Edipresse Switzerland's General Management will be strengthened as of January 1st, 2009 with the appointment of Serge Reymond as new Deputy CEO.

The first edition of the Asian Grand Prix d'Horlogerie in Geneva was a great success. For the first time in its history, the most prestigious watch international competitions, held this year a local edition in Asia, held from 27 to September 30 in Singapore, which was awarded the first "Asia Edition - Watch of The Year Award".

Revolution, the watchmaking magazine of reference, will be available as from September 26 in French-speaking markets.

The Edipresse Group reported a rise in net income for first half of 2008. The company benefited from positive developments in its Internet activities, businesses in emerging markets (Eastern Europe and Asia) and from the exceptional gain realized from the sale of its Edimpresa joint venture participation in Portugal. Edipresse however witnessed decreased margins in Switzerland and Spain.

The four principal dailies in French-speaking Switzerland, all published by Edipresse, have never had as many readers. Tribune de Genève, 24 Heures, Le Matin and Le Matin Bleu reach a total of nearly 1.2 millions readers each day.

Edipresse AS Romania launches GMT XXL, Europe’s great magazine of timepieces.

Faced with profound changes and challenges occurring in the media market, Edipresse Switzerland is thinking ahead and already taking several measures to improve operations and reduce its cost basis.

The Portuguese Competitition Authority has now given its approval to the sell of Edipresse Group's 50% stake in the Edimpresa

Edipresse Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of Edipresse Group, has acquired 100% of Singapore-based luxury publisher Solitaire Media Ltd. The acquisition is yet another milestone of Edipresse’s development into Asia-Pacific’s leading luxury and lifestyle media group.