petek, januar 28, 2005

National Readership Survey results released

According to the recently-released results of the latest National Readership Survey, the most widely-read newspapers and magazines have remained the same as in previous surveys. However, promotions whereby newspaper readers can get books at a low cost have raised the sales – but not the readership – of many.

Readership data from the second half of 2004 are essentially the same as those from the second half of 2002, though overall readership has improved. The largest improvement in readership was shown by Finance, which grew from 1.4 percent in the second half of 2002 to 3.4 percent in 2004.

The most widely-read daily remains the tabloid Slovenske novice, while Nedeljski dnevnik remains the top weekly and Ognišče the top monthly. Vikend is the most popular newspaper supplement, while Družinski delničar has beat out Žurnal and Dobro jutro as the top free newspaper.

Among dailes, Slovenske novice has 411,000 readers each day, followed by Delo (241,000), Večer (177,000), Dnevnik (161,000), Primorske novice (90,000), Finance (58,000) and Ekipa (51,000). Among the free papers, Družinski delničar leads the pack with 272,000 readers, followed by Žurnal (253,000) and Dobro jutro (222,000).

The National Readership Survey is conducted quarterly by Cati, a research organization, and is conducted under the aegis of the Slovene Chamber of Advertising [Finance / 25.01.05 / Najbolj brana še vedno Slovenske novice in Nedeljski, Večer / 26.01.05 / Večer ostaja drugi med resnimi].

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Finance goes to court

Varis, a Lendava-based company that makes bathroom supplies, is trying to get a court order to prevent the daily Finance from reporting on a lawsuit against them currently pending in Germany. The Ljubljana District Court will begin hearings on 26 January.

Since the court handling the Varis case in Augsburg, Germany, is open to the public, the daily is confident that there is insufficient grounds for a court order to prevent it from reporting on the case. Since the end of 2003, the Augsburg court has been hearing the case, in which Varis has been sued by a German company, Poseidon Sanitärzellen [BWF / 25.01.05 / Business Daily Finance Makes Court Appearance Tomorrow, Finance / 25.01.05 / Jutri Finance na sodišču branijo pravico javnosti do obveščenosti].


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To sem jaz update: Two more voted off

Two more cast members have been voted off of To sem jaz: Slovenia’s Mateja and Croatia’s Edis. They departed amidst hugs and tears.

Meanwhile, casting for the next season of To sem jaz is currently underway. Those interested are to email a resume and headshot to casting@o2.com.mk [Novi List / 26.01.05 / Hrvat i Slovenka napustili makedonski show, Index.hr / 25.01.05 / Ispao hrvatski predstavnik].

Previous To sem jaz updates:

15.11.04 Reality TV show to join former Yugoslavs
13.12.04 Slovenes not interested, Bosnians threaten to sue
13.12.04 Sex, live
13.12.04 Two contestants expelled
16.12.04 Official website a hit
30.12.04 Crazy in love...
30.12.04 Christmas in Skopje
30.12.04 Four to be voted out on 4 January
05.01.05 “Balkan Mix”
05.01.05 Just two voted off
20.01.05 Slovene Miro on the rocks
20.01.05 Two girls replaced…temporarily
20.01.05 Again no vote, while show might be sued
26.01.05 Yugonostalgia goes too far!

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sreda, januar 26, 2005

Ryanair coming to Maribor

Low-cost airline Ryanair is set to launch its first Slovenia route, beginning in September. The route will fly between Maribor and London, and will compete with the already-established Ljubljana-London route run by competitor Easyjet, as well as with national carrier Adria and British Airways which also fly between Ljubljana and London. For now, the closest Ryanair terminals to Slovenia are in Klagenfurt and Trieste [Finance / 21.01.05 / Ryanair to Fly from Maribor to London in September, Finance / 21.05.05 / Ryanair septembra iz Maribora v London].

The Ryanair route will be the third daily route from Maribor airport, following the recent establishment of a Maribor – Salzburg – Paris route at the beginning of last week by Styrian Spirit airline [Večer / 25.01.05 / Od jeseni tudi vsak dan z letalom iz Maribora v London].

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Government open to dialogue with NGOs

The government is making new efforts to reach out to the country’s civil society sector. The most likely partner for the government is the Initiative for the Future of NGOs, an informal group of civil society leaders formed in July 2003.

Throughout the 1980s, civil society was quite vibrant, but it faltered with Slovene independence in 1991 and never regained its footing.

Now, new Minister of Public Administration Gregor Virant is taking steps toward establishing a new dialogue with NGOs which could serve to raise the profile of civil society throughout the country. The government plans to found a negotiating team which it hopes will begin meeting with NGOs by the end of February. A cooperation agreement could be signed between the two parties before the end of the year [SN / 21.01.05 / NGOs and the Govt Establishing a Dialogue].

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To sem jaz update: Yugonostalgia goes too far!

Regular viewers of To sem jaz in Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia were left without on 19 January, as the television stations in those countries which air the show pulled it from the air. The move was the result of a disagreement between the stations and Zoran Ristoski, who owns the show. Ristoski decided unilaterally to make some changes to the show’s set, adding three large portraits of Tito, a hammer and sickle ornament, a Tito signature and the slogan of the Communists’ prison colony Goli Otok.

He also wanted the show’s hosts to wear white shirts and red handkerchiefs, a reference to early Yugoslav fashion. Anja Alavanja, one of the Croatian hosts, refused to participate in the show after the request was made [Index.hr / 20.01.05 / Anja Alavanja odbila voditi "To sam ja" u pionirskoj uniformi].

The extreme yugonostalgia was witnessed only by viewers of Macedonian national television, since Bosnia’s OBN, Croatia’s CCN and Slovenia’s Prva TV all refused to air footage shot on the newly redecorated set. The stations’ owners felt this level of yugonostalgia raised too many sensitive and provocative political questions [Večernji List / 20.01.05 / Zbog sporne 'titoidne’ scenografije regionalne TV odbile prikazati show].

Ristoski removed the new decorations and returned the set to its original appearance, and the show was returned to the airwaves in Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia the following day [Index.hr / 21.01.05 / Organizator odustao od jugonostalgične scenografije, Novi List / 21.01.05 / Srp, čekić i tri velike Titove slike uzburkale duhove].

Previous To sem jaz updates:

15.11.04 Reality TV show to join former Yugoslavs
13.12.04 Slovenes not interested, Bosnians threaten to sue
13.12.04 Sex, live
13.12.04 Two contestants expelled
16.12.04 Official website a hit
30.12.04 Crazy in love...
30.12.04 Christmas in Skopje
30.12.04 Four to be voted out on 4 January
05.01.05 “Balkan Mix”
05.01.05 Just two voted off
20.01.05 Slovene Miro on the rocks
20.01.05 Two girls replaced…temporarily
20.01.05 Again no vote, while show might be sued

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