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overview
holdings
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landmarks
This chronology is indicative only. It covers -
Context is provided by the broader communications and
media timeline on this site.
antecedents
1847
Uusi Suomi founded
1898 Kauppalehti business daily founded
1957 commercial, privately owned television broadcaster
MTV Finland founded
1980 Iltalehti newspaper founded
1988 Aamulehti founds Systek Oy
1988 buys Data Check Oy
1988 forms Aldata Solution Oy
1991 Uusi Suomi closes
1997 MTV gets commercial radio license
beginnings
1997 Alma Media formed through merger of MTV with Aamulehti
newspaper group
1998 sells stake in Aldata Solution
2000 buys Balance Consulting
2001 buys 13% of Suuomen Uutisradio
2001 buys 31% of Talentum publishing for €55m
the Bonnier deal
2004 Schibsted makes unsolicited
bid for Alma
2005 Proventus acquires 8% stake in Alma
2005 Bonnier and Proventus jointly
acquire Alma through Almanova to gain control of broadcasting
division (inc Finnish TV channel MTV3, majority holding
in Finnish radio station Radio Nova and 23.4% of Swedish
TV4 AB) for €463m
2005 Bonnier and Proventus transfer Alma's broadcast operations
to Nordic Broadcasting Oy
2005 Almanova listed on Helsinki Stock Exchange as Alma
Media Corporation
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