MADSACK Mediengruppe
German regional publisher with advertising and publishing services.
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Company facts
- Official name
- Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack GmbH & Co. KG
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Headquarters
- August-Madsack-Str. 1, 30559 Hannover
- Company size
- 1,001–5,000
- Market role
- Publisher & Media Owner
- Official website
- madsack.de
What MADSACK Mediengruppe does
MADSACK runs a hybrid media ownership and services model. It creates and distributes news and special-interest content through owned print and digital properties, earning recurring revenue from subscriptions and audience monetisation from advertising. It also extends its infrastructure into B2B services by syndicating editorial content through RND, selling unified access to inventory across its portfolio, and providing ad operations, agency and publishing support services to advertisers, corporates and other publishers.
Category differentiation
MADSACK Mediengruppe is a German regional publishing group and media owner, not a standalone adtech vendor or pure creative agency. Its agency and ad operations units support a broader publishing-led business anchored in owned news brands and editorial infrastructure.
Strategic context
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MADSACK Mediengruppe is a German publishing and media owner focused on regional newspapers, digital news properties and shared editorial infrastructure. Its core assets include 23 regional daily newspaper brands in North and East Germany, the RND national news portal and editorial network, and a portfolio of special-interest digital publishing sites. The group monetises these audience businesses through reader subscriptions and advertising sold across print and digital inventory. Beyond publishing, MADSACK also operates supporting B2B media services. These include a central advertising planning and booking portal, ad operations and media processing services, agency and creative services, and publishing support for external media companies. Its customers therefore span readers, advertisers, media buyers, brands, corporate communications teams and third-party publishers.
Company news briefing
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Continuing its digital expansion following the launch of the 'Wenn Sie wüssten...' politics podcast by RND and the leadership restructuring at its Märkische Verlags- und Druck-Gesellschaft subsidiary, Madsack Mediengruppe's RND co-CEOs have outlined an 'Abo First' and regional journalism strategy. Aiming to reduce platform dependency, the network has grown digital subscriptions to approximately 375,000, expanded its local newsletter portfolio, and is investing heavily in a new customer data platform to drive hyper-personalisation.
Business model & monetisation
Revenue comes from a mix of reader payments and B2B commercial services. Consumer monetisation includes print and digital subscriptions for regional newspaper brands. Advertising monetisation includes sale of print and digital inventory across owned media, supported by rate-card and campaign-based pricing via Mediadaten Online. Additional B2B revenue comes from editorial syndication, agency and creative projects, corporate publishing work, and operational publishing and ad processing services, typically sold on project, retainer or service-fee terms.
- Regional newspaper subscriptions
- Content Subscription
- Print and digital advertising sales
- Ad-Supported
- Agency and creative services
- Service Fee
- Publishing solutions for external media houses
- Service Fee
- Editorial syndication and shared newsroom services
- Service Fee
Products & capabilities
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Products & market categories
Technology
Media Channel
Ad Format
Subsidiaries & acquisitions
- Kieler Nachrichten
Regional German news publisher with subscriptions and advertising inventory.
- radio.net
Digital radio and podcast publisher with ad sales and premium subscriptions.
Recent recorded signals
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RND Leaders Discuss Platform Dependency and Subscription Strategy
Subscription Strategy · Recorded impact score: 3/5
In an interview with MEEDIA, Denni Klein and Lina Timm, the co-CEOs of Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) within the Madsack Mediengruppe, discuss their first nine months in leadership. They outline their 'Abo First' and 'Regionaljournalismus First' strategy, emphasizing direct customer relationships to reduce platform dependency. The RND network partners with 139 media outlets and has grown digital subscriptions to about 375,000, with a 10-15% growth in Plus-Abos despite industry stagnation. They highlight their newsletter initiative (70+ local '5in5' newsletters, 1.1 million total newsletter subscriptions) as a key tool for loyalty and churn reduction. The leaders also address their shift away from optimizing for both advertising and subscription, their use of AI for content processing, and a major investment in a new data platform/CDP to power hyper-personalization.
- RND has around 375,000 digital subscriptions and 500,000 print subscriptions.
- Madsack is investing an eight-figure sum in a data platform, CDP, and customer marketing platform.
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Questions about MADSACK Mediengruppe
What is MADSACK Mediengruppe?
MADSACK Mediengruppe is a German media group that owns regional newspaper brands, digital news properties and related advertising and publishing services.
Who uses MADSACK Mediengruppe?
Its products are used by readers, advertisers, media buyers, brands, corporate communications teams and external publishers.
How does MADSACK Mediengruppe make money?
It earns revenue from print and digital subscriptions, advertising sales, content syndication and service fees from agency, ad operations and publishing support work.
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