Berlingske Officin
| Private limited company | |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Founder | Ernst Henrich Berling |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Key people
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Lisberth Knudsen (CEO), Kim Graven-Nielsen (Chairman) |
| Website | www |
Berlingske Media (formerly Det Berlingske Officin A/S) is a Danish media company that owns a large number of newspapers, in addition to websites and national and local radio stations.
The company was founded in 1749 when Ernst Henrich Berling 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. He sold his shares in the company in 1999. From 2000 to 2006, the company was owned by the Orkla Group, a Norwegian conglomerate which purchased 76% of Det Berlingske Officin publishing group' stock for €209-million.
In 2006, Orkla sold its multi-national publishing and media activities, including Det Berlingske Officin, to the British company Mecom Group for €900 million.
The company name was changed name to "Berlingske Media" to reflect its focus on websites.
The main newspaper in the company, Berlingske Tidende is one of the worlds oldest newspapers, having published its first issue on January 3, 1749.
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