Sme (stylized as SME) or Denník Sme (lit. 'We Are Daily') is one of the widely-read mainstream broadsheets in Slovakia. Its website is one of the most-visited internet portals in Slovakia.[2]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Petit Press |
| Founded | January 1993 |
| Political alignment | Left liberalism[1] |
| Language | Slovak |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Circulation | 32,853 (January 2015) |
| Sister newspapers | The Slovak Spectator, Új Szó, Korzár and various regional My noviny newspapers |
| Website | www |
Ownership status
editIn June 2016, the Antimonopoly Office approved the transaction of the investment group Penta.[3] At the end of 2017, represented by the company News and Media Holding,[4] Penta decreased to 40% after the latter company sold a five percent share in the share capital to the majority owner Prvá slovenská investičná skupina.[5] The transaction of Penta financial group was announced on 22 April 2021.[6]
History
editFounded in mid-January 1993, Sme is published six times a week by Petit Press.[7] The sister newspapers of SME include The Slovak Spectator, Új Szó, Korzár and various regional My noviny newspapers[8]
Its circulation was 76,590 copies in December 2006, 53,000 in 2011, 62,890 copies in September 2012,[9] and 32,853 in January 2015 [10]
In 2014, Namav, a subject subvenced by the Penta Investments group, announced the purchase of Petit Press, the publisher of the newspaper. In reaction, a major part of the editorial board, including the editor-in-chief, announced their resignation. Matúš Kostolný, the departing editor-in-chief, stated: "We are leaving SME and we will try to create a new medium that no one will suspect that it serves someone other than the readers".[11]
Six years after the hostile takeover, Penta Investments group left Petit Press in 2021.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ Sme, eurotopics, archived from the original on 25 April 2016, retrieved 25 April 2016
- ^ "Top Sites in Slovakia". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Valček, Adam (17 June 2018). "Úrad Pente odsúhlasil vstup do vydavateľstva Petit Press". SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "News and Media Holding". Penta Investments (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Denník Sme oslavuje 25 rokov". Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "MDIF purchases a 34% stake in leading Slovak publisher Petit Press". MDIF. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
- ^ Miroslav Kollar; Tomáš Czwitkowics. "Mapping digital media: Slovakia" (PDF). Open Society Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Petit Press" (in Slovak). Petit Press. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Inzercia SME". Petit Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Sme, Trend a ďalší v januári klesli na historické minimum" (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Penta se nedala odradit. Vstoupila do slovenského deníku Sme" (in Czech). Aktuálně.cz. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "MDIF purchases a 34% stake in leading Slovak publisher Petit Press – MDIF". Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Penta financial group leaves Petit Press six years after hostile takeover". The Slovak Spectator. Bratislava: Petit Press. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2022.