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Funke Mediengruppe

Funke Mediengruppe

The FUNKE Mediengruppe is one of the largest media groups in Germany. By founding, investing in and acquiring publishing houses, media companies and other companies, it maintains a large network of different media throughout Germany: radio, TV, online media and, above all, newspapers and magazines. FUNKE's focus is on three business areas: Regional Media, Magazines and Digital. FUNKE says it thrives on the diversity of its company locations and products - but above all on the diversity of its employees: Around 1,700 journalists and around 3,800 media professionals work for FUNKE.

Key facts

Business Form

private

Legal Form

Partnership limited by shares with a GmbH as general partner (GmbH & Co. KGaA)

Business Sectors

E-Commerce: Web development, search engine marketing; Services: Creation of corporate websites, shop solutions, online marketing, SEO, studio photography, company presentations, printing, data management, marketing and product management, software development for online job boards and regional job portals, HR marketing and recruiting, job boards; Media: production of magazines, supplements and advertising journals, information portals for the house building market and energy efficiency; Tourism: tour and travel provider that markets domestic and international travel, brokerage of temporary accommodation such as holiday flats or guesthouses

Ownership

Individual Owner

The Funke family

100%
Media Outlets
Print
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ)
Other Media Outlets

Other Print Outlets

Apotheke für mich; Bergedorfer Zeitung; Bergsträßer Anzeiger; Bergsträßer Anzeiger am Sonntag; Berliner Morgenpost; Bild + Funk; Bild der Frau; Bild der Frau - Gut kochen & backen; Bild der Frau - Schlank & fit; Braunschweiger Zeitung; Braunschweiger Zeitung am Sonntag; Cosy; Creative Lettering; Das Goldene Blatt; die aktuelle; die aktuelle Krimi; Donna; drums & percussion; Echo der Frau; Exklusive Wohnwelten; Fono Forum; Fototest; frau aktuell; Frau im Spiegel; Frau im Spiegel Royal; Frau von Heute; Fränkische Nachrichten; Fränkische Nachrichten am Sonntag; Gifhorner Rundschau; Gong; Goslarsche Zeitung; Hamburg mit Kindern; Hamburger Abendblatt; Harz-Kurier; Harz-Kurier am Sonntag; Helmstedter Nachrichten; Herzstück; Hockenheimer Tageszeitung; Hockenheimer Tageszeitung am Sonntag; häkeln Das MaschenMagazin; Hörzu; Hörzu Gesundheit; Hörzu Wissen; I AM; IMTEST; Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger und Zeitung; kronendach quarterly; Land Apotheke; Land Idee; Land Idee Altes Wissen; Land Idee Dekoideen; Land Idee Rezeptreihe; Land Idee Wohnen & Deko; Lauenburgische Landeszeitung; Mannheimer Morgen; Mannheimer Morgen am Sonntag; Myself; Neue Rhein / Ruhr Zeitung (NRZ); Neue Welt; NRZ am Sonntag; nur TV; Odenwälder Zeitung; Odenwaldes Zeitung am Sonntag; Ostthüringer Zeitung; OTZ am Sonntag; Patchwork & nähen; Patchwork Magazin; Patchwork professional; Peiner Nachrichten; Salzgitter Zeitung; Schmöllner Nachrichten; Schwetzinger Zeitung; Schwetzinger Zeitung am Sonntag; So schmeckt...; Sonntags - nur das Beste; Standort 38; Stereo; Streaming; Südhessen Morgen; Südhessen Morgen am Sonntag; TA am Sonntag; Tauber-Zeitung; Tauber-Zeitung am Sonntag; Thüringer Allgemeine; TLZ am Sonntag; TLZ Eichsfelder Tageblatt; TLZ Eisenacher Presse; TLZ Gothaer Tagespost; TLZ Thüringische Landeszeitung; TV clever; TV digital; TV direkt; TV für mich; TV Sudoku; WAZ am Sonntag; Weinheimer Nachrichten; Weinheimer Nachrichten am Sonntag; Werdener Nachrichten; Westfalenpost; Westfälische Rundschau (WR); Wolfenbütteler Zeitung; Wolfsburger Nachrichten; WP am Sonntag; WR am Sonntag

