Funke Mediengruppe

Funke Mediengruppe (formerly WAZ-Mediengruppe)[1] is Germany's third-largest newspaper and magazine publisher with a total of over 500[2] publications in eight countries.

WAZ-Mediengruppe is privately held by the Funke family and is headquartered in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Besides Germany, Funke Mediengruppe has publications in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Albania, and Russia.

[5] In December 2010 WAZ Mediagroup sold all its assets in Bulgaria to a joint venture between Austrian investors and local tycoons.

In 2013, Funke acquired several papers and magazines, including Berliner Morgenpost, Hamburger Abendblatt, Bild der Frau, and Hörzu, from Axel Springer AG.

New "Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" just printed (2011)