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Agora Spółka Akcyjna or Agora SA is a Polish media company. Agora and ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (English: ''Electoral Gazette'') were created on the eve of the parliamentary elections in 1989. ''Gazeta'' became the first independent newspaper in Poland, while Agora grew into one of the largest and most renowned media companies in Poland. Since 1999 Agora's shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Agora's activities include newspapers, advertising, cinemas, radio, various online services, magazines, books and more. == Agora's business == Agora's flagship business is ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' - Poland's largest quality daily, which has 3.48 million readers,〔Polskie Badania Czytelnictwa, MillwardBrown SMG/KRC, CPW index (daily readership), Jan-Dec 2012, N=48 191〕 and sells 257 thousand copies every day.〔ZKDP, average daily copy sales, Jan-Dec 2012;〕 "Gazeta" combines a national newspaper with regional pages and thematic supplements. In 2012 "Gazeta's" advertising sales reached PLN 202.9 million, while its share in the newspaper advertising market was 36.5%.〔Consolidated financial statements according to IFRS, 4Q 2012; ad market share: Agora, estimated data corrected for average discount rate based on the monitoring of Agora and Kantar Media, the data include paid-for and free dailies;〕 Agora also publishes a free newspaper ''Metro'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dziennik Metro )〕 the third most read nationwide daily in Poland.〔 Currently, ''Metro'' distributes 348 thousand copies〔ZKDP, copies distributed, January–December 2012〕 in 18 Polish cities. It is the only free nationwide daily in the Polish newspaper market.〔Distributed every day (Monday through Friday)〕 Agora is also present in the outdoor advertising through its subsidiary company AMS〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ams.com.pl )〕 - one of the leading players in out-of-home advertising. AMS offers a broad array of premium panels, such as backlights, citylights on public transportation shelters, city-scrolls and classic billboards, transit advertising on buses and large format wall-mounted panels on buildings as well as CitiINFOTv panels installed in Warsaw Metro cars and buses. In 2012, the advertising sales of AMS reached PLN 162.1 million and its share in the outdoor advertising market stood at almost 30%.〔Consolidated financial statements according to IFRS, 4Q 2012, ad market share - IGRZ〕 Agora owns a majority stake in Helios - the second largest cinema operator in Poland. Helios was established in 1993 and following acquisitions (including the 5 multiplex cinemas under the Kinoplex brand in 2007) it operates 31 cinemas in Poland including 30 multiplexes and one traditional cinema. As of 31 December 2012, Helios cinemas offered a total of 166 screens and almost 356 thousand seats. Currently, Agora owns over several dozens of themed, classified, entertainment and social services belonging to the Gazeta.pl group: Gazeta.pl, Wyborcza.pl, Blox.pl and Sport.pl as well as portals and classified services GazetaPraca.pl and Domiporta.pl. Agora also offers Internet film series and content from its Internet services by means of mobile technology. Online advertising service agencies include GlossyMedia.pl, SearchLab.pl, AdPlayer.pl, PayPer.pl and HandyNet.pl. At the end of 2012, the total reach of Gazeta.pl Group's Internet services amounted to 59.1%, to 11.4 million users,〔Megapanel PBI/Gemius, December 2012, Gazeta.pl group: reach and real users〕 allowing Gazeta.pl Group to become the third biggest portal in Poland. Agora owns a group of local radio stations operating under two brands: Złote Przeboje (English: ''Golden Hits'') and Rock Radio (modern rock format - formerly Roxy FM, playing varied indie music), a regional news station TOK FM, and an Internet radio platform Tuba with the service tuba FM which was the first one in Poland to offer its users creation and sharing of radio channels. Publishing activities of Agora comprise several color magazines on topics including shopping, interior design, culinary, parenting and lifestyle issues. Combined paid circulation of Agora's monthlies in 2012 was over 875 thousand copies.〔ZKDP, copy sales, Jan-Dec 2012;〕 Currently, apart from the standard activity such as publishing and distribution of book series, the company operates in new fields such as co-production and distribution of large-screen movies (for example ''Drogówka'') as well as co-production of cultural events including (Woody Allen's concert in Warsaw). Agora tried to build its own group shopping portal HappyDay.pl. This was closed on 2 January 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agora SA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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