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20 Minutes TV
French free daily 20 Minutes recently introduced their own 20 Minutes TV website with short movie clips.
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Heute starts discount site
After Metro, also Austrian free daily Heute is trying to copy Groupon by launching a similar discount service: dealheute. Readers with coupons can get up to 50% discounts on products. Today’s deal is...
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amNewYork iPad version
Last week, New York free daily amNewYork launched its iPad version. With this version, there must be at least 20 free dailies with a iPad app. All can be downloaded – for free – from the App Store....
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New website for DirectMatin
DirectMatin, French free daily by the Bolloré Group, launched its first ‘real’ website last week. Previously the paper only had a site were pdf’s could be downloaded. All sections (people, elections,...
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Reader columns for Metro Holland
The Dutch edition of Metro has introduced a new online forum for readers’s columns: Metrocolumn. Columnists must first register, and can upload their columns and share tehm though social media. Readers...
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Metro Poland en Microsoft launch website
Agora and Microsoft launched MetroMsn.pl, replacing both the former Msn.pl and emetro.pl websites. The new online edition of the free daily Metro (Agora) will offer news, lifestyle and entertainment,...
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Heute goes Android
Free Austrian Heute has introduced an Android app after the paper already launched an app for the iPhone more than a year ago. The app is based on html5 and contains all regional editions. The archive...
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Metro France Google distribution map
Metro France uses Google maps to show readers where they can pick up the paper. Below the Bordeaux map. Hovering over a green Metro-dot shows the pick-up spot. The smileys indicate public transport...
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Metro Belgium introduces Scoopshot
After Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands, now also Metro Belgium in introducing the photo-app Scoopshot for their readers. The the app – iPhone and Android – registered users can upload photo’s to the...
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Metro Belgium iPad app
Metro Belgium will launch a free iPad on February 25. Bothe the Dutch and French language editions will be available in the app store.
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Augmented reality in Metro US
In cooperation with Blippar, Metro US introduced augmented reality for their editions in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Readers can download the free Blippar app on their device, open the app, and...
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Metro Belgium introduces Android app
After the app for iPad, Belgium free daily Metro introduced an app for Android phones and tablets as well. The app is available in a French and Dutch language version on the Google Playstore, the iPad...
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Politico tests readers’ willingness to pay for journalism
Can frees join the paid? Politico likes to thinks so. The US free website/newspaper will start testing metered pay-models for at least six months in the six states and internationally. Readers will be...
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UK free daily Metro starts online Casino
UK free daily Metro, owned by Associated Newspapers (also owning tabloid paper Daily Mail) will launch an “online gaming platform” called Metro Play. Six months ago Metro Play was launched as a...
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Better interface, more sharing: Metro UK sees increase in online users
UK free daily Metro (Associated Newspapers) has seen its online use increase with a thrid to more than 730,000 users a day according to the lastest ABC audit data (The Guardian). According to Metro a...
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Metro UK starts evening tablet edition
To compete with rival free daily Evening Standard, morning UK paper Metro launched an evening tablet edition. The edition for Android and iPad is available from 5 PM. The ‘regular’ morning tablet...
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Portland Daily Sun to buy news aggregator
Free daily Portland Daily Sun has reached an agreement to buy news aggregator MaineNewsSimply.com. The Portland Daily Sun owner Mark Guerringue will pay an undisclosed price to Stefan Williman, who...
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Swiss Blick am Abend expands online
Free Swiss evening paper Blick am Abend is upgrading their online business. The paper is second in readership after leading (free) daily 20 Minuten, but lags further behind online. To expand their...
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20 million monthly unique visitors for Metro.co.uk
Metro.co.uk has reached the 20 million visitors mark because of social media referals according to the newspaper. It reached 20.1 million monthly global unique visitors for the first time. This is an...
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Metronews France in Apple Kiosk
All 7 editions of MetroNews France – Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice-Cannes, Lille and Nantes – will be avalibale in the Apple Kiosk with a new app. The new app MetroNews Le Journal (for...
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