20 Minuten

20 Minuten was was launched in 1999 and was Switzerland's first free newspaper. The Tamedia group took over as its publisher in 2005, and since 2006 it has also appeared in western Switzerland in a French version called 20 minutes. With its tabloid format and sensationalist tone the paper focuses on brief reports and features lots of photos. Commentary and news are not consistently presented separately. In 2020 the owner group Tamedia changed its name to TX Group AG.