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Bettina Steinke leaves Funke Mediengruppe

Bettina Steinke, editor-in-chief responsible for Funke Mediengruppe's regional digital portals, has left the company after eight years. Her departure took effect on September 1, 2026, at her own request, according to the company, as she pursues new professional challenges. Steinke joined Funke in 2018 from Burda Forward and helped build and develop the reach portals "Der Westen", "News38", and "Thüringen24", later also "moin.de" and "Berlin Live". In 2024, the portfolio was expanded with the entertainment brand "schlager.de". Steinke also developed new journalistic formats, including the podcast "SoKo Schlager", which started in 2025. Stephan Thurm, managing director of Funke's digital division, thanked her for the successful construction and continued development of the unit.

• Bettina Steinke left Funke Mediengruppe effective September 1, 2026, at her own request.
• She had been with Funke Mediengruppe since 2018, previously working at Burda Forward.
• She helped develop digital portals including Der Westen, News38, Thüringen24, moin.de, and Berlin Live.

Funke adds political pages to free weeklies

Funke Mediengruppe will add an editorial political double-page to all of its free weekly advertising papers starting Saturday, 29 August 2026. Jörg Quoos, editor‑in‑chief of Funke's central newsroom, will personally provide the political analysis and context. According to Funke, the free weeklies reach up to 4.2 million households weekly across five German federal states. The report originated on Kress.de and was published on MEEDIA with a byline from Marc Bartl on 28 August 2026.

• Funke Mediengruppe will publish a political double-page in all its free weekly advertising papers starting 29 August 2026.
• Jörg Quoos, editor‑in‑chief of Funke's central editorial office, will personally provide the political analysis for the new page.
• The free weekly papers reach up to 4.2 million households weekly in five German federal states, according to Funke.

Funke revamps video stack with Target Video

Funke Digital, the digital subsidiary of Funke Mediengruppe, has replaced its in‑house video stack with a multi-year partnership with Munich-based Target Video. The agreement covers Funke's online portals (including Der Westen and national brands like Hörzu) and gives Target Video responsibility for the video player, a video CMS, integrations with existing content management systems, SDKs for apps, livestreaming and vertical feeds, plus rule-based syndication across the publisher's brand portfolio. Target Video will also participate in monetization via its demand network, using a video ad server, an integrated Prebid Server and AI-driven yield optimization (non-exclusive). A new video‑matching system is being rolled out that analyzes article semantics and video content (audio transcription and frame-level image analysis) to automate matching and reduce editorial effort. Target Video previously acquired Brid.TV in 2023, expanding its player/CMS/monetization stack.

• Funke Digital replaced its in-house video solution with Target Video under a multi-year partnership.
• The partnership covers Funke portals including Der Westen and national brands like Hörzu.
• Target Video provides video player, video CMS, CMS interfaces, SDKs for apps, livestreaming and vertical video feeds.

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