The print edition of "Blick am Abend" is no longer available

On Friday, December 21, 2018, the last printed issue of Blick am Abend will be published. Then the focus will be on the brand's successful digital offering. "We decided to end Blick's print edition that evening," says Alexander Theobald, Director of Operations at Ringier Switzerland and General Manager of Blick Group. Due to the development of the Swiss advertising market, this step has become economically necessary, the change of readers and advertisers from print to online continues. "We have not made this decision easy and we regret the closure. But the economic situation and the negative forecasts have led us to focus now on the digital vision, "said Theobald.

Along with the publication of the printed edition of Blick in the evening, adjustments will be made in the press room and in the publishing house of Blick Group. A total of 11 permanent employees are involved in recruitment and reorganization. Part of the job cuts can be absorbed by early retirements. Ringier's social plan comes into force for the employees concerned.

Online employees are not concerned with the interruption of the print edition. They continue to create content for Blickamabend.ch and appearances in social media. This will serve the larger digital community as before. Even today, appearances on Blick's social networks in the evening, with around 800,000 interactions per month, are among the most successful in the Swiss media landscape. Activities on social media will be intensified to further expand the digital community of Blick in the evening. The digital format of Blick in the evening is based on the usual content: news and entertainment from around the world.