Telegraaf group: Chronology

Chronology

This chronology is indicative only. Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline.

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1995 buys Autovisie, Man, Oor, Elegance, Hitkrant and Residence magazines from Reed-Elsevier

1996 takes 30% stake in the Dutch commercial TV station SBS6

1997 buys door-to-door paper De Zaankanter

1997 buys remaining 25% of Handelspost Beheer BV

1997 buys publishing rights of Gelderland newspaper publisher Veluwe BV

1997 buys regional publisher and cable tv operator Houdstermaatschappij De Gooi en Eemlander BV

1997 buys regional newspaper publisher De Kempen Pers

1999 launches Spits free daily

2005 buys Obzor in Ukraine

2005 increases stake in British trade fairs and events organization Expomedia to 20%

2005 swaps stake in SBS Netherlands for 20% of SBS

2006 TMG and ING reach agreement to acquire Sky Radio (Sky Radio 101FM, Radio Veronica and Classic FM in Netherlands plus Sky Radio Hessen in Germany) from News Corporation for a total enterprise value of €190m

2006 announces sale of Media Groep Limburg, Grafisch Bedrijf Media Groep Limburg and De Trompetter - aka LMG - to Mecom Group for €200m