India, which now just has one free daily (Metro Now in Delhi), may soon be getting two more.
India's Business Standard reports that Metro International, the chain with editions in more than 100 cities worldwide, hopes to launch an edition in India. Metro is negotiating with Indian publisher ABP, which publishes India's Anandabazaar Patrika and The Telegraph, both based in Kolkata. ABP is reported to be in the advanced stage of talks with the group, which is expected to take 26 percent equity stake in the venture with Metro.
Last month, the owner of the London Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers, announced it is forming a joint venture with India Today Group, with interests in magazine publishing and television channels, to launch a morning tabloid. The name of the new free paper and its start date have yet to be announced.
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Free-Daily.com's purpose is to report on the emerging free daily newspaper industry. While many experts have written off print media, free dailies are a promising concept that works on a number of levels. Tabloid-size free dailies are more widely read by young readers, giving them the news they need to lead their lives. Reaching this demographic is essential to advertisers. Free dailies are also an outlet for quality journalism.
While Free-Daily.com wants to see this industry developed, this site isn't about cheerleading. We report the bad news as well as the good, and we publish editorials highlighting problems and solutions.
E-mail free-daily@hotmail.com with tips, comments or criticisms.
About editor Clyde Davis.
Two other sites to visit:
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• Newspaper Innovation, a comprehensive look at the worldwide free daily industry compiled by Amsterdam University associate professor Piet Bakker.
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While Free-Daily.com wants to see this industry developed, this site isn't about cheerleading. We report the bad news as well as the good, and we publish editorials highlighting problems and solutions.
E-mail free-daily@hotmail.com with tips, comments or criticisms.
About editor Clyde Davis.
Two other sites to visit:
• Free Daily Association of North America, where this blog can also be found along with contributions of many others.
• Newspaper Innovation, a comprehensive look at the worldwide free daily industry compiled by Amsterdam University associate professor Piet Bakker.
Here's our RSS link.
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54 U.S./Canadian Free Dailies
- amNewYork
- Aspen Daily News
- Aspen Times
- Aurora (Colo.) Sentinel
- b (Baltimore)
- Berlin (N.H.) Daily Sun
- Boston Metro
- Briefing (Dallas)
- Calgary 24 hours
- Calgary Metro
- Cape Cod (Mass.) Day
- Colorado Daily (Boulder)
- Colorado Springs Ink
- Conway (N.H.) Daily Sun
- Denver Daily News
- East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.)
- Edmonton 24 hours
- Edmonton Metro
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.) Post Independent
- Halifax Metro
- Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Daily
- Kitsap (Wash.) Free Daily
- Laconia (N.H.) Daily Sun
- Marco (Fla.) Daily Eagle
- Montreal 24 heures
- Montreal Metro
- New York Metro
- Ottawa 24 heures
- Ottawa 24 hours
- Ottawa Metro
- Palo Alto (Calif.) Daily News
- Palo Alto (Calif.) Daily Post
- Philadelphia Metro
- Portland (Maine) Daily Sun
- RedEye (Chicago)
- San Francisco Examiner
- San Mateo (Calif.) Daily Journal
- Santa Barbara Daily Sound
- Santa Monica (Calif.) Daily Press
- Sky-Hi Daily News (Granby, Colo.)
- Starkville (Miss.) Dispatch
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Today
- Summit Daily News (Breckenridge, Colo.)
- Tahoe Daily Tribune (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.)
- tbt* (Tampa Bay, Fla.)
- Telluride (Colo.) Daily Planet
- Toronto 24 heures
- Toronto 24 hours
- Toronto Metro
- Toronto t.o.night
- Vail (Colo.) Daily
- Vail (Colo.) Mountaineer
- Vancouver 24 hours
- Vancouver Metro
- Washington Examiner
- Washington Express