Mafra (company)
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| Company type | Joint-stock |
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| Industry | Publishing, Internet |
| Founded | December 31, 1992 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Newspapers, Magazines |
| Revenue | 2,561,074,000 Czech koruna (2020)  |
| −978,763,000 Czech koruna (2020) | |
| −867,755,000 Czech koruna (2020) | |
| Total assets | 3,253,659,000 Czech koruna (2020) |
Number of employees | 1,149 (2020) |
| Parent | Kaprain Chemical, Cyprus |
| Website | mafra |
Mafra is a Czech media group that publishes printed and internet media, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. From 2013 to 2023, it was a subsidiary of Agrofert holding conglomerate owned by trust of Andrej Babiš, the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Mafra owns newspapers Mladá fronta Dnes and Lidové noviny.[1][2] In September 2023, Agrofert sold the group to the Czech billionaire investor Karel Pražák (Kaprain Group). [3]
History
[edit]Founded in 1992 in Prague, Mafra was acquired in 1994 by the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH (RBDV)[4][5][dead link] (the publisher of the Rheinische Post), which bought Mafra from French press group Socpresse. In 2013, Mafra was acquired by Czech holding group Agrofert, which is owned by Andrej Babiš.[6]
Mafra publishes the daily newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes, which – with 224,000 circulation as of March 2011 – is the second largest newspaper in the Czech Republic,[7] after tabloid Blesk. Fully owned subsidiary Lidové noviny, a.s. publishes daily newspaper Lidové noviny with circulation of 44,000,[citation needed] 60% subsidiary Metro Česká republika, a.s. publishes a freesheet Czech edition of Metro with a circulation of 266,000.[8]
As of February 2011, Mladá fronta Dnes is the third most visited Czech website on the internet, with 3.7 million unique visitors per month.[9]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mafra benefited disproportionately from state aid.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "The new Czech media owners". Progetto. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Zpravodajci na českém webu: přehled zpravodajských serverů". Lupa (in Czech).
- ^ "Agrofert sells Mafra group and other assets". Radio Prague International. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "The press in the Czech Republic". BBC News. BBC. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ "Mafra - 2009 Annual Report". Justice.cz. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Francová, Pavla (26 June 2013). "Miliardář Babiš mediálním magnátem. Koupil vydavatele MF Dnes, Lidových novin i Metra". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Periodický tisk". ABCCR.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Portfolio Metro" (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Návštěvnost internetu v ČR v únoru stagnovala na 7,7 milionu lidí". Finance.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Czech Republic: Nations in Transit 2021 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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