Bertelsmann

Bertelsman is an enormous German conglomerate whose interests are primarily in books, music, television and periodicals. They claim to be the world's fourth-largest media company.

Book Publishing Houses/Direct Marketing for Germany, Austria, Switzerland

• Albrecht Knaus Verlag, Berlin, Munich
• Berlin Verlag, Berlin (74.9%)
• Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh, Munich
• Bertelsmann LEXIKOTHEK Verlag für Bildungssysteme, Gütersloh, Switzerland, Austria
• C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich
• C. Bertelsmann Jugendbuch, Munich
• Bertelsmann Electronic Publishing, Gütersloh, Munich
• Blanvalet Verlag, Munich
• Karl Blessing Verlag, Munich
• Chronik Verlag, Gütersloh, Munich
• Frederking & Thaler Verlag, Munich
• GeoData, Berlin, Leipzig, Stuttgart
• Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Munich, Berlin
• Mosaik Verlag, Munich
• ORBIS Verlag, Munich
• Prisma Verlag, Munich
• RV Verlag, Munich, Stuttgart
• Wolf Jobst Siedler Verlag, Berlin
• Verlagsgruppe Falken, Niedernhausen (70%)
• VS Verlagshaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart

• Bertelsmann Club, Gütersloh, Rheda-Wiedenbrück
• Bertelsmann Medien (Schweiz), Zug, Switzerland
• Best!Seller Medienversandhandel, Stuttgart
• Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna, Austria (75%)
• Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, Gütersloh, Rheda-Wiedenbrück Deutscher Bücherbund, Stuttgart
• EBG Buch + Musik, Stuttgart
• Hallo RTL, Gütersloh
• Knizni Klub, Prag, Czech Republic
• Media Select, Zug, Switzerland
• Ring der Musikfreunde, Club TOP 13, Gütersloh
• Swiat Ksiazki, Warsaw, Poland

• Belgique Loisirs, Ath, Belgium (50%)
• Círculo de Lectores, Barcelona, Spain
• Círculo de Leitores, Lisbon, Portugal
• ECI voor Boeken en Platen, Antwerpen, Belgium (88.6%)
• ECI voor Boeken en Platen, Vianen, Netherlands (88.6%)
• Editorial Debate, Madrid, Spain
• Editorial Lumen, Barcelona, Spain (80%)
• Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina (60%)
• Editorial Sudamericana, Santiago de Chile, Chile (60%)
• Euroboek, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Euroboek, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Euroclub Italia, Novara, Italy
• FRANCE LOISIRS, Paris, France (50%)
• Grambo, Vianen, Netherlands
• L.D.R., Paris France (50%)
• Lexicultural, Lisbon, Portugal
• Nederlandse Lezerskring NLK, Amsterdam, Netherlands (88.6%)
• Plaza y Janés Editores, Barcelona, Spain
• Quebec Loisirs, Montreal, Canada (50%)
• Setralog, Noyelles-sous-Lens, France (50%)
• S.G.E.D., Paris, France (50%)
• S.P.C.L., Paris, France (50%)
• Suisse Loisirs, Crissier, Switzerland (50%)
• Temas & Debates, Lisbon, Portugal (50%)
• Universo Musical, Barcelona, Spain (50%)

• BCA, London, Great Britain
• Bookclub of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
• Doubleday Australia, Sydney, Australia
• Doubleday Book Clubs, Toronto, Canada (30%)
• Doubleday Canada, Toronto, Canada (30%)
• Doubleday Direct, New York, U.S.A.
• Doubleday New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
• Doubleday Select, New York, U.S.A.
• Random House, New York, U.S.A.
• Random House Canada, Toronto, Canada
• Random House UK, London, Sydney, Auckland, Johannisburg
• Shanghai Bertelsmann Culture Industry, Shanghai, China (70%)
• Transworld Publishers, London, Sydney

• Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh

• ABI Building Data, Neston South Wirral, Great Britain
• Autohaus Verlag, Ottobrunn Autohaus Akademie, Ottobrunn (52%)
• Auto Fachzeitschriften GmbH, Vienna, Austria (51%)
• Ärzte Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft, Neu-Isenburg
• Bau-Data Österreich, Hallein-Vigaun, Austria
• Bau-Data Projekt Informacios Consulting Iroda, Budapest, Hungary
• BauNetz, Berlin
• BDB-Bau Datenbank, Celle (99%)
• Bertelsmann CIS, Peking, China (51%)
• Bertelsmann Fachzeitschriften, Gütersloh, Munich
• Bertelsmann Media, BPI CR, Prague, Czech Republic
• Bertelsmann Szakkiado, Budapest, Hungary
• BWF Bertelsmann Wydawnictwa Fachowe, Warsaw, Poland
• Codes Rousseau, Les Sables d'Olonne, France
• Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag, Wiesbaden
• Deutsches Finanzdienstleistungs-Informationszentrum (DFI), Wiesbaden Doyma, Barcelona, Spain (50%)
• ETRASA Editorial Trafico Vial, Madrid, Spain
• Entertainment Media, Munich (47.5%)
• Européenne de Presse, Paris, France
• Eurosoft, Bilbao, Spain
• Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, Wiesbaden
• Fuchsbriefe Dr. Hans Fuchs, Bonn
• Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden
• Garage Fachverlag, Zurich, Switzerland
• Groupe Impact Médecin, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France50
• Heinze, Celle
• HOS Multimedica, Berlin (37.5%)
• ibud informacje budowiane, Poznan, Poland
• ICW International Construction Week, Neston South Wirral, Great Britain
• i.p. ibau-Planungsinformationen, Münster
• info-Build, Kortrijk, Belgium
• Lifeline, Berlin (50%)
• Medien & Medizin Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich
• Medien & Medizin Verlagsgesellschaft, Zurich, Switzerland
• MVS Baumarketing, Schlieren, Switzerland
• Technopress Fachzeitschriften Verlagsgesellschaft, Vienna, Austria
• Verlag Aktuelle Information, Frankfurt
• Verlag Heinrich Vogel Fachverlag, Munich
• Verlag Heinrich Vogel, Zurich, Switzerland
• Wendel Verlag, Kassel
• Westdeutscher Verlag, Wiesbaden

Printing, Technical Companies
• Berryville Graphics, Berryville (VA), U.S.A.
• Dynamic Graphic Finishing, Horsham (PA), U.S.A. (90.2%)
• Elsnerdruck, Berlin
• Eurohueco, Barcelona, Spain (65%)
• Graphischer Großbetrieb Pößneck, Pößneck
• maul-belser, Nuremberg (75%)
• maul-belser Studios, Nuremberg (75%)
• Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe, Gütersloh
• Nuovo Istituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche, Bergamo, Italy (98.8%)
• Offset Paperback Manufacturers, Dallas (PA), U.S.A.
• Printer Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia (50%)
• Printer Indústria Gráfica, Barcelona, Spain
• Printer Portuguesa Indústria Gráfica, Mem Martins, Portugal
Services
• Bertelsmann Distribución España, Barcelona, Spain
• Bertelsmann Distribution, Dublin, Ireland
• Bertelsmann Distribution, Gütersloh
• Bertelsmann Industry Services, Valencia (CA), U.S.A.
• Bertelsmann Service Center, Poznan, Poland
• Distributionszentrum Bertelsmann Rußland, Jaroslavl, Russia
• eps Bertelsmann Electronic Printing Service, Gütersloh
• Bertelsmann Services France, Noyelles-sous-Lens, France
• medialog Spedition, Gütersloh
• MSN - Marketing Service, Wilhelmshaven
• MSW Marketing Service Südwest, Stuttgart
• Trust Internat. Hotel Reservation Services, Frankfurt (70%)
• BD Medien Service, Münchenstein, Switzerland
• Bertelsmann Industry Services UK, London, Great Britain
• Bertelsmann Event Media, Gütersloh
• Todisa, Total Distribución, Madrid, Spain (66.7%)
• AZ Bertelsmann Direct, Gütersloh
• Deutsche Post Adress, Gütersloh (49%)
• Swiss Post Data Service, Luzern, Switzerland (50%)
• Data Center, Luzern, Switzerland (50%)
• Bertelsmann Österreich, Vienna, Austria
• Bertelsmann Direct, Barcelona, Spain
Special Publishing
• Bertelsmann Kalender, Gütersloh
• Deutscher Supplement Verlag, Nuremberg (75%)
• Astrosat spol., Prague/Nuremberg (49%)
• Tele Magazyn, Warsaw, Poland49
• NEON - Newspapers Online Network, Nuremberg
• DPS Deutscher Programmservice für Presse+Multimedia, Berlin (24.75%)
• Pressens Media DSV Service, Stockholm, Sweden
• Editoriale Johnson, Seriate, Italy
• Mohndruck Kalenders, Breda, Netherlands
• Mohndruck Kalendarzowe, Poznan, Poland
• WV Kalenderverlag, Himberg, Austria

