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landmarks
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landmarks
This chronology is indicative only.
Context is provided by the broader communications and
media timeline.
1903 launch of Philippsburger Zeitung
1927 launch of radio magazine Der SÜRAG
1938 acquires Bauer Bros printing operation in Mannheim
during aryanisation
1942 Der SÜRAG ceases
1945 Burda begins printing schoolbooks and stamps in French
zone of Germany
1948 launches Das Ufer (predecessor of Bunte
magazine)
1949 revival of der SÜRAG (later rebadged
as Bild+Funk)
1949 launch of Das Haus
1949 establishment of Verlag Aenne Burda (VAB)
1950 launch of Burda Moden
1960 launch of Münchner Illustrierte
1962 launch of Freundin magazine
1969 forms Meredith/Burda printing partnership with Meredith
in US
1970 launch of Freizeit Revue
1972 opening of printing facility in US
1972 acquisition of Ein Schöner Garten and
Meine Familie & Ich
1974 launch of Anna magazine
1986 launch of Glücks-Revue
1986 launch of Verena
1988 joint venture with Hachette to publish German
version of Elle magazine
1990 joint venture with Gong Verlag launches Superillu
and Super TV
1991 acquires Schweriner Volkszeitung and Norddeutschen
Neuesten Nachrichten in Rostock
1991 launches Super!Zeitung in partnership with
News
1992 Super!Zeitung closed
1993 launch of Focus magazine
1993 buys Gong's stake in Superillu
1994 launch of Lisa magazine
1995 forms alliance with RCS, taking stake in RCS Periodici
(eg Oggi, Amica and Il Mondo)
1995 forms Europe Online online service with Pearson,
Hachette, Axel
Springer and Meigher Communications
1996 reduces stake in Europe Online after service files
for bankruptcy
1997 launch of Lisa Kochen & Backen
1997 sells majority stake in loss-making CD-ROM publisher
Navigo Multimedia to Holtzbrinck
1998 launches Health Online Service (HOS) multimedica
with Bertelsmann
1998 Burda and Rizzoli take stake in Turkish magazine
publisher Huerguec
1998 launch of Neue Woche and Lisa Wohnen
& Dekorieren
1999 launch of Viel Spass and Lisa Blumen
& Pflanzen
1999 sells stake in HOS multimedica and LIFELINE to Bertelsmann
1999 launch of German edition of Time's
In Style
2000 launch of Wellfit
2000 takes stake in justbooks.de
2001 justbooks.de acquired by abebooks.com
2004 RCS and Burda announce unwinding of joint ventures
2004 Burda buys Journal für die Frau from
Axel Springer
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