Norwegian staking on the internet

Klikk.no gathers all the best from a number of magazines in order to create a new, strong website filled with stuff for the consumer as well as news value. Read more

Managing director of the Kids and Teens division in Egmont retires

Tommy Melle (62) has decided to retire from the position as managing director of the Kids & Teens division in Egmont from 1 January 2009 after more than 20 years in the company. Read more

Egmont acquires Orkla’s shareholding in Hjemmet Mortensen

The Egmont media group acquires Orkla’s 40% stake in the magazine publisher Hjemmet Mortensen for NOK 950 million. The share purchase makes Egmont sole owner of Hjemmet Mortensen. Read more

Copenhagen Zoo supported by The Egmont Foundation

The elephants in Copenhagen Zoo have eagerly taken up their new playground which officially opened June the 10th. The creation of the beautiful new elephant ground was made possible by several sponsors, among these The Egmont Foundation which contributed to the project with 10 million DKK (approx. 1,3 million Euro). Read more

Egmont Anniversary - 130 Years

Today Egmont celebrates its 130th anniversary. Every minute every day we sell 475 magazines and 152 books in the world. Read more

Egmont in top form

In 2007 the media group Egmont generated 21% growth and record revenue of EUR 1,492 million. The profit before net financials, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 37% to EUR 119 million, another record. Profit before tax was EUR 65 million, up 22% on 2006. Read more

Christmas parcel from the Egmont Foundation

Every year, the Egmont Foundation gives more than 300 families a boost by helping them at Christmas. The families cannot apply for the Christmas aid themselves – they must be recommended by the social authorities.   

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Young Leaders Vote Egmont as Favourite Employer

The annual survey, Universum Young Professionals Survey Danmark, reveals that Egmont is among the top 20 when young, financially educated leaders choose their employer.
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Biggest in Russia

Did you know that Egmont is Russia’s largest children’s publisher? And ranks among this vast country’s top ten largest publishing houses? Egmont Russia leads the children’s publishing market after capturing all the niches from coloring and activity books to news articles and fiction by Russian and foreign authors. Read more

Egmont to launch in USA

Egmont UK announced today that it will launch a US publishing company in January 2008. Egmont USA will employ a publishing team based in New York. Its launch list of quality young adult and children’s fiction and picture books will be published in Autumn 2009.
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Egmont Anniversary - 129 Years

Today Egmont celebrates its 129th anniversary. The fairytale that began in a little humble apartment in the working section of Copenhagen developed into one of Scandinavia’s leading media groups. Read more

Satisfactory profit for Egmont in 2006

Egmont recorded a 5% increase in revenue and EBITDA in 2006. Profit before tax of EUR 57 million is satisfactory in the light of significant investments and new launches.
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Welcome to our new website

Egmont’s new website offers several entries to the media company and an expanded guide to the universe of products and companies. Read more

Egmont records satisfactory profit for the year

In 2005, Egmont generated revenue of EUR 1,173 million, an increase of 9.6%. Pre-tax profit amounted to EUR 67.5 million. Read more

Michael Ritto takes over as new Managing Director of Nordisk Film

Michael Ritto, 47, assumes the position as new Managing Director of the Egmont division Nordisk Film today, Monday 6 February, 2006. Nordisk Film will also become co-owner of MBO, Denmark’s leading music company. Read more

Egmont Donates EUR 2 millions to National Gallery of Art

Through the Aid and Grants Administration Egmont has donated approx. EUR 2 millions (DKK 15 millions) for a new Education and Knowledge Centre (formidlings- og videnscenter) in three stores, which is to be situated inside the Danish National Gallery of art (Statens Museum for Kunst). Read more

Egmont sponsors Uddannelsesforum

Egmont owns school book publishing companies in Denmark and Norway and we have a responsibility when it comes to both education in particular and society in general. That is why Egmont has chosen to be main sponsor of Uddannelsesforum, the largest school book fair in Denmark. Uddannelsesforum takes place in Odense on October 11 and 12.

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Egmont Funds the Baltic Countries’ New Film School

The Danish-based Nordic Baltic Film Fund – established by Nordisk Film – donates over 1.1 million euros to a new film school. Read more

Egmont 127 Years

On Sunday May 15 Egmont celebrates its 127th anniversary. Read more