History

Mediahuis is founded as a joint venture by Corelio and Concentra, two businesses with a rich history in the Flemish and Belgian media. The group’s portfolio includes four leading daily newspapers, important digital marketplaces, printing presses, a radio station and regional TV channels.

Mediahuis acquires NRC Media Holding (later renamed Mediahuis NRC) in the Netherlands, publisher of titles including NRC Handelsblad and nrc.next. With this acquisition, Mediahuis establishes a foothold in the Netherlands.

Media Groep Limburg (later renamed Mediahuis Limburg), publisher of titles including De Limburger, becomes part of the Mediahuis group. The transaction further strengthens Mediahuis’s market position in the Netherlands.

Mediahuis acquires Telegraaf Media Groep (later renamed Mediahuis Nederland). With this acquisition and with the entry of VP Exploitatie as third shareholder, Mediahuis confirms its position as a leading multimedia group in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Mediahuis enters a strategic cooperation with Wayne Parker Kent (WPK), one of the fastest-growing digital media businesses in the Netherlands. WPK specialises in developing and publishing online media brands. A year later, in 2018, Mediahuis acquires all shares in WPK.

Mediahuis launches a partnership with the Dutch Jellow, an online matching platform for freelancers.

Mediahuis is one of the founders of NRJ, a new Flemish radio station for a young and urban audience. With this initiative, the group underlines its ambitions in the radio market.

Mediahuis acquires the Irish media group Independent News & Media (later renamed Mediahuis Ireland), expanding its geographic scope. INM is the publisher of various newspapers and magazines in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, including the Irish Independent, The Herald and the Belfast Telegraph.

Mediahuis declares its intention to be involved outside the world of publishing and enters a strategic partnership with the American consultancy bureau Mather Economics. This participation sees the group enter the media technology market.

Mediahuis acquires Saint-Paul Luxembourg (later renamed Mediahuis Luxembourg), the largest media group in Luxembourg and the publisher of titles including the quality Luxemburger Wort.

Mediahuis acquires a participation in the Dutch Lepaya, a scale-up specialised in offering soft-skill training. This transaction sees Mediahuis take its first step into the educational technology market.

Via Independent News & Media, Mediahuis acquires Cartell.ie in Ireland. The company is the market leader in data for the automotive sector.

Mediahuis acquires the NDC mediagroep (later renamed Mediahuis Noord) in North Holland, published of Dagblad van het Noorden, Leeuwarder Courant, Friesch Dagblad and a dozen regional publications.

Mediahuis acquires the German Aachener Verlagsgesellschaft (AVG), thus becoming the main shareholder of its subsidiary Medienhaus Aachen, publisher of the Aachener Zeitung.

Mediahuis acquires Ireland’s Carzone.ie, the number one platform for buying and selling new and used cars in Ireland.

Mediahuis acquires Irish online comparison platform Swticher.ie, a leading price comparison site for energy, telecoms, loans and mortgages.

Mediahuis acquires the 100% shareholding of RadioCorp, owner of radio stations 100% NL, SLAM! and SUNLITE. April 2023 Mediahuis further expands its radio portfolio in the Netherlands by acquiring Radio Veronica from Talpa Network.

Mediahuis acquires the pan-European EURACTIV Media Network. EURACTIV reports on European Union policies within different areas: agri-food, economy, energy and environment, global Europe, health, politics, technology and transport. Journalists in Brussels, Paris and Berlin, complemented by media network partners across Europe, provide EURACTIV’s news content in 13 languages.