière took over the shares of KKR and since then holds 50% of the Scout24 Switzerland AG. Ringier still consolidates the company. On 4 April 2016, the joint sales and marketing organisation from Ringier, Swisscom and Swiss Broadcasting Corporation began operations under

798-531: The Eastern Europe market (March 2010). Overall the joint venture is the market leader in tabloids and one of the largest provider of magazines. Mark Dekan is currently the CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. Chairman of the board is Ralph Büchi, President of Axel Springer International. In 2002, it was rumoured that Axel Springer AG was planning an acquisition of Ringier AG. In July 2007, Springer acquired

840-520: The German TV programme guides TELE, TV4 and TV2 from Ringier through the subsidiary company Jean Frey AG. On 1 January 2016, the Swiss joint venture Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG was founded together with Axel Springer. The media company's remit includes both companies’ entire magazine portfolios in Switzerland as well as the Le Temps and Handelszeitung newspapers. It employs around 600 people and

882-404: The German media company Axel Springer SE announced their intention to form a joint venture headquartered in Zurich, both companies hold 50%. The joint venture is called Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. Axel Springer AG paid a contribution in cash of around EUR 50 million and paid EUR 125 million to compensate Ringier. The purpose of the joint venture is to combine all activities in Eastern Europe of

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924-576: The activities in Poland and Bulgaria stopped after three years. In 1999 Ringier acquired a 50% share in the TV-channel Sat.1 Schweiz. In 2001 Ringier sold half the shares of Betty Bossi to Coop . On 15 May 2006, the company launched heute, Switzerland's first free evening newspaper. Blick am Abend replaced heute on 2 June 2008. In June 2007, the publication of the economic journal Cash was stopped after 18 years. On 21 December 2012, Coop acquired

966-428: The canton of Aargau and has become a regional center. The neighboring Mühlethal was incorporated in 2002. Zofingen has an area, as of 2009 , of 11.09 square kilometers (4.28 sq mi). Of this area, 2.08 km (0.80 sq mi) or 18.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.25 km (2.03 sq mi) or 47.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.67 km (1.42 sq mi) or 33.1%

1008-550: The city of Ludwigshafen . Early programs included old films (mainly from the archives of KirchMedia ) American hit series and game shows (the most notable show being the German version of Wheel of Fortune , Glücksrad ). Later, the station acquired a name for its original series and TV films. By 1988, it was the most watched tv channel in West Germany. Pay-TV sister channel Sat.1 Emotions (formerly Sat.1 Comedy ) airs comedy, romance and movies. In 2013 Sat.1 Gold ,

1050-424: The company. Ringier also holds e-commerce platforms like DeinDeal.ch and geschenkidee.ch. In cooperation with bank zweiplus, Ringier manages the platform cash.ch. In 1974, Hans Ringier founded the first journalism school in Switzerland. Since then, many of today's prominent media-creators have learned the journalistic trade at the «Jou-Schu». Even publisher Michael Ringier and Ringier's CEO Marc Walder attended

1092-564: The former Quarantine house ( German : Siechenhaus ) at Aarburgerstrasse 21 are also on the list. Three educational buildings; the municipal Schoolhouse at General-Guisan-Strasse 14, the Museum at General-Guisan-Strasse 18 and the city library ( German : Stadtbibliothek Zofingen ) at Hintere Hauptgasse 20, are on the list. The rest of the list includes; Heiternplatz (Heitern plaza), the small monastery ( German : Klösterli ) at Klösterligasse 2, The City Hall Building at Rathausgasse 4 and

1134-741: The in-house school. The journalism school is operated by the Hans Ringier Foundation. The president of the foundation board is Frank A. Meyer. Hannes Britschgi heads up the Ringier School of Journalism. Essential to the main business of the company are several printing plants in Switzerland (Zofingen and Adligenswil). The printing plant in Zofingen was founded in 1833 and has since then been integrated into Swissprinters. Since 1975 Ringier Print in Adligenswil prints internal and external newspapers. On 23 March 2010, Ringier and

1176-483: The largest and most modern newsroom in the country. The gradual expansion into the growth markets in Africa in 2011, focused primarily on digital services. At the beginning of 2012 Ringier founded a joint venture with bank zweiplus under the existing umbrella brand cash, which offers online-, finance- and economic information, online financial-services and online banking. The entire direct client business of bank zweiplus

1218-613: The magazine Cicero and thus returned to the German market. The printing plant Times-Ringier in Hongkong was founded and opened in 1987. In 1989 and 1990 business began in Czech Republic and Romania. The programmes Cash-TV, Spotlights, MotorShow and Gesundheit-SprechStunde launched in 1993, two years before the show PresseTV was first broadcast. In the same year, activities in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and Vietnam started. However