Other TV Outlets

Germany

RADIO 21 TV

Other Radio Outlets

102.2 Radio Essen;
106.2 Radio Oberhausen;
107.7 Radio Hagen;
80s80s Radio (nationwide);
80s80s Radio (Hamburg);
80s80s Radio (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania);
90.8 Radio Herne;
90s90s Radio;
90s90s RADIO (SLM);
92.9 Radio Mülheim;
94,3 rs2 Berlin-Brandenburg;
98.5 Radio Bochum;
Antenne Düsseldorf;
Antenne MV;
Antenne Unna;
barba radio;
Berliner Rundfunk 91.4;
delta radio;
Energy Bremen;
ffn Comedy;
ffn digital;
ffn jack;
ffn young;
Hamburg 2;
Hellweg Radio;
LandesWelle Thüringen;
NOXX;
NRW1;
R.SA;
R.SH Gold;
R.SH Radio Schleswig-Holstein;
RADIO 21;
Radio 21 - NRWs bester ROCK'N POP;
Radio 38;
Radio 91.2;
Radio BOB!;
Radio BOB! Schleswig-Holstein;
Radio Bollerwagen;
Radio Duisburg;
Radio Emscher Lippe;
Radio Ennepe Ruhr;
Radio Erzgebirge 107,7;
radio ffn;
Radio K.W.;
Radio Neandertal;
radio NRW;
Radio PSR;
Radio Roland;
Radio Roland (nationwide);
Radio Sauerland;
Radio SAW;
Radio Siegen;
ROCKLAND (Berlin-Brandenburg);
ROCKLAND (Saxony);
Schlagerplanet Radio (nationwide);
SchlagerPlanet Radio (Saxony);
SUNSHINE LIVE;
sunshine live;
sunshine live (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania);

