About Bertelsmann | This company is so big, it takes up space on the bookshelf, the magazine stand, and on television. Bertelsmann is one of the world's leading media conglomerates with operations spanning publishing, TV, and music. It owns about 90% of RTL Group, Europe's #1 TV broadcaster with more than 40 channels operating in a dozen countries. Bertelsmann also owns Random House, the top trade book publisher in the US, as well as 75% of magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the #2 music company, is 50%-owned by Bertelsmann. (Sony Corporation owns the other 50%.) Carl Bertelsmann founded the company in 1835. His descendants, the Mohn family, and their Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation own the business.
| |
|
|
Latest News Bertelsmann Worldwide |
Memorandum 1995: Bertelsmann entered China
2001: Number of BOL members hit 1.5 Mln
2003: Beijing Bertelsmann 21st Century Books Chain Co Ltd. was founded
2004: Turnover of BOL in China reached 150 Mln yuan
2005: Got first book wholesale license for foreign investors
2006: Opened branches in French Supermarket Giant Carrefour
2008: Close Chinese book club
| |
|
| |
|
Also on Our Site | |
About Us 
