NOZ/mh:n MEDIEN vs SPIEGEL-Gruppe

Generationswechsel und neue Doppelspitze bei den Verlagen der NOZ/mh:n-Gruppe im nördlichen Niedersachsen

NOZ/mh:n-Gruppe has announced a leadership transition across its publishing locations in northern Lower Saxony effective November 1, 2026. Helmut Loerts-Sabin retired at age 70 from operational business at BruneMettcker in Wilhelmshaven, with Thorsten Schulze and Falk Lindemann stepping in as co-managing directors. The duo will bundle management responsibilities across sites in Norden, Weener, and Wilhelmshaven to leverage group-wide synergies and technological modernization.

• Helmut Loerts-Sabin retired from operational management at publisher BruneMettcker at age 70.
• Effective November 1, 2026, Thorsten Schulze and Falk Lindemann took over as co-managing directors at Medienhaus Brune Mettcker GmbH.
• Thorsten Schulze additionally joined management at H. Risius Verlag GmbH & Co. KG in Weener alongside Falk Lindemann.

NOZ/mh:n Cleared to Acquire Zeitungsgruppe Ostfriesland

The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has approved the planned acquisition of the regional newspaper group Zeitungsgruppe Ostfriesland (ZGO) by the media group NOZ/mh:n from Osnabrück. This is part of NOZ/mh:n's strategy to strengthen its position in the German media market. The article is largely paywalled, with only the headline and lead paragraph available. The approval marks a significant consolidation in the regional newspaper sector, potentially affecting advertising markets in the Ostfriesland region.

NOZ/mh:n-Gruppe verdoppelt wöchentliche Digital-Abo-Bestellungen

By optimizing user guidance on its dynamic paywall, German regional publishing group NOZ/mh:n-Gruppe doubled its weekly digital subscription orders to around 600 within eight weeks. The growth was driven by doubling the click-through rate while maintaining a constant conversion rate through reduced paywall complexity and ad suppression. For the coming year, the publisher aims to increase Plus growth from 12% to 19% and nearly double paid content revenue over the next five years.

• Weekly digital subscription orders doubled to approximately 600 within an eight-week optimization period.
• Around 90% of all new subscriptions are generated via local editorial content, with 2,500 sales across 1,400 distinct articles in August alone.
• Paywall optimizations included shifting focus to an annual subscription, adjusting the first-month entry price to one euro, and suppressing all ads when the paywall is active.

Social Design Award | Jury verleiht erstmals zwei Preise an Projekte gegen soziale Ungleichheit

On November 2, 2026, SPIEGEL WISSEN and retail company BAUHAUS presented the 13th Social Design Award in Hamburg under the motto 'Wir schaffen Verbindungen!'. For the first time in the competition's history, the jury awarded two main prizes, honoring ApplicAid and Straßennachlass with 2,500 euros each. MentForMigra received the audience award of 2,500 euros, while Kulturklüngel was awarded a special prize of 1,500 euros by BAUHAUS.

• The 13th Social Design Award ceremony took place in Hamburg on November 2, 2026.
• ApplicAid and Straßennachlass both won the jury prize, each endowed with 2,500 euros.
• The audience award of 2,500 euros went to the Düsseldorf-based mentorship initiative MentForMigra.

Der SPIEGEL beruft sein Küchenkabinett

DER SPIEGEL has launched 'Küchenkabinett', a new interactive column format dedicated to cooking and culinary topics. The panel features investigative journalist and hobby chef Mohamed Amjahid, cookbook author Stefanie Hiekmann, and celebrity chef Johann Lafer. Starting the week following the announcement, the three experts will answer reader-submitted questions from their distinct perspectives.

• DER SPIEGEL launched the interactive column series 'Küchenkabinett' on October 23, 2026.
• The panel consists of three experts: Mohamed Amjahid, Stefanie Hiekmann, and Johann Lafer.
• Readers can submit their cooking and food-related questions directly to kuechenkabinett@spiegel.de.

Interaktives Recherchetool: Archiv zur Liste der reichsten Deutschen wird durchsuchbar

Following the 26th edition of its ranking of the 500 richest Germans, manager magazin has launched an interactive online research tool making its historical archive searchable for the first time. The tool covers the top 100 richest Germans per year since 2001, allowing users to filter by company and family names, industries, and locations. The archive illustrates wealth creation, inheritance, and asset fluctuations across generations.

• manager magazin published its ranking of the 500 richest Germans for the 26th time in the week prior to October 5, 2026.
• The new interactive online tool makes ranking data searchable back to the inception of the list in 2001.
• Users can filter historical records covering the top 100 richest Germans per year by company, family name, industry, and location.