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LAE 2026: Manager Magazin, Wirtschaftswoche Top Winners

The Leitanalyse Entscheidende in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (LAE) 2026 study, covering 3.066 million 'deciders' in business and administration, shows shifts in crossmedia and print reach among German news brands. Crossmedia winners (print + online) include Manager Magazin and Wirtschaftswoche, while Der Spiegel remains the largest brand overall but lost print readers and saw a small drop in percentage reach. Stern and Capital did not participate this year; Business Insider, Politico and Gründerszene (three Axel Springer online brands) and the TV broadcaster Welt are included for the first time with reported reach figures. Several newspapers and digital outlets (Handelsblatt, Süddeutsche Zeitung, F.A.Z., heise online) also recorded audience gains in either online or print segments.

absatzwirtschaft Leaves Handelsblatt Media Group

On June 30, 2026, the trade magazine absatzwirtschaft publishes for the last time under the umbrella of the Handelsblatt Media Group, Editor-in-Chief Andreas Marx writes in a farewell editorial. Marx reflects on the magazine's history (first published April 15, 1958), the end of its print edition in June 2024, staffing pressures after the departure of his predecessor Christa Catharina Müller at the end of 2024, and his own appointment as editor-in-chief in July 2025. The piece argues that marketing journalism remains vital to hold brands and large platforms to account, that both brands and media share the same fundamental challenge of building long-term trust, and expresses hope the title will find a stable future home in order to celebrate its upcoming 70th anniversary in two years.

Germany’s Mobilfunk-Check Citizen Reporting Drive

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) and the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs launched a citizen participation campaign under the hashtag #CheckDeinNetz that asks mobile users to report coverage gaps via the Mobilfunk-Check app. The measurement drive runs through July 1, 2026, though the app can be used year-round. Citing December 2025 data, the article notes 0.22% of Germany’s land area had no mobile reception, 7.5% lacked 4G and 12.1% lacked 5G; Deutsche Telekom showed the best coverage with only 1.2% of land area unreachable. The piece references analysis by Opensignal and places the campaign in the context of ongoing national 5G rollout challenges.