Hamburg, 15 February 2010
Peter Pelinka, the renowned journalist, experienced editor and former editor-in-chief of FORMAT, is taking the editorial helm at NEWS, Austria's biggest news magazine. Pelinka will be supported by deputy chief editors Corinna Milborn and Silvia Meister. Pelinka already worked successfully with Corinna Milborn, a political journalist and "Club2" moderator, on FORMAT. They will both set new priorities and a new tone in the first half of the issue, especially regarding domestic politics, business, and features.   ...more

Hamburg, February 5, 2007
Gruner + Jahr mourns the passing of Alfred Worm. The publisher of Austria´s NEWS magazine died suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday night at the age of 61. Just last Thursday, Alfred Worm was honored as "Journalist of the Year" by "Der Österreichische Journalist" magazine. Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer held the laudatory speech.  ...more

Hamburg, January 19, 2006
Austria´s biggest and most popular women´s magazine has a new editor-in-chief. Euke Frank, 38, a member of the WOMAN senior editorial team, is now taking on the sole responsibility for the magazine. She succeeds Uschi Fellner, who is leaving the News publishing group of her own accord.   ...more

Hamburg, November 21, 2005
Rudi Klausnitzer, 57, has decided not to renew his contract with the Austrian NEWS publishing group, which is expiring soon, for personal reasons. He will instead take a seat on the publishing group´s advisory board. Oliver Voigt, 39, currently Managing Director of G+J Poland, will succeed him as CEO, having been unanimously appointed by the NEWS shareholders.  ...more

Hamburg, May 24, 2004
The NEWS publishing group is bringing a new health magazine to Austria´s newsstands. NEWS – Leben will be published four times a year starting May 28, and will cover health- and wellness-related topics on an estimated 120 pages.  ...more

Hamburg, May 7, 2004
Gruner + Jahr continues to expand its international portfolio, this time in Austria. The local NEWS publishing group is launching a new magazine for young women between the ages of 15 and 25.  ...more

New York, NY, November 11, 2003
In response to various erroneous news reports today, Gruner + Jahr USA is issuing the following statement:  ...more

Paris, February 26, 2003
This first special issue celebrates the tenth anniversary of Gala′s launch in February 1993. Over the years Gala has established itself as one of
France′s leading brand magazines - in 2002 there was an 9.9% increase in distribution compared to 2001, with an average
of 272,000 copies* - and is also internationally renowned, with editions in Germany, Russia and Poland.  ...more

Hamburg, 5 February 2009
The first issue of GALA published under license in Lithuania made its newsstand debut at the end of January 2009. Lithuania's IEVA Group, publisher of the high-end fashion magazine IEVA, is the licensing partner for the Gruner + Jahr title. GALA's editor-in-chief is the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Lithuania, Eva Tombak.   ...more

Hamburg, March 31, 2008
Gruner + Jahr continues GEO's expansion strategy as the feature magazine makes its debut May 7 on newsstands in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with three separate local license editions. GEO is now published in 20 countries worldwide. The latest additions are also based on the central editorial and publishing concept of GEO International in Hamburg.  ...more

Hamburg, January 8, 2008
G+J International continues the expansion of its GEO brand with the launch of a licensed edition in Finland in collaboration with Sanoma Magazines. GEO Finland will make its newsstand debut in March 2008 in a print run of 70,000 copies, and at a cover price of €8.90 (~$13). Katriina Palo-Närhinen, 42, is the new magazine's editor-in-chief.  ...more

Hamburg, December 11, 2007
W.E. Saarbach, a subsidiary of DPV Worldwide, was named "International Distributor of the Year" last week in London. The title is awarded annually by the "Association of Circulation Executives" (ACE), whose members are international companies in publishing and distribution. W.E. Saarbach, Germany´s biggest importer of press products, was nominated by British newspaper publisher, The Guardian, London. W.E. Saarbach handles distribution of THE GUARDIAN in Germany.  ...more

Hamburg, October 25, 2007
G+J/Mondadori in Italy is launching a magazine for children below reading age. Focus Pico, a new magazine catering to children ages three to six years and their parents, makes its debut on Italian newsstands on December 1.  ...more

Hamburg, April 26, 2007
The G+J subsidiary Adria Media Zagreb has launched a bimonthly version of its internationally popular magazine GALA in Croatia. GALA STYLE made its newsstand debut on 27 April 2007. GALA STLYE is devoted to fashion and beauty as well as to celebrities noted for their personal style. Culture, travel and interior decoration spreads are also integral elements of each issue.   ...more

Hamburg, March 23, 2007
Gruner + Jahr´s growth was faster than that of any other German major publisher for the second consecutive year, forcefully underscoring its position as Europe´s biggest magazine publisher and Germany´s highestsales publishing house. Results were the highest they have been since 2000, the year of the Internet boom. Profitability also increased for the second year running.  ...more

Hamburg, August 15, 2006
Gruner + Jahr mourns the passing of John Jahr, co-founder and longstanding Executive Board member of the Hamburg-based printing and publishing company, Gruner + Jahr. Mr. Jahr died unexpectedly of heart failure last night in Hamburg. He was 72.  ...more

Hamburg, July 10, 2006
G+J´s French subsidiary Prisma Presse presents a new magazine: ENVUE, a special issue of the people magazine VSD, makes its newsstand debut on Jul 10.  ...more

Hamburg, April 26, 2006
For the past 50 years, an international panel of judges at the WORLD PRESS PHOTO Foundation has selected the best and most stirring photos of a given year. This year´s WORLD PRESS PHOTO exhibition again shows moving, haunting images that chronicle the events of the past year. The WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2006 exhibition includes stirring and unsettling pictures of the Iraq War, the Kashmir Earthquake and Hurricane "Katrina" along the U.S. Gulf Coast. It also features equally fascinating photographs from the realms of sports, culture, nature and science.  ...more

Hamburg, March 27, 2006
Gruner + Jahr, Europe´s biggest magazine publisher and the strongest-selling German publisher, lastingly enhanced its leading market position in fiscal 2005. For the first time in four years, G+J increased its revenues and achieved significant growth in profits, managing to pull off a turnaround in a difficult market environment.  ...more

Hamburg/Munich, February 14, 2006
A new title expands Gruner + Jahr´s offer: the new monthly women´s magazine EMOTION will arrive at newsstands and stores on February 17. The psychology magazine mainly targets women between the ages of 28 and 59. It deals with the topics partnership, career, leisure, friendship, and family from a psychological perspective. Bettina Wündrich, Editor-in-Chief, describes her idea of the target group: "EMOTION addresses women who, when they hear the word ´reflection,´ won´t immediately think of the mirror in their bathroom."   ...more