Other Online Outlets

www.4players.de;
www.80s80s.de;
www.90s90s.de;
www.9monate.de;
www.abendblatt.de;
www.antenneduesseldorf.de;
www.antenneunna.de;
www.beautytv.de;
www.bergedorfer-zeitung.de;
www.bergstraesser-anzeiger.de;
www.berliner-rundfunk.de;
www.berliner-woche.de;
www.bildderfrau.de;
www.bille-wochenblatt.de;
www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de;
www.deltaradio.de;
www.derweseler.de;
www.derwesten.de;
www.donna-magazin.de;
www.drumsundpercussion.de;
www.eatclub.tv;
www.editionf.com;
www.einfachschoen.me;
www.elbe-wochenblatt.de;
www.energy.de/bremen;
www.ffn.de;
www.fnweb.de;
www.fototest.de;
www.funke.fun;
www.funky.de;
www.futurezone.de;
www.genialetricks.de;
www.gesundheit.de;
www.gifhorner-rundschau.de;
www.gofeminin.de;
www.gong.de;
www.goslarsche.de;
www.gutfuerdich.net;
www.hamburg-zwei.de;
www.hamburgerwochenblatt.de;
www.harzkurier.de;
www.heftig.de;
www.hellwegradio.de;
www.helmstedter-nachrichten.de;
www.herzberatung.de;
www.herzstueck-mag.de;
www.hoerzu.de;
www.ikz-online.de; www.imtest.de; www.klack.de; www.kronendach.com; www.landeswelle.de; www.landidee.info; www.leckerschmecker.me; www.lifeline.de; www.lokalkompass.de; www.mannheimer-morgen.de; www.meinanzeiger.de; www.moin.de; www.morgenpost.de; www.muehlheimerwoche.de; www.myself.de; www.neue-braunschweiger.de; www.neue-helmstedter.de; www.news38.de; www.newsaktuell.de; www.niederrheinanzeiger-dinslaken.de; www.niendorfer-wochenblatt.de; www.noxx.de; www.nrz.de; www.onmeda.de; www.otz.de; www.peiner-nachrichten.de; www.presseportal.de; www.prisma.de; www.radio21.de; www.radio38.de; www.radio912.de; www.radiobob.de; www.radiobochum.de; www.radiobollerwagen.de; www.radioduisburg.de; www.radioemscherlippe.de; www.radioenneperuhr.de; www.radioessen.de; www.radiohagen.de; www.radioherne.de; www.radiokw.de; www.radiomuelheim.de; www.radioneandertal.de; www.radionrw.de; www.radiooberhausen.de; www.radiopsr.de; www.radioroland.de; www.radiosauerland.de; www.radiosaw.de; www.radiosiegen.de; www.ratinger-wochenblatt.de; www.reviersport.de; www.rockland.fm; www.rs2.de; www.rsa-sachsen.de; www.rsh.de; www.sachsenwald.com; www.salzgitter-zeitung.de; www.schlager.de; www.schlagerplanetradio.com; www.schwetzinger-zeitung.de; www.spandauer-volksblatt.de; www.stadtanzeiger-emmerich.de; www.stadtanzeiger-hagen.de; www.stadtanzeiger-niederberg.de; www.stadtspiegel-bochum.de; www.stadtspiegel-bottrop.de; www.stadtspiegel-essen.de; www.stadtspiegel-gelsenkirchen.de; www.stadtspiegel-gladbeck.de; www.stadtspiegel-hattingen.de; www.stadtspiegel-iserlohn.de; www.stadtspiegel-menden.de; www.stadtspiegel-wattenscheid.de; www.standort38.de; www.stereo.de; www.stereo.de/fonoforum; www.suedanzeiger-essen.de; www.suedhessen-morgen.de; www.sunshine-live.de; www.super-you.de; www.szene38.de; www.tauber-zeitung.de; www.thueringen24.de; www.thueringer-allgemeine.de; www.tlz.de; www.tvdigital.de; www.tvdirekt.de; www.tvfuermich.de; www.veggieboom.com; www.waddische.de; www.wap-schwelm.de; www.waz.de; www.werstreamt.es; www.wittenaktuell.de; www.wmn.de; www.wochenanzeiger-duisburg.de; www.wochenanzeiger-hilden.de; www.wochenanzeiger-langenfeld.de; www.wochenanzeiger-monheim.de; www.wochenanzeiger-oberhausen.de; www.wochenblatt-herne.de; www.wochenmagazin-moers.de; www.wolfenbuetteler-zeitung.de; www.wolfsburger-nachrichten.de; www.wp.de; www.wr.de; www.wvw-anzeigenblaetter.de

Facts

Media Business

Radio

Betriebsgesellschaft Radio Bochum mbH & Co. KG (92.99%)

Publishing houses

FUNKE Hamburger Wochenblatt GmbH (100%)

Publishers

ZEITUNGSVERLAG ISERLOHN Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger und Zeitung (IKZ) Wichelhoven Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG (24.8%)

Printing works

Bergedorfer Buchdruckerei von Ed. Wagner GmbH (100%)

Printing plant

Druckzentrum Essen GmbH (100%)

Print shop

FUNKE Thüringen Druckzentrum GmbH (100%)

Printing company

OTZ-Druckzentrum Verwaltungs-GmbH (100%)

Media companies & agencies

Baseplus DIGITAL MEDIA GmbH (70%)

Miscellaneous

MZV direkt - ZENIT Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (51%)

Other

Verleger-Holding Radio Duisburg GmbH & Co. KG (84.2%)

Services, sales & logistics

FUNKE Entertain GmbH (100%)

