HotNews is one of the oldest and biggest[1] Romanian news sites focused mainly on general topics, finance, politics, and current affairs. The website constantly publishes news, interviews, video documentaries, and opinion pieces.
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Type of site | News site |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Ioan Margarit |
| URL | www.hotnews.ro |
| Commercial | Yes |
History
editThe website was founded in October 1999 by a group of financial journalists under the name RevistaPresei.ro and contained articles from outside sources put together as a press review. It was rebranded as HotNews.ro in 2005.
As of February 2019, the site has around 250,000–300,000 unique users daily, more than 3 million monthly unique visitors, and around 30 million monthly page views, according to stats measured by the Romanian BRAT/SATI.[2]
Located in Bucharest, the company employed more than 30 journalists in 2018. Its advertising sales for 2007 stood between €600,000 and €700,000.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Povestea Hotnews: primii care au dat știrea în online". Editia de Dimineata (in Romanian). 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "www.hotnews.ro". www.brat.ro. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Romania’s Hotnews.ro: from rogue pure player to market leader, Window on the Media, January 2008
External links
edit- HotNews homepage (Romanian)
- HotNews homepage (English)
- News, Analysis & Reports
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