Sol (newspaper)

Sol

The 1 September 2007 front page of
Sol
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Newshold
Editor José António Saraiva
Founded 16 September 2006 (2006-09-16)
Political alignment Center-right
Language Portuguese
Headquarters Lisbon
Circulation 33,089 (2011)
Website Sol
For the Turkish newspaper, see SoL (newspaper).

Sol (Portuguese for Sun) is a Portuguese language weekly national newspaper published every Saturday in Lisbon, Portugal.

History and profile

Sol was first published on 16 September 2006.[1] The paper was founded by José António Saraiva with the premise to compete with the long-established Expresso.

Sol is directly or indirectly owned by Angolan businessman Álvaro Sobrinho through Newshold, the controlling society of the newspaper, which also owns a 12,21% stake in Cofina.[2]

The circulation of Sol was 49,000 copies in 2008.[3] The paper had a circulation of 33,089 copies in 2011.[4]

Sol appeared in the Portuguese market as a competitor of Expresso which until now (2015) maintains a clearly leading position.

References

  1. ↑ "Overview of the Sector". GMCS. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ O abc do poder angolano Jornal de Negocios. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Anne Austin et. al. (2008). "Western Europe Market and Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Imprensa: Circulation Portugal 2011
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