HotNews is one of the oldest and biggest
Romania
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news sites focused mainly on general topics, finance, politics, and current affairs. The website constantly publishes news, interviews, video documentaries, and opinion pieces.
History
The 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.
Located in
Bucharest
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, the company employed more than 30 journalists in 2018. Its
advertising
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sales for 2007 stood between €600,000 and €700,000.
[Romania’s Hotnews.ro: from rogue pure player to market leaderWindow on the Media](_blank)
January 2008
See also
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Communications media in Romania
References
External links
HotNews homepage(Romanian)
HotNews homepage(English)
News, Analysis & Reports
Romanian news websites
Mass media companies established in 1999
Mass media companies of Romania
1999 establishments in Romania
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