Metro International

Metro International is a Swedish media company.

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Under the brand name Metro, it runs the world's largest chain of free newspapers, 57 daily Metro editions are published and distributing in 81 major cities in 18 countries in 17 languages across Europe, North & South America and Asia. The company was started as a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group, and the first edition was published and distributed for the Stockholm Metro.

Related Topics:
Newspaper - Modern Times Group - Stockholm Metro

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The newspaper is primarily distributed in metro systems, and locally the name may vary due to trademark issues. One example is the Hong Kong edition, which is called Metropolis Daily, the Chilean edition called Publimetro or the Spanish one, named Metro Directo.

Related Topics:
Metro - Hong Kong - Metropolis Daily - Chile - Publimetro - Metro Directo

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Under the name Metropol, a German language edition was published in Switzerland by "Metro Publication (Schweiz) AG". It was started on 31 January 2000 as a direct competitor to 20 Minuten. The newspaper ceased publication without announcement on 13 February 2002.

Related Topics:
Switzerland - 31 January - 2000 - 20 Minuten - 13 February - 2002

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