Observed Signal · Sep 2, 2026 · Hiring · Source: Horizont · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Ostdeutsche Medienholding reshuffles leadership, names new OAZ publisher
German publisher Holger Friedrich's Ostdeutsche Medienholding (OMH) is undergoing further management changes. Denis Huschka will become publisher of the Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (OAZ), while managing director Dirk Jehmlich will leave operational management at the end of September and take on new business development tasks in the parent holding. The OAZ, launched about six months ago as a supra-regional newspaper with an East German perspective, added a Magdeburg editorial office on September 1. At the Berliner Zeitung, Margit J. Mayer stepped down as publisher of the weekend edition on July 1, and Michael Maier will end his role as publisher at the end of September to pursue a new media project.
Personnel changes at a German regional newspaper holding; limited direct impact on the AdTech/MarTech advertising ecosystem.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Denis Huschka was appointed publisher of the Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (OAZ).
- Dirk Jehmlich is leaving OMH's operational management at the end of September.
- OAZ added a Magdeburg editorial office on September 1.
- Margit J. Mayer gave up her role as publisher of Berliner Zeitung's weekend edition on July 1.
- Michael Maier will end his Berliner Zeitung publisher role at the end of September.
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Holger Friedrich Leaves Operational Role at OMH
Holger Friedrich has relinquished his operational management roles across the companies of the Ostdeutsche Medienholding (OMH) and will join the group’s supervisory board, the company said. Friedrich framed the move as the conclusion of an intensive restructuring and the launch of the Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Operational leadership will be assumed by a three-person management team: Christoph Stiller (chair of the management board), Jan Schmidt and Dirk Jehmlich. OMH’s subsidiaries Berliner Verlag and Ostdeutscher Verlag publish titles including Berliner Zeitung, Berliner Kurier, Weltbühne and the newly founded Ostdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
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