Month: August 2012

Bol.it, the Mondadori Group’s online mediastore with over 9 million products in the catalogue, is launching – to coincide with the start of the new school year a ” School Special “, a new section where you can buy all of the textbooks adopted by middle and high schools for the year 2012/2013.

Thanks to an agreement signed with AIE (the Italian Publishers’ Association) Bol.it users can access the complete list of books adopted by all Italian schools: an interactive map of Italy allows users to easily order the texts, selecting the school and indicating the class involved.

Thanks to this service parents and students can enjoy a number of benefits, including the avoidance of the traditional queues at bookstores for the purchase of texts, payment on receipt and receive the books at home or at one of 80 affiliated bookstores.

In addition, for purchases of over €49 Bol.it will give a dictionary, either Italian or English, and a €5 voucher to spend on Emporio Mondadori items or other articles of stationery or school accessories.

The service will remain available for the entire school year in order to encourage even last minute purchases. For orders of over €19 euros delivery is free.

R101 is the official radio station of the 69th Venice International Film Festival at the Venice Biennale, which opened today and will run until 8 September 2012.

For the entire duration of the event R101 will offer exclusive radio encounters, from the Radiocall location, with the delegations of all the films in competition. Guido Bagatta, live from the studio set up in the Lancia Café, will give an account of all the excitement of great international cinema, during the programme aired every day from 12 to 1 pm and from 6 to 7 pm. There will be background information and curiosities from the Festival, as well as news previews and interviews with the stars on the red carpet. All video content, images and services will be available on R101’s web tv at www.r101.it.

Thanks to this collaboration R101 will be at the heart of an event of worldwide importance, with the aim of actively contributing to making the magical world of cinema even more spectacular. R101 will be the official ‘voice’ of the Venice Film Festival, covering the events and personalities with the emotional and ironic approach that characterises the radio’s style.

From this month Flair will also be available in Germany, thanks to the licensing agreement between Mondadori and Mediengruppe Klambt, a leading publisher consumer magazine market.

First magazine to cover fashion and interiors in a single upscale title, Flair Fashion&Home is an exclusive upscale title aimed at trendsetting readers interested in style.

“We are delighted with this new initiative with Mediengruppe Klambt, the partner with whom we have already successfully published Grazia in Germany,” declared Zeno Pellizzari, Mondadori’s head of International Activities. “This operation will further strengthen the positioning of our International Network in the German-speaking market, one of the biggest magazine markets in Europe,” Pellizzari concluded.

“With the launch of Flair Fashion&Home, we will broaden our magazine portfolio with another exclusive brand, thus continuing to implement our expansion strategy.” declared Lars Joachim Rose, Chairman of the Klambt publishing group. “I am very happy to further expand our excellent relationship with Mondadori through the launch of this magazine”, he concluded.

Flair Fashion&Home is destined to become a point of reference in Germany among women’s magazines by responding to two of women’s great enthusiasms: fashion and interiors. The magazine, which will always have two covers – the first dedicated to fashion and the second to the world of living – handles its subjects in a sophisticated and original way. Characterised by an outstanding visual impact, its quality, exclusive and detailed approach, the monthly will also always include sections on beauty, wellness and a ‘save the date’ feature for unmissable appointments for films, music and books.

The monthly, which has a target circulation of 100,000 copies, is on sale in Germany and German-speaking Switzerland. Marking the launch of Flair Fashion&Home the title will have a particular packaging to capture the attention of readers.

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. has announced that the Report for the period to 30 June 2012, approved by Board of Directors of 26 July 2012, is available, together with the Independent auditor’s report, on the Mondadori web site www.gruppomondadori.it in the “Investor Relations” section (www.mondadorigroup.com/Investor-relations/Results-and-reports).

The documents are also available at the company’s corporate offices and at Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (www.borsaitaliana.it).