Family Media

Family Media GmbH & Co. KG is a German publishing house specialising in children's and family titles for the German-speaking market. It was established in January 2004 as a 50/50 joint venture between Axel Springer AG of Berlin and OZ-Verlags GmbH of Rheinfelden (Baden). The company is headquartered in Rheinfelden (Baden), having moved there in 2020 from Freiburg im Breisgau, where it had been based for most of its existence. Family Media publishes family magazines such as Familie&Co, Baby&Co, KINDERZEIT and VEGAN für mich, as well as book series under the Velber brand in the family guide and educational children's book segments. Its portfolio is aimed at parents, families and children, combining service journalism with book publishing. In July 2009, publisher Christian Medweth, who together with his brother Michael is sole owner of OZ Verlags GmbH, acquired Axel Springer AG's 50 percent stake in Family Media, becoming the sole shareholder of the publishing house. The company has since operated as an independent private publisher within the Medweth family's OZ group. Like many print publishers, Family Media faced a long-term decline in circulation and a difficult advertising market. In 2012 and 2013 this led to staff reductions and the discontinuation of titles including Spielen und Lernen, Lillebi, spiel mit and Treff, as well as a reduced print run for Baby & Co. At its Freiburg site the company employed around twelve people as of June 2013. In 2020 the business relocated from Freiburg to Rheinfelden. Today Family Media remains a privately held publisher focused on the German-speaking family and children's media market, with its titles distributed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Family Media GmbH & Co. KG was founded in January 2004 as a joint venture between Axel Springer AG of Berlin and OZ-Verlags GmbH of Rheinfelden (Baden), with each partner holding 50 percent. The company was based in Freiburg im Breisgau and published children's and family titles for the German-speaking region. On 1 July 2009, publisher Christian Medweth, who together with his brother Michael is sole owner of OZ Verlags GmbH, acquired Axel Springer AG's 50 percent stake in Family Media, becoming the sole shareholder of the publishing house in Freiburg im Breisgau. From then on Family Media operated as an independent private publisher within the Medweth family's OZ group. The company's portfolio included the family magazines Familie&Co, Baby&Co, KINDERZEIT and VEGAN für mich, as well as book series under the Velber brand in the family guide and educational children's book segments. At its Freiburg headquarters the company employed around twelve people as of June 2013. A long-term decline in circulation and a difficult advertising environment led to staff reductions and title closures in 2012 and 2013. The magazines Spielen und Lernen, Lillebi, spiel mit and Treff were discontinued in 2012, and the print run of Baby & Co was reduced. In 2020 the company moved its headquarters from Freiburg to Rheinfelden. Family Media remains a privately held publisher focused on the German-speaking family and children's media market.

• 2020

  Company headquarters moved from Freiburg to Rheinfelden.

• 2013

  Further staff reductions; around twelve employees at the Freiburg site as of June.

• 2012

  Magazines Spielen und Lernen, Lillebi, spiel mit and Treff were discontinued; Baby & Co print run reduced.

• 2009

  On 1 July, Christian Medweth acquired Axel Springer AG's 50 percent stake, becoming sole shareholder.

• 2004

  Founded in January as a 50/50 joint venture between Axel Springer AG and OZ-Verlags GmbH.

Independent German-language publisher of family and children's magazines and books.

• Familie&Co

• Baby&Co

• KINDERZEIT

• VEGAN für mich

• Velber

1. 1Family Media – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
2. 2Family Media – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Family Media official websitefamilymedia.de
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