Gruner + Jahr

Gruner + Jahr GmbH was a publishing house headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Since the purchase by RTL Germany it is operational by the name RTL Deutschland. The company was founded in 1965 by Richard Gruner, John Jahr, and Gerd Bucerius. From 1969 to 1973, Bertelsmann acquired a majority share in the company and gradually increased it over time. After 2014, the company was a fully owned subsidiary of the Gütersloh-based media and services group. Under the leadership and innovation strategy of Julia Jäkel, Gruner + Jahr evolved into a publishing house producing cross-channel media products for the digital society. With formely more than 500 magazines and digital products and services, Gruner + Jahr was one of Europe's largest premium magazine publishing companies in the 1990this. Its activities primarily focus on Germany and France.

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