Mediahuis

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Media company in Belgium

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nameMediahuis NV
logoMediahuis_Logo.svg
typePrivate company
locationBelgium
industryMedia
productsNewspapers, magazines, distribution, printing, TV and online media
revenue€ 980 million (2020)
operating_income€ 15 million (2020)
homepage
ownersMediahuis Partners NV (50.6% stake), Concentra (32.7% stake) and VP Exploitatie (16.7% stake).
foundation1 January 2014
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| name = Mediahuis NV | logo = Mediahuis_Logo.svg | type = Private company | location = Belgium | industry = Media | products = Newspapers, magazines, distribution, printing, TV and online media | revenue = € 980 million (2020) | operating_income = € 15 million (2020) | homepage = | owners = Mediahuis Partners NV (50.6% stake), Concentra (32.7% stake) and VP Exploitatie (16.7% stake). | foundation = 1 January 2014

Mediahuis (; ) is a European multinational newspaper and magazine publishing, distribution, printing, television, radio and online media company founded in 2014 with assets in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany. Mediahuis publishes daily newspaper titles in Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland as well as regional titles, and is involved in broadcasting a number of Dutch and French language TV and radio stations.

Irish assets are held in Independent News & Media subsidiary.

The headquarters of Mediahuis is in Antwerp.

History

Mediahuis was founded in January 2014 as a joint venture of two Flemish media corporations: Corelio and Concentra. They entered into a collaboration around their paper and digital publishing activities. Corelio took 62% of the shares, Concentra the remaining 38%.

In 2015, Mediahuis acquired the Dutch NRC Media group. In 2017 it acquired the Dutch Telegraaf Media Groep and VP Exploitatie joined as third shareholder. It took 16.7% of the enlarged group.

In January 2019, majority shareholder Corelio NV became Mediahuis Partners NV, holding a 50.6% stake in Mediahuis, along with Concentra (32.7%) and VP Exploitatie (16.7%). These three shareholders are in turn mainly owned by the Van Puijenbroek family, Belgian Baert family and Mediahuis chairman Thomas Leysen.

On 30 April 2019 Mediahuis acquired Independent News & Media for 145.6 million euros, which gave Mediahuis control over the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent (Ireland), respectively Ireland's top-selling daily and Sunday newspaper, among other assets.

In July 2019, Mediahuis were reported to be interested in acquiring JPIMedia.

In September 2020, Mediahuis acquired the heavily loss-making NDC Mediagroep. In May 2023, Mediahuis acquired leading EU affairs media outlet EURACTIV, which became the company's first international media platform acquisition.

Mediahuis Nederland

Mediahuis Nederlands started as the NV Holdingmaatschappij De Telegraaf and was later coined Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. (TMG). It owns De Telegraaf, the most popular newspaper in the Netherlands, DFT, Telesport, Metro, Autovisie, Privé and Vrouw; regional newspapers including Haarlems Dagblad and Noordhollands Dagblad; digital brands including GeenStijl and Dumpert, and the national radio station Classic FM. In addition, Mediahuis Nederland owns dozens of other brands that focus on local news, entertainment and e-commerce. Via Keesing Media Group publishes international puzzle magazines and digital puzzles.

TMG acquired the weblog GeenStijl after initially buying an interest and Hyves, at that time still the most popular social network site in the Netherlands. In 2012, TMG acquired the free daily newspaper Metro, which folded in 2019.

In 2016, TMG held a 23% stake in a joint venture with Talpa Holding, operating radio stations Radio 538, Sky Radio, Radio Veronica, Radio 10 and thematic channels (only on Internet). In addition, the television channel TV 538.

Media assets

Europe

Belgium

  • De Standaard
  • Het Nieuwsblad
  • Gazet van Antwerpen
  • Het Belang van Limburg
  • Jobat (jobs website)
  • Jet (magazine)
  • Gotcha (classified magazine)
  • Zimmo (classified magazine)
  • Vroom (classified magazine)
  • InMemoriam
  • ROB TV, TV Limburg, ATV and TV OOST (Regional TV channels)
  • Radio Nostalgie (North and South)
  • Metro (stake)
  • De Vijver Media (stake)
  • Flanders Classics (stake)

Ireland

Main article: Mediahuis Ireland

Luxembourg

Northern Ireland

Germany

Netherlands

References

References

  1. (2019-01-15). "Corelio NV becomes Mediahuis Partners NV". Mediahuis.
  2. (n.d.). "History – Mediahuis".
  3. "Mediahuis neemt NRC over - Mediahuis".
  4. Ellie Donnelly. (2019-07-30). "Court approves INM takeover by Mediahuis". Independent News & Media.
  5. Fahy, Graham. (2019-04-30). "Mediahuis to buy Irish newspaper group INM for $163 million". Reuters.
  6. Mark Kleinman. (2019-07-08). "Hedge funds in talks to sell i and regional newspapers". Sky News.
  7. (2020-02-21). "Noordelijke kranten in het nauw: miljoenenverlies voor NDC".
  8. (2020-09-14). "Mediahuis neemt NDC over, meer dagbladen in Belgische handen".
  9. (2023-05-11). "Mediahuis strengthens its European ambition with the acquisition of pan-European EURACTIV Media Network". EURACTIV.
  10. (2023-05-11). "EU news website Euractiv acquired by publisher Mediahuis".
  11. NWS, VRT. (2017-03-05). "Mediahuis lijkt laken naar zich toe te trekken in strijd om De Telegraaf {{!}} VRT NWS: nieuws".
  12. "Mediahuis neemt 'De Telegraaf' over".
  13. Jarco Kriek. (October 3, 2016). "Grote wijzigingen Nederlands radiolandschap". TotaalTV.
  14. (2017). "Geschiedenis".
  15. (n.d.). "Home - Mediahuis".
  16. (n.d.). "Assets National Newspapers".
  17. (2022-01-10). "Mediahuis übernimmt Mehrheit im Medienhaus Aachen".
  18. (2021-10-11). "Meer informatie over NDC mediagroep".

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