News and Media Holding

What News and Media Holding does

News and Media Holding (NMH), headquartered in Bratislava, is Slovakia's largest media company and the operator of the country's broadest portfolio of print and digital titles, reaching approximately 1.4 million print readers and 68% of the Slovak internet population. The company publishes 21 print titles spanning daily tabloids (Plus JEDEN DEŇ), flagship daily (Nový čas, #1 in Slovakia with 400,000+ daily readers), weekly news and business magazines (PLUS 7 DNÍ, TREND since 1991), women's magazines across multiple age cohorts (EMMA, Eva, Báječná ŽENA, Šarm, Nový čas pre ženy), and specialized hobby titles (Záhradkár, Zdravie, Dobré jedlo, Poľovníctvo a rybárstvo, Auto Bild, Geo). Its digital portfolio includes 28+ online portals (Centrum.sk as a freemail traffic generator, Pluska.sk, TREND.sk, Atlas.sk, Eva.sk, Wanda.sk, ŽENA.sk, EMMA.sk, plus automotive, men's lifestyle, and Hungarian-language Ujszo.com), supported by automated content moderation for user discussions.

NMH operates a multi-stream revenue model combining recurring print and digital subscriptions (via predplatne.pluska.sk), print and online advertising (sold through dedicated B2B sales teams), and professional event tickets and sponsorships (TREND conferences, TREND TOP, Právnická firma roka, TREND Regata, CEIT&TREND conferences). The company serves two broad customer sets: mass-market Slovak readers segmented by demographic (general news, women across age cohorts, men, hobbyists, business professionals) and B2B advertisers/agencies seeking cross-demographic reach, with no disclosed enterprise customer concentration. Distribution is domestic Slovakia only, with technology partnerships limited to IAB Slovakia audience measurement and content moderation infrastructure. NMH's go-to-market is event- and brand-driven, leveraging category leadership across print, digital, and live channels to monetize attention through advertising, subscriptions, and B2B sponsorships.

Name

News and Media Holding

Legal name

News and Media Holding, a.s.

Website

https://newsandmedia.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

News and Media Holding is Slovakia's largest media company, operating 21 print titles, 28+ online portals, and a professional events portfolio that together reach roughly 1.4 million readers and 68% of the Slovak internet population, monetizing audiences through subscriptions, advertising, and B2B events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Print and Digital Media Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA), News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO), Science, Technology & Gaming Magazines (MPAJAEAL)

Keywords

• Print media publishing
• Online news portals
• Magazine subscriptions
• Digital advertising sales
• Media conference events

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print Publications: Sale of print magazines and newspapers including subscriptions and single copy sales. Titles include Nový Čas, Plus JEDEN DEŇ, PLUS 7 DNÍ, TREND, Báječná ŽENA, EMMA, Eva, and specialized magazines.
2. Print Advertising: Advertising space sold in print publications. The company offers advertising in their print titles reaching 1.4 million readers.
3. Online Advertising: Digital advertising across online portfolio including display ads, native content, and targeted advertising on portals such as centrum.sk, pluska.sk, atlas.sk, trend.sk, and others. The company is the fourth strongest internet operator in Slovakia.
4. Online Subscriptions: Digital subscription services for premium content access across online portals and e-magazines.
5. Event Tickets and Sponsorships: Revenue from professional conferences including TREND conferences (HR manažment, TechTrendy, Smart City, Zdravotnícky manažment, Reality a development, Horeca manažment, Digital Healthcare, Smart Industry), TREND TOP gala, Právnická firma roka, TREND Regata, and CEIT&TREND conferences.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

News and Media Holding is Slovakia's largest media company, publishing a diversified portfolio of 21 print titles (daily newspapers, weekly, monthly, and bimonthly magazines) and 28 online portals spanning news, women, men, hobby, lifestyle, and automotive segments. The company also organizes professional conferences, awards ceremonies, and corporate events, monetizing its audience reach through print and digital advertising sales, consumer subscriptions, single-copy newsstand sales, and event ticketing.

