Axel Springer Verlag AG

…bought by the Hamburg publisher Axel Springer.

…a German publisher who founded Axel Springer Verlag AG, one of the largest publishing concerns in Europe.

…monopoly of any one ownership, Axel Springer Verlag AG controls a significant share of the market. Other major newspaper publishers, some of which also publish magazines and other periodicals, include Gruner+Jahr AG (a Bertelsmann company), Süddeutscher Verlag, Bauer Media Group, and Hubert Burda Media. The German Press Council, established in…

…and CEO (2002– ) of Axel Springer SE, a German media and tech company especially known for its newspapers and magazines.