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| Owner | Moser Holding |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Schlüssel Verlag/Moser Holding |
| Founded | 11 June 1945; 80 years ago (1945-06-11) |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Innsbruck |
| Country | Austria |
| Sister newspapers | TT Compact |
| Website | www |
Tiroler Tageszeitung (also known asTT) is a provincial daily newspaper published in Innsbruck, Austria.[1] The paper has been in circulation since 1945 and is the newspaper with the widest reach in the Austrian state ofTyrol.
TT was first published on 11 June 1945.[2] During this period Austria was ruled by theAllies followingWorld War II.[1][3] Its foundation was supported by the French and Americans,[3] but it was under the influence of the former.[4] Later the ownership ofTT was transferred to Austrians.[3]
The German companyAxel Springer Verlag acquired a stake of the paper in 1989[5] and had the majority stake of the paper in the 1990s.[6][7] The paper is wholly owned by the Moser Holding.[8][9][10] In 2008 the holding launched a free daily newspaper, namelyTT Compact.[8][11] The publisher ofTT is the Schlüssel Verlag/Moser company.[12][13]
TT is based in Innsbruck[14][15] and is a leading publication inTyrol region.[16] The paper is described as a conservative publication.[17] However, the paper has no political affiliation and has an independent stance.[18]
TT is published in five regional editions.[7] The paper has four main sections: international news, national news, regional news and sports.[16] It is not an advertisement-oriented publication.[16] The paper was the only officialsponsor of the Innsbruck2012 Youth Olympics.[19]
In 2008TT published a letter of Germanimmunologist Clemens Sorg following his dismissal from the post as the rector of theMedical University of Innsbruck due to his involvement in astem cell scandal.[20]
TT was the sixth best selling Austrian newspaper in 2002 with a circulation of 122,000 copies.[21] The paper had a circulation of 112,690 copies in 2003.[22] It was the fifth best selling newspaper in Austria with a circulation of 121,000 copies in 2004.[23]
The regional market share ofTT was 63% and its regional readership was 47% in 2006.[24] Its circulation in 2007 was 111,000 copies.[25] In the period of 2007–2008 the daily had a readership of 3.89%.[26] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 109,716 copies,[27] making it the sixth most read newspaper in Austria.[18] Its circulation was 108,045 copies in 2009 and 105,861 copies in 2010.[27] The daily had a circulation of 87,149 copies in 2011.[28] Its average circulation was 97,000 copies in 2013.[13] The magazine sold 91,045 copies in 2018.[29]
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