Product overview

News and Media Holding is Slovakia's largest media company operating a diversified portfolio of print and online publications plus events. The print portfolio includes 21 publications ranging from daily newspapers (Plus JEDEN DEŇ), weekly magazines (PLUS 7 DNÍ, TREND, Šarm, Báječná ŽENA, Nový Čas pre ženy, Život), monthly magazines (EMMA, Eva, Madam Eva, Záhradkár, Zdravie, Dobré jedlo, Poľovníctvo a rybárstvo, Auto Bild, Geo, Lepšie Bývanie), bimonthly publications (Nový Čas pre ženy EXTRA, Báječná Žena Špeciál), and biweekly TV program guide (Váš TV Program). The online portfolio comprises 28 web portals including news portals (Pluska.sk, Plus7dní.sk, Život.sk), business news (TREND.sk), freemail services (Centrum.sk), portal services (Atlas.sk), women's magazines (Eva.sk, EMMA.sk, Wanda.sk, ŽENA.sk, Šarm.sk), health (iZdravie.sk), cooking (DobréJedlo.sk), living (LepšieBývanie.sk, iPeknéBývanie.sk), gardening (iZáhradkár.sk), automotive (Autobild.sk, Automix.sk), men (Adam.sk, Magazín.sk), and specialized portals (Ujszo.com in Hungarian, Referáty.sk for student works). The events portfolio includes TREND conferences, TREND TOP awards, TREND Business Brunch/Breakfast/Afternoon series, Právnická firma roka competition, TREND Regata sailing event, and CEIT & TREND conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plus JEDEN DEŇ: Daily tabloid newspaper, second most read tabloid on the market
• PLUS 7 DNÍ
• TREND
• Nový Čas
• Nový Čas pre ženy
• EMMA
• Eva
• Šarm
• Báječná ŽENA
• Život
• Záhradkár
• Zdravie
• Dobré jedlo
• Centrum.sk
• Pluska.sk
• Atlas.sk
• TREND.sk
• Ujszo.com
• TREND konferencie