Magazines, Newspapers, Printing
• Druck- und Verlagshaus Gruner+Jahr, Hamburg, Itzehoe (74.9%)
Magazine Publishing Houses
• Börse Online Verlag, Munich (74.9%)
• Ehrlich & Sohn, Hamburg (74.9%)
• G y J España Ediciones S.L. S. en C., Madrid, Spain (74.9%)
• G+J (Schweiz), Zurich, Switzerland (74.9%)
• G+J (UK), London, Great Britain (74.9%)
• G+J Gruner+Jahr Polska, Warsaw, Poland (74.9%)
• G+J ZAO, Moscow, Russia (74.9%)
• Gruner+Jahr USA Publishing Company, New York, U.S.A. (74.9%)
• G+J Verlagsgesellschaft, Vienna, Austria (74.9%)
• Gruner+Jahr Mondadori, Milan, Italy (50%)
• manager magazin, Hamburg (24.9%)
• Max Verlag, Hamburg (25%)
• M.C. Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich (50%)
• MVF Magazin-Verlag am Fleetrand, Hamburg (74.9%)
• News-Gruppe, Vienna, Austria (75%)
• Norddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg (74.9%)
• Prisma Presse, Paris, France (74.9%)
• SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein, Hamburg (24.75%)
• TIP Verlag, Berlin (74.9%)
• Verlagsgesellschaft Neues Wohnen, Hamburg (74.9%)
Newspapers
• Dresdner Druck- und Verlagshaus, Dresden (60%)
• G+J Berliner Verlag, Berlin (74.9%)
• Morgenpost Verlag, Hamburg (90%)
• Morgenpost Sachsen Verlagsgesellschaft, Dresden*) (60%)
• Vydavatelstvo casopisov a novin spol. s.r.o., Bratislava, Slovakia (51%)
• Délmagyarorzág Kft., Szeged, Hungary (52.39%)
• Expres s.r.l., Bucharest, Romania (50%)
• Népszabadság Rt., Budapest, Hungary (67.06%)
Printing, Technical Companies
• Brown Printing Company, Waseca, U.S.A. (74.9%)
• G+J Berliner Zeitungsdruck, Berlin (74.9%
• Gruner Druck, Itzehoe (74.9%)
Services
• Berliner Pressevertrieb, Berlin (74.9%)
• DPV Deutscher Pressevertrieb, Hamburg (74.9%)
• Hamburger Journalistenschule, G+J-Die Zeit, Hamburg (95%)
• IPV Inland Presse Vertrieb, Hamburg (74.9%)
Broadcasting
• G+J Funk- und Fernsehproduktion, Hamburg (74.9%)

• Arista Records, USA
• BMG Ariola
• BMG Ariola Media, Munich
• BMG Ariola Miller, Quickborn
• BMG Central America, San José, Costa Rica
• BMG Classics/RCA Victor, New York, U.S.A.
• BMG Direct, New York, U.S.A.
• BMG Music Canada, Toronto, Canada
• BMG Music, New York, U.S.A.
• BMG Musique Quebec, Montreal, Canada (66.6%)
• BMG Records (UK), London, Great Britain
• BMG U.S. Latin, Miami, U.S.A.
• BMG Japan, Tokyo, Japan
• CMC International Records, Raleigh-Durham, U.S.A. (50%)
• Hansa Musik, Berlin
• RCA Records Label, New York, U.S.A.
• Windham Hill, Palo Alto, U.S.A.
• Jive Records, New York, U.S.A. (20%)
• Elite Entertainment, Taipeh, Taiwan (80%)
• Fun House, Tokyo, Japan (90%)
• Music Impact, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (80%)
• Conifer Records, London, Great Britain
• BMG Music Publishing

