It adopted a compact format after research in 2005 found that more than 50% of the readers would prefer a smaller, thicker paper.

German publishing group Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group was the owner of a 50 per cent stake in Economedia, but the Bulgarian owners of Economedia bought the shares back in November 2007.

[3] As per Bulgarian Trade register owners of the Dnevnik - Economedia are not disclosed as the company is a joint stock company per registration but directors and representatives are Ivo Georgiev Prokopiev, Philip Michailov Harmandzhiev and Galia Valentinova Prokopieva.

Also legal representatives who are not shareholders are: Kostadin Dimitrov Georgiev and Neli Velkova Hristova.

The company's liabilities include a drawn €1 mln loan from the Greek Alpha bank.