The boss of Germany's Axel Springer, one of the biggest European media groups, has been forced to apologise after the publication of a series of controversial private messages triggered anger in its ranks.
Germany's Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case brought by media giant Axel Springer seeking to ban a popular application that blocks online advertising, in a landmark ruling that deals a blow to the publishing industry.
German publishing giant Axel Springer has bought a majority stake in business news site Business Insider (BI) for $343 million (€306 million), the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
German publishing giant Axel Springer is rumoured to have its sights set on a $560 million (around €500 million) deal to buy online news source Business Insider (BI). One expert tells The Local that it's an obvious next step in the company's drive to stay ahead of the news game.
German media giant Axel Springer may have
lost an epic fight against Japanese rival Nikkei to buy the Financial Times, but it is unlikely to halt the group's ambitious expansion plans.
The publisher of Europe's top-selling newspaper Bild, Germany's Axel Springer, said Thursday it would sell off regional dailies and magazines for €920 million
Germany's sensationalist <i>Bild</i> daily, the biggest-selling European newspaper, plans to make readers pay for part of its online content from early next month, it said in its Tuesday edition.
Top German tabloid <i>Bild</i> could cut up to 200 jobs at its print edition to make savings worth €20 million, it emerged on Saturday. Planned restructuring could force some print edition staff to accept less favourable conditions.
German media empire Axel Springer is teaming up with leading startup accelerator Plug and Play Tech Centre to found a Berlin-based hub to cultivate new businesses.
Revered and reviled German media tycoon Axel Springer, whose empire encompasses major opinion-making papers <i>Bild</i> and <i>Die Welt</i>, would have turned 100 on Wednesday, prompting praise and condemnation.
A surprise bid by Germany’s biggest newspaper firm Axel Springer for the second-largest group WAZ has rattled the media landscape, prompting speculation over possible ulterior motives.
German publisher Axel Springer announced on Monday it was shutting down the Russian-language edition of Newsweek, which was often openly critical of the Kremlin, for economic reasons.
German media group Axel Springer announced on Wednesday it would merge its Eastern European operations with those of Switzerland's Ringier to create one of the region's biggest print and digital publishers.
German publishers are ringing alarms over what they say are threats to press freedom stemming from Apple's scrutiny of an iPhone application from tabloid daily <i>Bild</i> that undresses women.
In an effort to squeeze more money from its internet operations, German publisher Axel Springer AG is introducing iPhone applications with monthly subscription fees for two newspapers. The <i>Bild</i> app will allow users to “shake” the clothes off the paper’s naked front page girls.
German media giant Axel Springer said on Thursday it had agreed to buy a 29-percent stake in Turkey's biggest independent media group Dogan for €161 million ($239 million).
