Edipresse Group has sold its 50% stake in the Portuguese magazine publishing company Edimpresa to its joint-venture partner Impresa. The transaction must still be formally submitted to the Portuguese competition authorities for approval.

Edipresse’s Asian subsidiary Edipresse Asia together with the Group’s multimedia luxury and watch making entity, Edipresse Luxe, are proud to announce the first Asian issues of GMT XXL magazine, which will be launched in June 2008 in Singapore, in July in Hong Kong and in August in Malaysia.

In a period of significant transformation of the media industry, Edipresse improved upon its results from last year:

Edipresse Asia has won its first kudos for 2008. At IFRA's seventh Asia Media Awards, Edipresse Asia's flagship publication, Hong Kong Tatler, won a Judges' Special Recognition award in the Best in Magazine Overall Design category, while Home Journal won Bronze in Best in Magazine Cover Design.

2 April, 2008 - Basel, Switzerland - From Singapore to New York, Madrid to Hong Kong, Moscow to Shanghai, Revolution is conquering the world's major watch markets. Edipresse Group's luxury multimedia entity, Edipresse Luxe and Revolution International Limited have signed an agreement to launch a Francophone edition of Revolution. Published on a quarterly basis, this edition will be distributed in Switzerland, France and Belgium in autumn 2008.

The Tribune de Genève and 24 heures are launching Swisster.ch, a new online daily in English on March 31st, 2008. A first in Swiss media, it is dedicated to the English-speaking community living in Switzerland. Subscription based, Swisster.ch also provides free content.

Le Matin Bleu continues its growth and confirms its leading position in the Swiss-French region ahead of 20 Minutes, according to the latest figures from REMP (the certification body of audience figures for Swiss media). From October 2006 to September 2007, 24heures, Le Matin Dimanche and most of the Edipresse Group's magazines registered stable audience numbers.

Zurich, March 19th, 2008 – The media companies Edipresse and Tamedia have increased their participation in the Swiss real estate portal homegate.ch from 16.5% to 45% each.

Rendezvous on the 13th of November at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva.

The international watchmaking elite will be present on the 13th of November at the Grand Théâtre de Genève for the eighth edition of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix. The evening prize-giving ceremony will once again bring the watchmaking world's professional community of managers, journalists and decision makers to Geneva.

Edipresse Asia launches asiabestrestaurants.com: the complete online guide to dining, nightlife and events in Hong Kong. The interactive guide Asia Best Restaurants.com to Hong Kong and Asia, offers city-focused dining and nightlife reviews, entertainment listings and the hottest news and deals in the region.