Verlagsgruppe News Gesellschaft m.b.H. (News Publishing Group) is an Austrian publishing company that publishes fifteen magazines, including profil and News, two weekly news magazines, and News online.
News has over 500 employees and approximately 60% of the magazine advertising market in Austria.
Prior to their merger in 2001, leadership in the Austrian magazine market was contested between NEWS and the Kurier group, who at that time published profil. The merger was unsuccessful challenged by seven Austrian newspapers. News is (2007) controlled by Gruner + Jahr, a printing and publishing company with headquarters in Hamburg, who own 56 percent of the stock.
Famous quotes containing the word news:
“News of battle! News of battle!
Hark. ‘Tis ringing down the street
And the archways and the pavement
Bear the clang of hurrying feet.
News of battle. Who has brought it?”
—William Edmonstoune Aytoun (1813–1865)