Mafra is a Czech

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that publishes printed and

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, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. It is a subsidiary of

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holding conglomerate owned by trust of

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, the former

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. Mafra owns some of the most popular media in the Czech Republic, including ''

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'' and '' Lidové noviny'' newspapers, and the most visited Czech

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iDnes.

History

Mafra was founded in 1992 in Prague. It was acquired in 1994 by the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH (RBDV) (the publisher of the '' Rheinische Post''), which bought Mafra from French press group Socpresse. In 2013, Mafra was acquired by Czech holding group

, which is owned by

. MAFRA publishes the daily newspaper '' Mladá fronta DNES'' (MF Dnes), which, with 224,000 circulation as of March 2011 is the second largest newspaper in the Czech Republic, after

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'' Blesk''. Fully owned subsidiary Lidové noviny, a.s. publishes daily newspaper '' Lidové noviny'' with circulation of 44,000, 60% subsidiary Metro Česká republika, a.s. publishes a freesheet Czech edition of ''

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'' with a circulation of 266,000. The internet division is, as of February 2011, the third most visited Czech website on the internet, with 3.7 million unique visitors per month. It includes web portals iDnes.cz and lidovky.cz, most of its websites being under iDnes.cz. Other assets include two printing works (in Prague and Olomouc) and the TV music channel ''

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''. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mafra benefited disproportionately from

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{{Authority control Mass media companies of the Czech Republic Mass media companies established in 1992 Mass media in Prague Companies based in Prague