Financial Performance in 2025 Lagardère posted its strongest financial results in years in 2025. Group revenue reached €9.35 billion, up 4.6% on a reported basis and 3.8% on a like-for-like basis, stripping out currency effects and acquisitions. Recurring EBIT, the group’s headline profit measure, hit a record €641 million, an 8.1% increase year-on-year. Profit attributable…
ITV’s full-year 2025 results tell the story of a broadcaster in managed decline on its traditional revenue lines but with genuine momentum on the digital side, a balance the company frames as transformation rather than contraction. Group total external revenue rose by a modest 1% to £3.51 billion, while total group revenue was flat at…
Sanoma’s 2025 results illustrate a company navigating two very different markets at once: a mature national media business facing structural advertising pressure and a pan-European educational publishing division benefiting from rising margins and cyclical curriculum demand. Group net sales fell 3% to €1,302.5 million, with both operating segments declining modestly. The decrease reflects a combination of…
TF1 Group’s full‑year results for 2025, published on 12 February 2026, capture a business at an inflection point. The headline numbers show resilience under pressure: consolidated revenue fell 2.5% to €2,297 million, yet on a like‑for‑like basis and at constant exchange rates the decline was just 0.8%. Adjusted for portfolio disposals, notably the sale of…
Reach published its full‑year 2025 results on 3 March 2026. On an adjusted basis, the headline numbers showed a business holding its ground: adjusted operating profit rose 2.4% to £104.7 million, adjusted operating margin increased from 19.0% to 20.2%, and adjusted operating costs fell 5.2%, outperforming a 4–5% reduction target. The total dividend was maintained…
Dagbladet Børsen ended 2025 in a position that few legacy newspaper companies in Europe currently occupy: growing, solidly profitable, conservatively financed, and deliberately preparing for a future in which print may no longer exist. For the year, the company generated approximately DKK 334 million in revenue, equivalent to roughly €44.7 million, and recorded EBIT of…
Company Overview Obersteirische Rundschau Medien GmbH is an Austrian regional publisher headquartered in Bruck an der Mur, Upper Styria. Established in 2012, the company specializes in publishing journals and periodicals serving the Upper Austrian media landscape. Operating as a limited liability company with a share capital of €40,000, the publisher maintains a focused editorial operation…
Company Overview Aller Media A/S is Denmark’s leading publisher of magazines and weeklies, headquartered in Copenhagen. Founded in 1873, the company is a cornerstone of Nordic media with strong household brands reaching millions of readers across print and digital platforms. Aller Media operates as a subsidiary of the broader Aller Group, which is one of…
Company Overview Bayard SA is a major French media and publishing company based in Malakoff, France. The company specializes in publishing journals and periodicals, operating under the corporate classification 58.14Z (édition de revues et périodiques). Bayard operates across multiple strategic locations in France, with headquarters at 15 Gabriel Peri in Malakoff and additional offices in Montrouge…
The VRT and the RTBF were both established as part of the Belgian National Institute for Radio (NIR) in 1930. The NIR was comprised of two departments, one for the Flemish-speaking audience (the “Belgisch Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep,” or NIR) and the other for the French-speaking audience (the “Institut National belge de Radiodiffusion,” or…