[5] In 2006, Mecom bought Germany's oldest newspaper, the Hamburger Morgenpost,[6] and the Dutch Media Groep Limburg.

[9] After the acquisitions, the Company owned around 300 titles and has had substantial operations in the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Poland.

[11] In September 2012, following a period of poor trading conditions and continued challenging advertising markets, the group announced a strategic review to examine all options for maximising shareholder value.

[18] Mecom owned Norwegian newspapers Romsdals Budstikke and Sunnmorsposten' until February 2009 when these were sold to Polaris Media.

Located in Warsaw, Media Regionalne held several newspapers, freesheets, websites and printing factories across Poland.