Indamedia Group

Indamedia Group (Hungarian: Indamedia Csoport), officially Indamedia Network Zrt., is a Hungarian media and advertising company group that ranks among the country's largest and most influential online publishers. Its roots trace back to the Central European Media and Publishing company (CEMP) and its successor CEMP-X online Zrt., which was established in October 2016 and gradually absorbed CEMP's operating companies, including ownership of Index.hu Zrt. In September 2018 the company was sold by its then-owner Spéder Zoltán to entrepreneurs Ziegler Gábor and Oltyán József. In November 2018 the business was reorganised into Indamedia Network Zrt., the publishing arm, and Indamedia Sales Kft., the advertising sales arm, with Ziegler and Oltyán remaining as owners. In March 2020 Vaszily Miklós acquired Oltyán's 50% stake, becoming co-owner alongside Ziegler. The group operates a broad portfolio of online titles and manages the full advertising inventory of many of them. Its best-known brands include the news portal Index.hu, the tabloid Blikk, the women's and lifestyle titles Femina, Glamour, Kiskegyed and Dívány, the automotive portal TotalCar, the programme guide PORT.hu, the business site Napi.hu and the regional lifestyle site We Love Budapest. The group also runs the AI Summit Budapest conference. In October 2025 Indamedia acquired Ringier's Hungarian media portfolio, further consolidating its position. In September 2026 it was announced that Ziegler Gábor would leave the group effective 30 September 2026, with Vaszily Miklós continuing to lead the company as owner and CEO. The ownership and management change was stated not to involve any structural reorganisation, and Indamedia continues to operate under its existing business model and organisational structure.

Indamedia Group's history begins with its predecessor, Közép Európai Média és Kiadó Zrt. (CEMP) and CEMP SH Kft. In October 2016, CEMP-X online Zrt. was established, and CEMP's companies were gradually transferred into it. This entity owned, among other assets, Index.hu Zrt., the operator of Hungary's leading news portal. In September 2018, the company was sold by its then-owner Spéder Zoltán to entrepreneurs Ziegler Gábor and Oltyán József. In November 2018, the company was reorganised into Indamedia Network Zrt., which housed the publishing business, and Indamedia Sales Kft., which handled the sale of advertising surfaces. Ziegler and Oltyán remained the owners. In March 2020, Vaszily Miklós purchased Oltyán's 50% ownership stake, becoming co-owner with Ziegler. On 21 June 2020, the editorial staff of Index.hu published a notice on an independent site stating that the editorial independence of the publication was at risk, citing the influence of Indamedia, which exclusively sold the publication's advertising surfaces. Journalists who left Index.hu Zrt. launched a new newspaper called Telex.hu on 2 October 2020. On 31 October 2025, Indamedia Group acquired Ringier and its media portfolio. In September 2026, it was announced that Ziegler Gábor would leave the group effective 30 September 2026, and that Vaszily Miklós would continue to lead the company group as owner and CEO. The ownership and management change was stated not to involve structural transformation, and Indamedia continues its activities along the current operating model and organisational structure.

• CEMP-X online Zrt. established as predecessor, absorbing CEMP companies including Index.hu Zrt.

• Company sold by Spéder Zoltán to Ziegler Gábor and Oltyán József

• Reorganised into Indamedia Network Zrt. (publishing) and Indamedia Sales Kft. (ad sales)

• Vaszily Miklós acquires Oltyán's 50% stake

• Index.hu editorial staff warns of threat to editorial independence

• Former Index.hu journalists launch Telex.hu

• Indamedia Group acquires Ringier and its media portfolio

• Ziegler Gábor leaves the group; Vaszily Miklós continues as owner and CEO

One of Hungary's largest and oldest digital publishing and online advertising groups, with a portfolio spanning news, tabloid, lifestyle, automotive and business media.

• Index.hu

  Leading Hungarian online news portal

• Blikk

  Hungarian tabloid newspaper and website

• Femina

  Women's lifestyle magazine and portal

• Glamour

  Fashion and lifestyle magazine

• TotalCar

  Automotive portal

• PORT.hu

  Programme guide and ticketing site

• Napi.hu

  Business and financial news site

• We Love Budapest

  City lifestyle guide

• Dívány

  Women's lifestyle magazine

• Kiskegyed

  Women's magazine

• AI Summit Budapest

  Annual AI conference

1. 1Indamedia official websiteindamedia.hu
2. 2Indamedia Group on Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Indamedia csoport on Hungarian Wikipediahu.wikipedia.org
4. 4Indamedia Salesindamediasales.hu