Swiss media group Tamedia AG will launch its free newspaper on Dec. 5. The new publication, named “News”, will have 334,000 copies published for the first edition, the group said in a statement.

The paper is a joint venture between Swiss local papers Basler Zeitung, Berner Zeitung and the national daily Tages-Anzeiger.

The free paper will be distributed in the four regions - Zurich, Aargau, Bern and Solothurn, Finanz Nachrichten reports.