Hamburg, May 7, 2004
Gruner + Jahr continues to expand its international portfolio, this time in Austria. The local NEWS publishing group is launching a new magazine for young women between the ages of 15 and 25. YOUNGSTYLE will make its debut on Austrian newsstands on May 7 and is specifically designed to cater to this target audience. The magazine will initially be published twice a year; its seven sections will present reports and interviews on topics including trends, fashion, beauty and love. YOUNGSTYLE has a handy pocket format and offers 148 pages at a cover price of 1.50. Its initial print run will be 90,000 copies. The first issue, with 50 pages of ads, shows that the new title is very well received by advertisers.

Uschi Fellner, editor-in-chief of the highly successful Austrian edition of WOMAN magazine, is YOUNGSTYLE´s publisher. Its acting editor-in-chief is Lisa Ulrich.

This latest launch brings the total number of magazines published by the NEWS group to 14, further enhancing its position as Austria´s biggest magazine publisher.

Dr. Torsten-Jörn Klein, member of the G+J executive board and head of the International Magazines division, declared: "The NEWS publishing group´s extremely promising performance once again underscores the great importance of the Austrian market for Gruner + Jahr. The team headed by CEO Rudi Klausnitzer continues to do outstanding work in a flat advertising environment. We will continue to invest in new formats, as we have done with ´Youngstyle´ "

Alexander Adler
Spokesman
Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG
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