Products and services

• Plus JEDEN DEŇ Daily tabloid newspaper covering political events, showbiz news, and celebrity stories. The second most-read tabloid in Slovakia, published daily except Sunday.
• PLUS 7 DNÍ Most-read weekly magazine in Slovakia covering domestic and foreign news, reports, current cases, and celebrity stories. Published weekly on Wednesday, 51 issues per year.
• TREND Weekly business and economy newspaper covering entrepreneurship, business leaders, and the Slovak economy with in-depth analyses, comments, and news. Published every Thursday since 1991.
• Nový Čas pre ženy Women's weekly magazine for emotionally-oriented readers valuing traditional values, covering household advice, cooking, relationships, health, fashion, and beauty.
• Nový Čas pre ženy EXTRA Bimonthly healthy lifestyle magazine with easy-to-understand advice on healthy weight loss, nutrition, and exercise.
• Život Modern social weekly featuring people's stories, reports, and current topics from political, social, and cultural life, published with independent editorial perspective.
• Šarm Social weekly magazine mainly for women covering interesting topics from home and abroad, fashion trends, celebrity news, and TV program guides. Published weekly on Tuesday.
• Báječná ŽENA Most-read women's weekly magazine offering relaxation reading, fashion trends, health advice, recipes, and life stories. Published weekly on Monday, 51 issues per year.
• Báječná Žena Špeciál Bimonthly magazine featuring household tricks and serving as a year-round advisor for all age groups on household, kitchen, and health matters.
• Eva Monthly magazine for dynamic, active, and modern women focused on self-realization, fashion, beauty trends, and lifestyle inspiration.
• EMMA Exclusive women's monthly magazine targeting ages 13-33, covering modern trends in clothing, cosmetics, lifestyle, and advice on relationships, love, sex, and career.
• Madam Eva Exclusive monthly magazine for women featuring inspirational articles about successful women, fashion trends, and travel tips.
• Záhradkár Monthly gardening magazine serving as a year-round advisor for garden architecture, terrace design, flower care, fruit trees, and vegetables. Published monthly, 12 issues per year.
• Zdravie Monthly health lifestyle magazine with dominant market position in Slovakia, dedicated to healthy lifestyle, rational nutrition, and active relaxation.
• Dobré jedlo Monthly cooking and food magazine featuring illustrated recipes, practical culinary advice, food guides, and kitchen tips for cooking enthusiasts.
• Poľovníctvo a rybárstvo Specialized monthly magazine with over 60-year tradition covering hunting, fishing, and mushroom topics. Published monthly, 12 issues per year.
• Auto Bild Monthly automotive magazine featuring car models, extensive comparative tests, automotive curiosities, tuning information, and practical driving advice.
• Geo Popular educational monthly magazine for curious readers interested in nature, science, travel, and psychology, with rich photography.
• Lepšie Bývanie Monthly home and living magazine with creative ideas, practical advice, and the latest living trends for better living without major investments.
• Nový Čas krížovky Monthly puzzle magazine featuring crosswords, word searches, puzzles, and sudoku on 52 pages of rich content and clear graphics.
• Váš TV Program Biweekly TV program guide providing comprehensive listings for 33 most-watched TV stations for 14 days, combined with competitions and puzzles.
• Centrum.sk Main traffic generator and freemail service serving as a gateway to news, women, men, hobby, and student information, with additional services including timetables, dictionaries, horoscopes, postcards, and TV program.
• Pluska.sk News portal providing current news from the world and home country, plus hot entertainment industry news.
• Atlas.sk Service portal for the general public offering freemail, content services, and Mapy.sk geographic navigation service for Slovakia.
• TREND.sk Daily business and economy news portal with original content, exclusive bloggers, advice sections, Technology section, reviews, and automotive news.
• Plus7dní.sk News and socio-political portal with exclusive content, interesting reports, current cases, and glimpses into private lives of foreign and Slovak personalities.
• Mediálne.sk Portal about media, advertising, and marketing providing current news and analytical articles for industry professionals.
• Gazduj.sk Consumer community website about savings where content is created by professional editors and reader community sharing money-saving ideas.
• Wanda.sk Online magazine targeting younger women with articles about fashion, relationships, weight loss advice, celebrity news, and shopping tips.
• ŽENA.sk Online version of Báječná ŽENA magazine oriented toward mature women with daily articles about health, family, marriage, household, and career.
• EMMA.sk Online portal targeting girls aged 13-33 who follow Instagram and social networks, interested in fashion, celebrities, and showbiz news.
• Šarm.sk Women's online magazine serving as a guide to showbiz, fashion, health, and relationships, with celebrity content and advice.
• DobréJedlo.sk Online cooking portal with advice, recipes, and video recipes for healthy and tasty meals, plus quick food preparation tips.
• iZdravie.sk Health and healthy lifestyle portal with online expert advice, healthy weight loss tips, and exclusive interviews.
• LepšieBývanie.sk Online magazine about living with diverse articles about homes, apartments, gardens, architecture, decorations, and lifestyle topics.
• iPeknéBývanie.sk Online magazine about living covering homes, apartments, gardens, architecture, decorations, and accessories.
• iZáhradkár.sk Strong online gardening portal with advice, tips, online consultations, and photo competitions for gardening enthusiasts.
• PoľovníctvoaRybárstvo.sk Online portal covering fishing and hunting methods, favorite grounds, legislation changes, animal life, interviews, stories, photos of biggest catches and trophies, and practical equipment advice.
