Neue Pressegesellschaft

Neue Pressegesellschaft (NPG) is a German media group headquartered in Ulm. It serves as the umbrella organisation for numerous digital and print media in southwestern and eastern Germany. Its portfolio includes daily newspaper titles such as Südwest Presse, Märkische Oderzeitung, Lausitzer Rundschau, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgarter Zeitung and Schwarzwälder Bote. The group also operates advertising papers, marketplaces, services, and holds interests in agencies, radio and television. NPG is owned in equal parts by Ebner Pressegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and ZVD Mediengesellschaft mbH. The group has expanded through acquisitions, including the Märkische Oderzeitung in 2012, the Lausitzer Rundschau in 2018, and an 82% stake in Medienholding Süd GmbH in 2025. Its advertising papers reach around 2.5 million households weekly.

Neue Pressegesellschaft (NPG) is a German media group based in Ulm. It acts as the umbrella for numerous digital and print media in southwestern and eastern Germany. The group's history includes key acquisitions: in 2012 it took over the Märkische Oderzeitung; in 2018, through its subsidiary Märkisches Medienhaus, it added the Lausitzer Rundschau. In 2025, after approval by the Bundeskartellamt, it acquired 82% of Medienholding Süd GmbH in Stuttgart, which includes the Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgarter Zeitung and Schwarzwälder Bote Mediengesellschaft mbH (Schwarzwälder Bote); Schwarzwälder Bote GmbH & Co. KG retains an 18% stake in Medienholding Süd GmbH. The group is owned equally by Ebner Pressegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and ZVD Mediengesellschaft mbH. ZVD Mediengesellschaft mbH is in turn owned 50% by Württemberger Zeitung GmbH in Stuttgart (sole shareholder: Druck & Medien Heilbronn GmbH, 53.5% held by Tilmann Distelbarth) and 50% by Ruth Aberle (as of April 2026). NPG's advertising papers focus on service and advice topics, regional information and entertaining elements, reaching around 2.5 million households weekly. The group also holds interests in agencies (NPG Messe- und Veranstaltungs-GmbH, NAK Amtsblattverlag, Hapag-Lloyd-Reisebüro, kryss, Lehnen Markenreich GmbH) and in radio and TV (Radio7, Berliner Rundfunk, Radio Regenbogen, Radio Cottbus, Fernsehen für die Region, Antenne 1).

• 2025

  Acquired 82% of Medienholding Süd GmbH after Bundeskartellamt approval

• 2018

  Added Lausitzer Rundschau through subsidiary Märkisches Medienhaus

• 2012

  Acquired Märkische Oderzeitung

Regional media group with deeply rooted local brands, providing news, marketplaces and services across southwestern and eastern Germany.

• Südwest Presse

• Märkische Oderzeitung

• Lausitzer Rundschau

• Stuttgarter Nachrichten

• Stuttgarter Zeitung

• Schwarzwälder Bote

• Advertising papers

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