Alma Media: landmarks

Landmarks

This chronology is indicative only. It covers -

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• antecedents (1847)
• beginnings (1997)
• the Bonnier deal (2005)

Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline on this site.

Antecedents

1847 Uusi Suomi founded

1898 Kauppalehti business daily founded

1957 commercial, privately owned television broadcaster MTV Finland founded

1980 Iltalehti newspaper founded

1988 Aamulehti founds Systek Oy

1988 buys Data Check Oy

1988 forms Aldata Solution Oy

1991 Uusi Suomi closes

1997 MTV gets commercial radio license

Beginnings

1997 Alma Media formed through merger of MTV with Aamulehti newspaper group

1998 sells stake in Aldata Solution

2000 buys Balance Consulting

2001 buys 13% of Suuomen Uutisradio

2001 buys 31% of Talentum publishing for €55m

The Bonnier deal

2004 Schibsted makes unsolicited bid for Alma

2005 Proventus acquires 8% stake in Alma

2005 Bonnier and Proventus jointly acquire Alma through Almanova to gain control of broadcasting division (inc Finnish TV channel MTV3, majority holding in Finnish radio station Radio Nova and 23.4% of Swedish TV4 AB) for €463m

2005 Bonnier and Proventus transfer Alma's broadcast operations to Nordic Broadcasting Oy

2005 Almanova listed on Helsinki Stock Exchange as Alma Media Corporation