Stefan Graf von Bothmer

Logo of Stefan Graf von Bothmer

The von Bothmer family, alongside the Köser family, is one of two principal shareholder families of Nordwest-Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. Count Stephan von Bothmer, great-grandson of Nordwest-Mediengruppe founder Fritz Bock, holds approximately 49.95% of the company.


Nordwest Mediengruppe operates as a regional publisher in northwest Lower Saxony and holds stakes in several radio stations in Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony-Anhalt, and Berlin through its subsidiary NWZ Funk und Fernsehen GmbH & Co. KG.


Count Stephan von Bothmer was involved in antitrust proceedings regarding undisclosed stakes in the Ostfriesland newspaper group. In 2008, the Federal Cartel Office imposed a fine of €2.5 million against the group and ordered divestment of unlawfully acquired stakes.Nordwest Mediengruppe's operations extend beyond newspapers and broadcasting into distribution and holding companies with involvement in logistics and real estate.


In September 2025, it was announced that Nordwest-Zeitung would be sold by NWZ Mediengruppe to Madsack Group, effective January 2026. Through this transaction, Count Stephan von Bothmer will divest a significant portion of his stakes in the print business.

Media Companies / Groups

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Other Media Outlets

Print

  • Nordwest-Zeitung
  • Emder Zeitung
  • Nordwest Sonntagsblätter
  • OM Wochenblatt
  • Anzeiger für Harlingerland
  • Friesländer Bote
  • Borkumer Zeitung
  • Ostfriesen-Zeitung
  • Ostfriesen Nachrichten
  • Wilhelshavener Zeitung
  • Die Wirtschaft (Oldenburg)
  • Der Sonntag (Oldenburg) 

TV

  • Radio 21 TV 

Radio

  • 80s80s Radio (national)
  • 80s80s Radio (Hamburg)
  • 80s80s Radio (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
  • 90s90s Radio
  • 90s90s Saxony
  • 917XFM
  • 94,3 rs2 Berlin-Brandenburg
  • Antenne Niedersachsen
  • Antenne Niedersachsen 80er
  • Antenne Niedersachsen 90er
  • Antenne Niedersachsen Charts
  • Antenne Niedersachsen Oldie
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  • Antenne Niedersachsen Relax
  • Antenne Niedersachsen Rock
  • barba radio
  • Berliner Rundfunk 91.4
  • delta radio
  • Energy Bremen
  • Energy Bremen (national)
  • ENERGY Chemnitz
  • ENERGY Dresden
  • ENERGY Lausitz
  • ENERGY Leipzig
  • ENERGY Sachsen
  • ENERGY Zwickau
  • ffn Comedy
  • ffn digital
  • ffn jack
  • ffn young
  • Hamburg 2
  • KISS FM
  • KISS FM (Berlin)
  • LandesWelle Thüringen
  • NRW1
  • R.SA
  • R.SH Gold
  • R.SH Radio Schleswig-Holstein
  • RADIO 21
  • Radio 21 - Bester Rock'n Pop für Hamburg
  • Radio 21 - Bester Rock'n Pop für Schleswig-Holstein
  • Radio 21 - NRWs bester ROCK'N POP
  • Radio BOB!
  • Radio BOB! Schleswig-Holstein
  • Radio Bollerwagen (Saxony)
  • Radio Erzgebirge 107,7
  • radio ffn
  • Radio Hamburg
  • Radio PSR
  • Radio Roland
  • Radio Roland (national)
  • Radio SAW
  • Radio The WOLF Hamburg
  • Radio The WOLF Schleswig-Holstein
  • ROCK ANTENNE Hamburg
  • ROCKLAND (Sachsen)
  • Schlagerplanet Radio (national)
  • SchlagerPlanet Radio (Saxony)
  • sunshine live
  • SUNSHINE LIVE


Online

  • 80s80s.de
  • 90s90s.de
  • antenne.com
  • berliner-rundfunk.de
  • caravan.fm
  • deltaradio.de
  • emderzeitung.de
  • energy.de/bremen
  • energy.de/sachsen
  • ffn.de
  • friebo.de
  • fupa.net/region/nordwest
  • ga-online.de
  • hamburg-zwei.de
  • harlinger.de
  • jeversches-wochenblatt.de
  • kissfm.de
    landeswelle.de
  • laut.de
  • nordwest-sonntagsblatt.de
  • nrw1.de
  • nwzonline.de
  • om-online.de/wochenblatt
  • on-online.de
  • oz-online.de
  • prisma.de
  • radio21.de
  • radio21.de/nrw
  • radiobob.de
  • radiobollerwagen.de
  • radiohamburg.de
  • radiopsr.de
  • radioroland.de
  • radiosaw.de
  • rockantenne.de
  • rockantenne.hamburg
  • rockland.fm
  • rs2.de
  • rsa-sachsen.de
  • rsh.de
  • schlagerplanetradio.com
  • sunshine-live.de
  • the-wolf.de
  • wilhelmshavener-zeitung.de
Other Media Related Businesses

Logistics and Delivery Services

  • Citipost Nordwest Nordwest Boten 

Media services Medienmanagement 

  • Bremen-Nordwest (Missing Data )
  • Nordwest Media Vermarktungsgesellschaft (Missing Data)
  • Medien Hub Bremen-Nordwest (50.0%)
  • InnovateMedia (Missing Data) MSP (50.0%)
  • dpa GmbH (0.49%) 
  • Crossplan Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (20.0%)
  • Clipkit GmbH i.L. (21.1%)
  • Uplink Digital (17.5%)
  • Laut AG (10.25%) 

Printing business

  • WE-Druck (100%)
Affiliated Interests Family & Friends
  • Fritz Bock
    Fritz Bock (born January 3, 1882, died July 14, 1954) was a German newspaper publisher and journalist who, together with Joachim Pierre Pabst, obtained a license to publish the Nordwest-Zeitung in 1946. Under his leadership, the first issue appeared on April 26, 1946, and within a few years the newspaper had developed into a regional paper published six times a week. Fritz Bock is Count Stephan von Bothmer’s great grandfather.
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