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'''Metro''' is a free daily newspaper in [[Philadelphia]] which began publishing on [[ |
'''Metro''' is a free daily newspaper in [[Philadelphia]] which began publishing on [[January 24]], 2000. Its main competition is ''[[The Philadelphia Daily News]]'', which it recently passed in circulation. It was the first ''Metro'' edition published in North America and the ninth edition since the first in Stockholm in 1995. |
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Lawyers representing the publishers of the ''Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, U.S.A. Today'' and ''The New York Times'' filed an action in Federal Court three days before Metro's first publication to block SEPTA from giving what they considered to be a competitive advantage to ''Metro''.[http://philadelphia.about.com/cs/printpublications/l/blmetro.htm] |
Lawyers representing the publishers of the ''Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, U.S.A. Today'' and ''The New York Times'' filed an action in Federal Court three days before ''Metro'''s first publication to block SEPTA from giving what they considered to be a competitive advantage to ''Metro''.[http://philadelphia.about.com/cs/printpublications/l/blmetro.htm] |
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[[SEPTA]] signed a five-year contract with TPI Metro PA. Part of the contract allows SEPTA to produce one page in each edition, however, aside from that page SEPTA has no control over any other aspect of the paper. The contract calls for Metro to pay $45,000 a month to SEPTA, which they stopped paying in March, 2003, claiming SEPTA failed to live up to the terms of the contract.[http://www.ble.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=14205] Despite lawsuits and |
[[SEPTA]] signed a five-year contract with TPI Metro PA. Part of the contract allows SEPTA to produce one page in each edition, however, aside from that page SEPTA has no control over any other aspect of the paper. The contract calls for ''Metro'' to pay $45,000 a month to SEPTA, which they stopped paying in March, 2003, claiming SEPTA failed to live up to the terms of the contract.[http://www.ble.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=14205] Despite lawsuits and counter-suits, in 2004 TPI Metro PA and SEPTA signed a three-year contract which increased payments to $65,000 a month. |
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The daily is primarily distributed by old-time newspaper hawkers paid to station themselves in areas with high pedestrian traffic, who offer the free paper to anyone who passes by. In addition, Metro can be found in distinctive green boxes on corners and in subway stations, echoing the colorful green and orange template used in all |
The daily is primarily distributed by old-time newspaper hawkers paid to station themselves in areas with high pedestrian traffic, who offer the free paper to anyone who passes by. In addition, ''Metro'' can be found in distinctive green boxes on corners and in subway stations, echoing the colorful green and orange template used in all editions. ''Metro'' is designed using [[Apple Macintosh]] computers running [[Quark Xpress|QuarkXpress.]] There are also ''Metro'' editions in two other American cities, [[New York Metro|New York]] and [[Boston Metro|Boston]] which are run by the same publishing company, [[Metro International]]. |
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Metro International, based in the Mayfair section of London, is a subsidiary of the [Modern Times Group]] and the world's leading publisher of free dailies, with 57 editions in 18 countries and 17 languages (7 editions in The United States and Canada publish in English; the Montreal edition is in French), including the largest-circulation papers in Paris and Rome. |
Metro International, based in the Mayfair section of London, is a subsidiary of the [[Modern Times Group]] and the world's leading publisher of free dailies, with 57 editions in 18 countries and 17 languages (7 editions in The United States and Canada publish in English; the Montreal edition is in French), including the largest-circulation papers in Paris and Rome. |
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Revision as of 11:25, 13 August 2005
For the region, see Delaware Valley metropolitan area
Metro is a free daily newspaper in Philadelphia which began publishing on January 24, 2000. Its main competition is The Philadelphia Daily News, which it recently passed in circulation. It was the first Metro edition published in North America and the ninth edition since the first in Stockholm in 1995.
Lawyers representing the publishers of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, U.S.A. Today and The New York Times filed an action in Federal Court three days before Metro's first publication to block SEPTA from giving what they considered to be a competitive advantage to Metro.[1]
SEPTA signed a five-year contract with TPI Metro PA. Part of the contract allows SEPTA to produce one page in each edition, however, aside from that page SEPTA has no control over any other aspect of the paper. The contract calls for Metro to pay $45,000 a month to SEPTA, which they stopped paying in March, 2003, claiming SEPTA failed to live up to the terms of the contract.[2] Despite lawsuits and counter-suits, in 2004 TPI Metro PA and SEPTA signed a three-year contract which increased payments to $65,000 a month.
The daily is primarily distributed by old-time newspaper hawkers paid to station themselves in areas with high pedestrian traffic, who offer the free paper to anyone who passes by. In addition, Metro can be found in distinctive green boxes on corners and in subway stations, echoing the colorful green and orange template used in all editions. Metro is designed using Apple Macintosh computers running QuarkXpress. There are also Metro editions in two other American cities, New York and Boston which are run by the same publishing company, Metro International.
Metro International, based in the Mayfair section of London, is a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group and the world's leading publisher of free dailies, with 57 editions in 18 countries and 17 languages (7 editions in The United States and Canada publish in English; the Montreal edition is in French), including the largest-circulation papers in Paris and Rome.