WAZ Group: Chronology

Landmarks

This chronology is indicative only. It covers -

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• Beginnings
• International expansion

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

Beginnings

1948 refugee journalist Erich Brost buys licence for Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) in Essen

International expansion

1988 WAZ buys 45% of Vienna tabloid Neue Kronenzeitung

1988 buys 45% of Kurier, second largest Austrian daily

1995 buys 70% of Bulgarian 168 Hours group

1996 buys 70% of Bulgarian Media Holding group, publisher of Trud

1997 buys remaining 30% of 168 Hours group

1998 buys 50% of Zagreb Europa Press Holding for €16m

2000 sells stake in RTL group

2000 buys 75% of Gong Verlag

2001 buys 48% of Yugoslav Politika group for €25m

2003 buys Macedonian dailies Dnevnik, Utrinski Vesnik and Vest