Berlingske Media
| Berlingske Media | |
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Founder | Ernst Henrich Berling |
| Headquarters | , Denmark |
Key people | |
| Parent | Orkla Group (2000 – 2006) Mecom Group (2006 – 2014) DPG Media (2014 – 2025) Amedia (2025 – present) |
| Website | www |
Berlingske Media (formerly Det Berlingske Officin A/S)[1] is a Danish Copenhagen-based media company that owns many newspapers, websites and radio stations. The main newspaper in the company, Berlingske Tidende, now Berlingske , is one of the world's oldest newspapers, having published its first issue on 3 January 1749.[2] The company is run by Anders Krab-Johansen, former CEO and editor in chief at the daily Børsen.
History
[edit ]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ドル-million.[3]
In 2006, Orkla sold its multi-national publishing and media activities, including Det Berlingske Officin, to the British company Mecom Group for 900ドル million.[3] The company name was changed to "Berlingske Media" to reflect its focus on websites.[2]
In June 2014, Mecom sold Berlingske Media to the Belgian mediahouse De Persgroep, later DPG Media. After DPG Media's takeover, Berlingske Media is focusing on the four main brands; Berlingske, B.T., Weekendavisen and Radio24syv.
In February 2025, Berlingske was sold to the Norwegian media group Amedia.
Ownerships
[edit ]Brands
[edit ]- Berlingske formerly Berlingske Tidende[4]
- B.T. [4]
- B.T.metro (70% and Tamedia 30%)
- Weekendavisen [4]
- Radio24syv (70% and People Group 30%)
References
[edit ]- ^ Berlingske Media website in English Archived October 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Berlingske, most recent update of English page, September 29, 2004
- ^ a b Ketupa Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Media Profiles: stock values rise: 209ドルm in 2000; 900ドルm in 2006. Archived September 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (Occasional Paper No:99/4) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
External links
[edit ]- Berlingske Media website; Ownerships overview
- Ketupa Media Profiles: Norsk Orkla/Det Berlingske Officin; Mecom
- "Det Berlingske Officin A/S". Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister. Central Business Register.