1260-495: The municipality for work. There were a total of 8,563 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 14.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 45.3% used a private car. From the 2000 census , 2,879 or 30.5% were Roman Catholic , while 4,659 or 49.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 32 individuals (or about 0.34% of

1302-576: The municipality. Zofingen is home to 2 libraries. These libraries include; the Stadtbibliothek Zofingen and the Bildungszentrum Zofingen . There was a combined total (as of 2008 ) of 158,351 books or other media in the libraries, and in the same year a total of 222,191 items were loaned out. SC Zofingen is the city's football club. Sat. 1 Sat.1 ( German pronunciation: [zatˈˀaɪ̯ns] )

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1344-529: The music festival Moon and Stars in Locarno as well as Radio Energy's event formats Energy Star Night, Energy Live Session, Energy Fashion Night, Energy Air. The group participates in several marketing and consulting services in the entertainment and events sector. InfrontRingier: sports marketing agency, i.a. Swiss Football League , Swiss Ice Hockey Cup, Tour de Suisse , Swiss Indoors Basel, B2RUN Ticketcorner: marketing and sales of events Ringier Digital

1386-599: The name Admeira. The project was first launched on 17 August 2015, and Marc Walder was among its initiators. The venture's objective of keeping more digital advertising funds in Switzerland was met with criticism from competitors. The goals of this joint operation were not met. After the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation had already left this venture, Swisscom decided to leave as well, selling their interest in Admeira to Ringier. Therefore, Admeira became

1428-627: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,010 teenagers or 9.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,525 people or 14.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,607 people or 15.0% are between 30 and 39, 1,678 people or 15.7% are between 40 and 49, and 1,381 people or 12.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 1,095 people or 10.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 894 people or 8.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 509 people or 4.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 93 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older. The historical population

1470-579: The population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. In Zofingen about 76.2% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year ), there are 619 students attending primary school , there are 255 students attending secondary school, there are 378 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in

1512-444: The remaining 50% shares of Betty Bossi from Ringier. On 24 November 2005, Chairman Michael Ringier announced that former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder will advise the company in important matters starting January 2006. In 2009 Ringier transferred its physical picture archive to the Aargau state archive. In 2010 the editorial offices of Blick, SonntagsBlick, Blick am Abend and Blick.ch, together with Web-TV, were joined to form

1554-414: The total) out of a total of 5,269 homes and apartments. There were a total of 54 empty apartments for a 1.0% vacancy rate. As of 2007 , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.5 new units per 1000 residents. As of 2003 the average price to rent an average apartment in Zofingen was 1063.57 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 850, £480, €680 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for

1596-465: The two companies inside one holding. Axel Springer AG brought the business of its subsidiaries in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary, while Ringier brought its business in Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary. Ringier and Axel Springer together own over 100 print titles (34 newspapers, 73 magazines) and more than 70 online platforms and established themselves as one of the biggest media companies in

1638-506: Was launched. Between 1948 and 1994 Ringier published comic stories of Ringgi and Zofi. In 1959 Ringier took the Swiss public by surprise launching the country's first tabloid, Blick. With SonntagsBlick appeared the first Sunday Paper in 1969 on the market. In 1974, Hans Ringier founded the first journalism school in Switzerland. In 1977 Schweizerische Allgemeine Volkszeitung became Glückspost. The Ringier-Pressehaus in Zurich Seefeld

1680-716: Was opened in 1978. In the 1970s, the Swiss Ringier AG acquired the Munich publisher “Heering-Verlag” and changed the name to “Ringier Deutschland GmbH” (Ringier Germany). The publishing house primarily focused on photography for books and magazines. Ringier Germany employed around 100 people and published eight monthly magazines plus special editions (e.g. Globo, Kundenmagazin BMW , fotoMagazin). In 2001 Ringier Germany closed its doors. In 2004, Ringier Publishing GmbH in Berlin launched

1722-454: Was outsourced into this company. Together with zurich publishing house Tamedia, Ringier acquired the jobs.ch Holding AG from the US associated company Tiger Global Management . In October 2012, the competition commission gave its approval for the acquisition of the largest job platform in Switzerland. In July 2014 Ringier announced the sale of 49% shares of the subsidiary Scout24 Switzerland AG to

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1764-744: Was the SVP which received 27.78% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (23.15%), the FDP (17.17%) and the Green Party (9.73%). In the federal election, a total of 3,746 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.7%. There are ten buildings or sites that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . The oldest is the Roman era farm house with mosaic floors at Hirzeberg . The former armory at General-Guisan-Strasse 12 and

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