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Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is a British multinational media company, the owner of the ''Daily Mail'' and several other titles. The 4th Viscount Rothermere is the chairman and controlling shareholder of the company. The head office is located in Northcliffe House in Kensington, London. In January 2022, DMGT delisted from the London Stock Exchange following a successful offer for DMGT by Rothermere Continuation Limited.

History

The group traces its origins to the launch in 1896 of the mid-market national newspaper the ''Daily Mail'' by Harold Harmsworth (later created, in July 1919, The 1st Viscount Rothermere) and his elder brother, Alfred.Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography It was incorporated in 1922 and its shares were first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1932.

The 1st Viscount Rothermere's son, Esmond, took operational control of the organization in 1932 and complete control in November 1940, when his father died.

Vere Harmsworth became the Chairman of Associated Newspapers in 1970. Upon the death of his father in July 1978, he succeeded as The 3rd Viscount Rothermere and became chairman of parent Daily Mail and General Trust plc.

After almost 100 years in Fleet Street, the company left its original premises of New Carmelite House in Fleet Street in 1988 to move to Northcliffe House in Kensington.

In 2019, DMGT joined the Belt and Road News Network.

Divisions

Consumer Media

dmg media
and Harmsworth Media are the media subsidiaries of DMGT and publish the following titles:

*''Daily Mail'' – dmg media's primary national newspaper.
*'' The Mail on Sunday'' – The sister paper of the Daily Mail, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1982.
*'' Ireland on Sunday'' – Associated Newspapers took over the publishing of Ireland on Sunday in 2001. The title was re-launched in April 2002 to coincide with the move to its new offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin. It included TV Week magazine and in September 2006 it was merged with the Mail on Sunday and became the Irish Mail on Sunday.
*'' i'' – National newspaper originally launched as a sister paper to '' The Independent''. Bought in November 2019 for £49.6 million.
*''Metro'' – Metro is a national newspaper. Launched in March 1999 as a free, stapled newspaper, it was distributed initially in London. But since has been published every weekday morning, around Yorkshire, the North West, Newcastle and the North East, the East Midlands, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Scotland.
*'' Metro.co.uk'' is a UK-based online newspaper. Originally created in 2002 as the digital counterpart to the print Metro, it now operates as an independent publication within the DMG group, attracting a daily audience of over 1.6 million.
*'' MailOnline'' is one of the world's most popular English language newspaper website

*'' New Scientist'' – a weekly magazine focusing on science and technology. Bought in 2021 for £70 million.

The '' London Evening Standard'' was owned by DMGT until it was sold to Alexander Lebedev in January 2009. DMGT still maintains a 5% share.

Property information

In the UK
Landmark Information Group
includes Landmark and SearchFlow and provide information for property transactions
Trepp
in the US, provides similar services.

Corporate services

DMGT ventures is the venture capital arm of DMGT. Investments include used-car platform Cazoo, property investment platform Bricklane, and will-writing platform Farewill.

Head office

The head office is located in Northcliffe House in Kensington, London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.Ponsford, Dominic.
Sharing with Mail 'will safeguard future of Independent'
." '' Press Gazette''. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011. "Under a deal signed today, the Independent titles will share back office functions with the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Metro and Evening Standard at Northcliffe House in Kensington." In addition to housing the DMGT head office, the building also houses the offices of '' The Independent'', '' i,'' ''Daily Mail'', '' Mail on Sunday'', '' Evening Standard'', ''Metro'' and '' Metro.co.uk''.

Charity

Upon the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, DMGT donated £500,000 to help the victims and refugees.

See also

* Multinational companies
* Viscount Rothermere
* Mass media
* List of companies based in London

References

External links

Daily Mail and General Trust

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