南都周刊 Southern Metropolis Weekly

Name

南都周刊 Southern Metropolis Weekly

Website

https://nbweekly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Weekly News Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines (MPAJAEAK)

Keywords

• Weekly news magazine
• Chinese journalism
• Lifestyle publication
• Feature reporting
• Guangdong media

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Southern Metropolis Weekly (南都周刊) publishes a Chinese-language weekly news and lifestyle magazine under the broader Southern Metropolis Daily media group, operating also as 南都娱乐传媒 with an accompanying mobile app. The publication delivers news, feature stories, and cultural content to readers, primarily in southern China, and is associated with the larger Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报) newspaper brand.

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Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Broad incumbents

• Southern Weekly (南方周末): A prominent Chinese weekly newspaper affiliated with the Southern Media Group. Comparable as a regional weekly publication with a focus on investigative journalism and current affairs, though operating on a broader scale.
• Caixin (财新): A leading Chinese business and financial news media group. Comparable as a current affairs publisher operating in print-periodical and digital formats, though focused on business and finance rather than general news.
• Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报): The flagship daily newspaper of the same media group that publishes Southern Metropolis Weekly. Comparable as the parent brand and broader news outlet sharing masthead and editorial resources with the weekly.

Direct peers

• iWeekly (周末画报): A Chinese weekly lifestyle and news magazine from Modern Media Group. Directly comparable as a competing weekly periodical covering news, culture, and lifestyle in a similar urban Chinese market.
• China Newsweek (中国新闻周刊): A leading Chinese weekly news magazine focused on politics, current affairs, and social issues. Closely comparable to Southern Metropolis Weekly in format, audience, and editorial scope.
• New Weekly (新周刊): A Chinese weekly magazine covering news, lifestyle, and cultural commentary. Directly comparable as a Guangzhou-based weekly publication with a similar mix of news and lifestyle content.
• Sanlian Lifeweek (三联生活周刊): A well-known Chinese news and lifestyle weekly magazine. Directly comparable as a print-and-digital weekly periodical covering current affairs, culture, and lifestyle for a similar urban Chinese readership.
• Phoenix Weekly (凤凰周刊): A Chinese weekly news magazine affiliated with Phoenix Media. Comparable as a competing national weekly covering news, politics, and current affairs with a similar print-and-digital model.

Emerging players

• Jiemian News (界面新闻): A digital-first Chinese business and news outlet. Comparable as a current affairs publication moving from traditional print to digital subscription models, representing a potential trajectory for the weekly.
• GQ Lab (智族 GQ): A Chinese men's lifestyle and culture magazine brand. Comparable as a content publisher combining news, lifestyle, and entertainment coverage in a glossy periodical format targeting urban professionals.

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