• BMG Video
• Ufa Video, Munich
• Ufa Medianet, Dusseldorf, Berlin

• Bertelsmann Speichermedien, Gütersloh
• Sonopress, Gütersloh
• Topac, Gütersloh
• Sonopress Ibermemory, Madrid, Spain49
• Sonopress, Dublin, Irland Sonopress São Paulo, Brazil
• Sonopress-Rimo Industria, São Paulo, Brazil (52%)
• Sonopress, Rome, Italy
• Sonopress Buenos Aires, Argentinas
• Sonopress Pan Asia, Hong Kong (75%)
• Sonopress Pan Asia, Tokyo, Japan (75%)
• Sonopress, Mexico, Mexico
• Sonopress, Weaverville, U.S.A.
• Sonopress, Bromhof, South Africa

• RTL Television, Cologne (89%)
• RTL 2, Grünwald (33.4%)
• Super RTL, Cologne (50%)
• VOX, Cologne (24.9%)
• M6, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (39.9%)
• Série Club, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (39.9%)
• TÉVA, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (20.3%)
• Fun TV, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (65.4%)
• M6 Music, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (39.9%)
• RTL9, Luxembourg/France (35%)
• TMC, Monaco (23.8%)
• RTL4, Luxembourg/Netherlands (64.2%)
• RTL5 Nievws & Weer, Luxembourg/Netherlands (64.2%)
• Veronica, Hilversum, Netherlands (64.2%)
• RTL TVI, Luxembourg, Brussels, Belgium (66%)
• Club RTL, Luxembourg, Brussels, Belgium6
• 6RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg
• Channel 5, London, Great Britain (29%)
• RTL7, Luxembourg, Warsaw, Poland (50%)
• RTL Klub, Budapest, Hungary (49%)

• Premiere, Hamburg (37.5%)
• TPS, Issy les Moulineaux, France (10%)

• CBC, Cologne
• MMC, Hürth (28.8%)
• VCF, Saint-Cloud, France
• DTS, Luxembourg
• CLT-UFA Video Production & Broadcasting ENEX, Luxembourg (64.7%)
• Infomedia, Luxembourg (50%)

• RTL, Paris, France
• Fun Radio, Paris, France (90.8%)
• RTL2, Paris, France
• 104.6 RTL, Berlin
• RTL Radio - Die größten Oldies, Luxembourg
• Antenne Bayern, Unterföhring (16%)
• Radio NRW, Oberhausen (16.1%)
• Radio Hamburg, Hamburg (29.2%)
• Klassik Radio, Hamburg (46.8%)
• Berliner Rundfunk 91.4, Berlin (30%)
• Atlantic 252, Trim, Ireland (80%)
• Bel RTL, Brussels, Belgium (43%)
• Radio Contact, Brussels, Belgium (35%)
• RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg
• Veronica FM, Hilversum, Netherlands (64.2%)
• Bandit 105.5, Stockholm, Sweden
• 104.7 RTL, Stockholm, Sweden (49%)
• 92,9 RTL, Vienna, Austria (25.1%)

• FM Radio Network, Augsburg (51%)

• UFA Film & TV Produktion, Potsdam-Babelsberg
• Trebitsch Produktion, Hamburg (74%)
• UFA Sports, Hamburg
• CLT-UFA International, Luxembourg
• Delux Productions, Luxembourg
• AVEC, Luxembourg (50%)
• Holland Media House, Hilversum, Netherlands (64.2%)
• Cinevideo Plus, Montréal, Canada (30%)
• First Choice, London, Great Britain (15%)

• About half ownership of America OnLine in Europe and Australia
• About half ownership of CompuServe in Europe

Shareholders

Board of Directors

Dr. Thomas Middelhoff, Chair and CEO
Gerd Shulte-Hillen, CEO of Gruner + Jahr AG
Dr. Michael Dornemann, CEO of BMG & BMG Entertainment
Dr. Klaus Eierhoff, CEO of Bertelsmann Multimedia Group
Dr. Siegfried Luther
Dr. Gunter Thielen, President of Bertelsmann Industry
Frank Wossner, Chair and CEO of Bertelsmann Book AG

Compiled by Jake Sexton
Copyright © 1999 Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
Last modified: October 12, 1999