Berlingske Media
| Private limited company | |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Founder | Ernst Henrich Berling |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Key people | Lisberth Knudsen (CEO), Kim Graven-Nielsen (Chairman) |
| Website |
www |
Berlingske Media (formerly Det Berlingske Officin A/S)[1] is a Danish media company that owns a large number of newspapers, in addition to websites and national and local radio stations.
History
The company was founded in 1749 when Ernst Henrich Berling first published Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender (later Berlingske Tidende). The company was owned by the Berling family until 1982 when it experienced economical difficulties and was saved by an investment from Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. He sold his shares in the company in 1999. From 2000 to 2006, the company was owned by the Orkla Group, a Norwegian conglomerate which purchased 76% of Det Berlingske Officin publishing group' stock for €209-million.[2]
In 2006, Orkla sold its multi-national publishing and media activities, including Det Berlingske Officin, to the British company Mecom Group for €900 million.[2]
The company name was changed name to "Berlingske Media" to reflect its focus on websites.[3]
The main newspaper in the company, Berlingske Tidende is one of the worlds oldest newspapers, having published its first issue on January 3, 1749.[3]
Ownerships
Paid-circulation newspapers
- Berlingske Tidende[4]
- B.T.[4]
- Weekendavisen[4]
- Århus Stiftstidende (91.8%)
- De Bergske Blade (66.67%, publishing a number of regional newspapers in Jutland)
- JydskeVestkysten (50%, until 15 September 2013)[5]
- Kristeligt Dagblad (22%)
Free newspapers
Miscellaneous
References
- ↑ Berlingske Media website in English Archived October 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Ketupa Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Media Profiles: stock values rise: €209m in 2000; €900m in 2006. Archived September 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Berlingske, most recent update of English page, September 29, 2004
- 1 2 3 Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (Occasional Paper No:99/4). University of Navarra. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Mecom. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
External links
- Berlingske Media website; Ownerships overview
- Ketupa Media Profiles: Norsk Orkla/Det Berlingske Officin; Mecom
- "Det Berlingske Officin A/S". Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister. Danish Business Authority.