overview

holdings

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This chronology is indicative only. Context is provided by the broader communications and media timeline.

1995 buys Autovisie, Man, Oor, Elegance, Hitkrant and Residence magazines from Reed-Elsevier

1996 takes 30% stake in the Dutch commercial TV station SBS6

1997 buys door-to-door paper De Zaankanter

1997 buys remaining 25% of Handelspost Beheer BV

1997 buys publishing rights of Gelderland newspaper publisher Veluwe BV

1997 buys regional publisher and cable tv operator Houdstermaatschappij De Gooi en Eemlander BV

1997 buys regional newspaper publisher De Kempen Pers

1999 launches Spits free daily

2005 acquires 40% interest in Netherlands narrowcaster Media Librium

2005 buys Obzor in Ukraine

2005 increases stake in British trade fairs and events organization Expomedia to 20%

2005 swaps stake in SBS Netherlands for 20% of SBS

2006 TMG and ING reach agreement to acquire Sky Radio (Sky Radio 101FM, Radio Veronica and Classic FM in Netherlands plus Sky Radio Hessen in Germany) from News Corporation for a total enterprise value of €190m

2006 announces sale of Media Groep Limburg, Grafisch Bedrijf Media Groep Limburg and De Trompetter - aka LMG - to Mecom Group for €200m

2007 buys Sanoma's Dutch puzzle magazines

2007 acquires Carp careers magazine from Aromedia

2007 increases stake in Netherlands radio broadcaster Sky Radio Group to 85%

2007 sells minority stake in Sky Radio Hessen to Regiocast GmbH & Co. KG

2007 increases stake in Media Librium to 80%

2007 buys 75% of television program producers Pilarczyk Mediagroep (PMG) and Carmichael & Pilarczyk B.V. (C&P)

2007 Keesing Media Group (TMG subsidiary) sells Lyons-based leisure magazine publisher Editions de Saxe

2007 TMG buys 70% of WebRegio Media, online provider of news and information services

2008 buys Nobiles Media BV (inc 100% interest in joint ventures Info Pinnacle BV and Smart Events BV)

2008 buys assets of Argo Press (free weekly Amsterdams Stadsblad)

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