Services, Sales & Logistics

FUNKE Foto Services GmbH (100%)

Services, distribution & logistics

mpn mail & parcel network GmbH (100%)

Advertising

Papen Werbung GmbH (100%)

Tourism

Passion 4 Gästezimmer GmbH (100%)

Business

The FUNKE Media Group focuses on the Regional Media, Consumer Magazines and Digital Business divisions. The Group is divided into the following divisions: Regional Media, National Media, Digital Media, Services and Other. In its consolidated financial statements, FUNKE Mediengruppe does not specifically address which revenues, expenses and profits of its approximately 140 subsidiaries fall under ‘Other’, i.e. are not part of the company's core areas.

Real Estate

FUNKE Thüringen Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH (89.9%)

Romania

"Audiofon Romania" SRL (40%)

Serbia

Stampa Nekretnine d.o.o. (100%)

General Information

Founding Year

1948

Affiliated Interests Founder

Erich Brost

Born in 1903 in Elbing in West Prussia, he was an editor at the Danziger Volksstimme at a young age. He tried to prevent the rise of the National Socialists in the Free City. But the people of Gdansk, not realising that they were bringing about the downfall of their city and the loss of their homeland, drove him out.

Employees

5,074 (2022), including delivery staff: 17,813 (2022)

Contact

FUNKE Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KGaA

Jakob-Funke-Platz 1

45127 Essen

 

Telefon: +49 (0)800 / 60 60 760

Telefax: +49 (0)800 / 60 60 750

E-Mail: kontakt@funkemedien.de

Internet: www.funkemedien.de

Tax/ ID Number

DE286813450

Financial Information

Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)

€ 1.104,44 Mio. (2022) / USD 1.162,97 Mio.

Operating Profit (in Mill. $)

€ 52.98 Mio. (2022) / USD 55.78 Mio.

Advertising (in % of total funding)

Missing Data

Management

Executive Board

Dr Simone Kasik

has been Group Managing Director of the FUNKE Media Group since 2021. She is also Managing Director of FUNKE Medien NRW, majority shareholder of Zeitungsverlag Niederrhein, which publishes the WAZ. As Chief Financial Officer, Kasik is responsible for commercial group management at FUNKE. She has worked at FUNKE since 1991 and most recently headed the Group Controlling division since 2010 and the Corporate Finance division since 2017. During this time, she played a key role in the successful takeover and integration of Axel Springer's newspaper and magazine titles from 2014 onwards. During her time at FUNKE, Kasik also managed Group-wide strategy projects and implemented Group-wide process optimisations and financing projects with her teams.

Supervisory Board

Julia Becker

has been Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of FUNKE since 1 January 2018. Together with her mother Petra Grotkamp and her siblings Nora Marx and Niklas Wilcke, she is a shareholder of the company. She is the granddaughter of Jakob Funke, who founded the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) in Essen together with Erich Brost in 1948, laying the foundation for the successful media company. Julia Becker was born in Essen in 1972 and grew up with two siblings. After leaving school, she studied German, English and Theatre Studies in Munich and Münster, and later German, English and Political Science. The mother of three is married to Otto Becker, former show jumper, team Olympic champion and current head coach of the German show jumpers. Julia Becker has been a member of the Supervisory Board and the Shareholders' Committee of the Essen-based family business since her mother Petra Grotkamp acquired a majority stake in the FUNKE Media Group in 2012. She then took over the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board from her mother at the beginning of 2018.

Further Information

Headlines

Dallas an der Ruhr, DER SPIEGEL, 1987, accessed on 06.03.2024

Active Transparency

company/channel informs proactively and comprehensively about its ownership, data is constantly updated and easily verifiable

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Meta Data

The amount of advertising revenue is not shown in the consolidated balance sheet.

Sources

FUNKE Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KGaA, Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK), accessed on 06.03.2024

Documents

Auszug aus dem Handelsregister, FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE GmbH & Co. KGaA
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