Berlingske Media (formerly Det Berlingske Officin A/S)Berlingske Media website in English
is a Danish Copenhagen-based media company that owns many

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s and

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s. The main newspaper in the company, ''Berlingske Tidende'', now ''

Berlingske ''Berlingske'', previously known as ''Berlingske Tidende'' (, ''Berling's Times''), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen. It is considered a newspaper of record for Denmark. First published on 3 January 1749, ''Berlingske' ...

'', is one of the world's oldest newspapers, having published its first issue on 3 January 1749. The company is run by Anders Krab-Johansen, former CEO and editor in chief at Børsen.

History

The company was founded in 1749 when

Ernst Henrich Berling Ernst Henrich Berling (22 March 1708 – 16 October 1750) was a German- Danish book printer and publisher. From 1749 he published ''Danske Post Tidender,'' which would later become ''Berlingske Tidende.'' Biography Berling was born in Mecklenbu ...

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 Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (; 13 July 1913 – 16 April 2012) was a Danish shipping magnate. He was a longtime figure at A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, which was founded by his father. Personal life Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was born in He ...

. He sold his shares in the company in 1999. From 2000 to 2006, the company was owned by the

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, a Norwegian conglomerate which purchased 76% of Det Berlingske Officin publishing group' stock for €209-million. Ketupa
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In 2006, Orkla sold its multi-national publishing and media activities, including Det Berlingske Officin, to the

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company

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for €900 million. The company name was changed to "Berlingske Media" to reflect its focus on websites.Berlingske, most recent update of English page, September 29, 2004
/ref> In June 2014, Mecom sold Berlingske Media to the Belgian mediahouse De Persgroep (now

DPG Media DPG Media Group is a Belgian media company also active in the Netherlands and Denmark. It is owned by the Van Thillo family and employs some 6,000 people. Divisions The DPG Media Group operates through three national subsidiaries: * DPG Med ...

). After DPG Media's takeover, Berlingske Media is focusing on the four main brands; Berlingske, B.T., Weekendavisen and Radio24syv.

Ownerships

Brands

* ''

'' formerly ''Berlingske Tidende'' * '' B.T.'' * '' B.T.metro'' (70% and Tamedia 30%) * ''

Weekendavisen ''Weekendavisen'' (meaning ''The Weekend Newspaper'' in English) is a Danish weekly broadsheet newspaper published on Fridays in Denmark. Its circulation (as of 2007) is approximately 60,000 copies, about ten per cent of which cover subscriptions ...

'' * ''

Radio24syv Radio24syv (English: "Radio 24 seven") was a Danish public service radio station sending talk radio. The radio station was financed by public money through mandatory licence fees, but was privately owned by Berlingske Media and PeopleGroup. T ...

'' (70% and People Group 30%)

References

External links

Berlingske Media websiteOwnerships overview

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlingske Officin, Det Mass media companies of Denmark Newspaper companies of Denmark Mass media companies based in Copenhagen Danish companies established in 1749 Companies based in Copenhagen Municipality