MAFRA

MAFRA, a.s. is a Czech media company headquartered in Prague. Its portfolio includes the newspapers Mladá fronta DNES and Metro (Czech edition), the news websites iDNES.cz and Lidovky.cz, the Óčko television channels and Rádio Impuls. The company also publishes magazines and operates printing and other digital-media businesses. Since May 2026, it has been jointly owned by Kaprain and Tymeprax, a company controlled by businessman Pavel Tykač, with each holding a 50% stake.

From the Wikipedia article “Mafra (company)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mladá fronta DNES, První novinová společnost.

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