British media conglomerate
Daily Mail and General Trust
(
DMGT
) is a British multinational media conglomerate, the owner of the
Daily Mail
and several other titles.
The 4th Viscount Rothermere
is the chair and controlling shareholder of the company.
[1]
The head office is located in Northcliffe House in
Kensington
,
London
. In January 2022, DMGT delisted from the
London Stock Exchange
following a successful offer for DMGT by Rothermere Continuation Limited.
[2]
[3]
History
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The group traces its origins to the launch in 1896 of the mid-market national newspaper the
Daily Mail
by
Harold Harmsworth
(later created, in July 1919, The 1st
Viscount Rothermere
) and his elder brother,
Alfred
.
[4]
It was incorporated in 1922 and its shares were first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1932.
The 1st Viscount Rothermere's son,
Esmond
, took operational control of the organization in 1932 and complete control in November 1940, when his father died.
[5]
Vere Harmsworth became the Chairman of
Associated Newspapers
in 1970.
[6]
[7]
Upon the death of his father in July 1978, he succeeded as
The 3rd Viscount Rothermere
and became chair of parent Daily Mail and General Trust plc.
[6]
After almost 100 years in
Fleet Street
, the company left its original premises of New Carmelite House in Fleet Street in 1988 to move to Northcliffe House in
Kensington
.
[8]
In 2019, DMGT joined the
Belt and Road News Network
.
[9]
In 2023, DMGT invested in Hexagon Cup, a Madrid-based
padel
competition.
[10]
Divisions
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Consumer Media
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DMG media
is the media subsidiary of DMGT and publishes the following titles:
- Daily Mail
? DMG media's primary national newspaper.
- The Mail on Sunday
? The sister paper of the Daily Mail, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1982.
[11]
- Ireland on Sunday
? Associated Newspapers took over the publishing of Ireland on Sunday in 2001. The title was re-launched in April 2002 to coincide with the move to its new offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin. It included
TV Week
and in September 2006 it was merged with the Mail on Sunday and became the Irish Mail on Sunday.
[12]
- i
? National newspaper originally launched as a sister paper to
The Independent
. Bought in November 2019 for £49.6 million.
- Metro
? Metro is a national newspaper. Launched in March 1999 as a free, stapled newspaper, it was distributed initially in London. But since has been published every weekday morning, around Yorkshire, the North West, Newcastle and the North East, the East Midlands, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Scotland.
[13]
- Metro.co.uk
is a UK-based online newspaper. Originally created in 2002 as the digital counterpart to the print Metro, it now operates as an independent publication within the DMG group, attracting a daily audience of over 1.6 million.
[14]
- MailOnline
is one of the world's most popular English language newspaper websites
[15]
- New Scientist
? a weekly magazine focusing on science and technology. Bought in 2021 for £70 million.
[16]
The
London Evening Standard
was owned by DMGT until it was sold to
Alexander Lebedev
in January 2009. DMGT still maintains a 5% share.
[17]
In August 2023, DMGT confirmed its interest in acquiring the
Telegraph Media Group
. The TMG hosts a rival to the Daily Mail, the
Daily Telegraph
.
[18]
Property information
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In the UK, Landmark Information Group includes Landmark and SearchFlow and provide information for property transactions. Trepp, in the US, provides similar services.
Corporate services
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DMGT ventures is the venture capital arm of DMGT. Investments include used-car platform
Cazoo
, property investment platform Bricklane, and will-writing platform
Farewill
.
[19]
[20]
[21]
Head office
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The head office is located in Northcliffe House in
Kensington
,
London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
.
[22]
[23]
In addition to housing the DMGT head office, the building also houses the offices of
The Independent
,
i
,
Daily Mail
,
Mail on Sunday
,
Evening Standard
,
Metro
and
Metro.co.uk
.
[23]
See also
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References
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- ^
Rothermere: 'DMGT remains committed to journalism'
Press Gazette, 21 January 2009
- ^
Warrington, James (16 December 2021).
"Lord Rothermere wins bid to take Daily Mail owner private"
.
The Telegraph
.
ISSN
0307-1235
. Retrieved
28 October
2022
.
- ^
"Victory for Lord Rothermere: End of an era as Daily Mail group exits London Stock Exchange after listing nine decades ago in 1932"
.
CityAM
. 22 December 2021
. Retrieved
28 October
2022
.
- ^
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^
"Lord Rothermere, of Fleet Street, Dies".
The Washington Post
. 13 July 1978. p. C10.
- ^
a
b
Leapman, Michael (3 September 1998).
"Obituary: Viscount Rothermere"
.
The Independent
.
- ^
Lyall, Sarah (3 September 1998).
"Lord Rothermere, Press Giant, Is Dead at 73"
.
The New York Times
.
- ^
"Newsmen say farewell to Fleet Street"
.
London Evening Standard
. 17 June 2005
. Retrieved
16 April
2016
.
- ^
"Belt and Road News Network First Council Meeting Joint Statement"
.
Belt and Road News Network
. 25 April 2019
. Retrieved
12 September
2022
.
- ^
Noble, Josh (10 October 2023).
"Daily Mail publisher invests in fast-growing sport of padel"
.
Financial Times
. Retrieved
24 October
2023
.
- ^
"National newspaper circulation December 2007"
.
The Guardian
. UK. 2007. Archived from
the original
on 9 February 2008
. Retrieved
12 April
2008
.
- ^
"Founding editor of 'Ireland on Sunday' resigns"
.
The Irish Times
. Retrieved
16 April
2016
.
- ^
Luft, Oliver (16 March 2009).
"Metro newspaper celebrates 10 years of publication"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
15 May
2015
.
- ^
"November 2016 Main view"
.
abcdata.org.uk
. Archived from
the original
on 21 December 2016.
- ^
Sweney, Mark (2 December 2021).
"Lord Rothermere ups bid in attempt to take Daily Mail publisher private"
.
The Guardian
.
Archived
from the original on 29 November 2023.
- ^
Mark Sweeney (3 March 2021).
"Daily Mail owner buys New Scientist magazine in £70m deal"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
3 March
2021
.
- ^
"Newspaper shares climb as DMGT confirms deal talks"
.
London Evening Standard
. 29 October 2012.
- ^
Thomas, Daniel (13 August 2023).
"Daily Mail owner confirms interest in Telegraph auction"
.
Financial Times
. Retrieved
14 August
2023
.
- ^
"Farewill Raises £7.5M in Funding"
.
Finsmes
. 22 January 2019
. Retrieved
10 July
2020
.
- ^
Lunden, Ingred (23 March 2020).
"Cazoo, the used-car sales portal, raises another $116M"
.
Tech Crunch
. Retrieved
10 July
2020
.
- ^
Ranaweera, Manoj (1 October 2019).
"Bricklane secures £4.7 million Series A investment led by A/O Proptech and DMG Ventures"
.
UK Tech Investment News
. Retrieved
10 July
2020
.
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Contacts
Archived
9 August 2011 at the
Wayback Machine
." Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011. "Northcliffe House 2 Derry Street London W8 5TT Great Britain"
- ^
a
b
Ponsford, Dominic. "
Sharing with Mail 'will safeguard future of Independent'
Archived
23 December 2012 at
archive.today
."
Press Gazette
. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011. "Under a deal signed today, the Independent titles will share back office functions with the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Metro and Evening Standard at Northcliffe House in Kensington."
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