• Automix.sk Online men's automotive magazine with new information about car models domestically and abroad, plus testing of individual car models.
• Magazín.sk Online men's lifestyle magazine with daily articles about style, women, history, technologies, and interesting facts.
• Referáty.sk Online portal with more than 30,000 seminar, essay, and thesis works from students across Slovakia, available as information source and inspiration.
• Eva.sk Online portal targeting women aged 18-45 with trends, fashion and beauty tips, horoscopes, and relationships topics.
• Autobild.sk Automotive magazine in Slovakia featuring tests, news, new models, lifestyle, information service, and car bazaar.
• Adam.sk Online magazine for men covering popular topics including sports, technologies, women, sex, and curiosities.
• ČasPreŽeny.sk Online portal covering joys and troubles, advice, and stories of ordinary women on topics including healthy weight, recipes, celebrities, fashion and beauty, family, sex and relationships, home and garden, and leisure.
• Život.sk Online portal providing broad-spectrum information for men and women who appreciate mature editorial processing of topics, with articles about curiosities, interviews, stories, events, reports, and advice.
• Ujszo.com Hungarian-language news portal providing current world news, domestic news from regions, culture, sports, showbiz, and service topics for the Hungarian-speaking minority in Slovakia.
• TREND konferencie Series of professional conferences by TREND weekly targeting professionals from various management areas including HR management, TechTrendy, Smart City, Healthcare management, Real estate and development, and Horeca management.
• TREND Business Brunch/Breakfast/Afternoon Series of discussion meetings of Slovak economic and business personalities to analyze current problems and formulate key recommendations for the business community.
• TREND TOP Annual TREND weekly awards ceremony recognizing extraordinary business results across categories including Manager of the Year, Insurance Company of the Year, Bank of the Year, and Company of the Year.
• Právnická firma roka Annual legal industry competition organized by TREND weekly in cooperation with EPRAVO GROUP to provide market orientation in individual legal fields, recognizing highly recommended law firms.
• TREND Regata Annual sports and social yachting event held in June in the central Adriatic region, offering yachting enthusiasts the opportunity to compete with experienced and novice sailors in corporate team crews.
• CEIT & TREND konferencie Series of professional conferences prepared by TREND weekly in cooperation with CEIT Žilina Technology Institute on topics including QRM Forum and Smart Industry.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CEIT (Technologický inštitút Žilina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly TREND magazine in collaboration with CEIT (Žilina Technology Institute) prepares a series of professional conferences on topics: QRM Forum and Smart Industry. This partnership combines TREND's editorial expertise and audience with CEIT's technological knowledge.
• EPRAVO GROUPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly TREND in cooperation with EPRAVO GROUP organizes the 'Law Firm of the Year' competition. The goal of the competition is to provide orientation for the local market in individual fields of law. Law Firm of the Year is always a highly recommended law firm that achieved a key or exceptional transaction in the evaluated year.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FPD Media: FPD Media publishes Hospodárske noviny, Slovakia's main business daily, and operates HN Online, directly competing with NMH's TREND and TREND.sk in the Slovak business news category.
• Ringier AG: Swiss-based Ringier is one of the largest media groups in Central and Eastern Europe, operating newspapers, magazines, and digital portals across Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, and the Balkans. It competes head-to-head with NMH in Slovak print and digital news, particularly in the tabloid segment.
• Petitpress: Petitpress is a leading Slovak publisher of national daily newspapers (SME, Pravda) and operates the related online portals. It is the most direct Slovak-headquartered competitor to NMH's daily and online news brands.
• Czech News Center: Czech News Center is one of the largest Czech print and digital media groups (e.g., Blesk, Aha!, E15), with overlapping portfolio economics of tabloid dailies, weeklies, lifestyle magazines, and portals — a structural analog to NMH in the Czech market.
• MAFRA: MAFRA is a Czech media holding publishing national dailies (Mladá fronta DNES, Lidové noviny), magazines, and online portals. Its mix of flagship daily + business daily + lifestyle titles mirrors NMH's portfolio architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Axel Springer: Axel Springer is a large European media conglomerate with strong operations in Germany, Poland (Fakt, Newsweek Polska) and other CEE markets. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with NMH in news, classifieds, and digital publishing.
• Bauer Media Group: Bauer Media is a major global magazine publisher with deep presence in women's, lifestyle, TV-listings, and hobby magazines across Europe. Its portfolio overlap with NMH titles such as Báječná ŽENA, EMMA, Eva, Záhradkár, and Váš TV Program makes it a strong broader-incumbent comparable.
• Hubert Burda Media: Burda Media is a German publishing group active across lifestyle, women's, tech, and hobby magazines with international operations. It shares NMH's magazine-led DNA across multiple lifestyle verticals and consumer segments.

Regional players

• Sanoma: Sanoma is a Finnish-based media and learning group with a diversified magazine and online portfolio serving primarily the Nordic and selected European markets. Its multi-brand magazine strategy parallels NMH's structure, although it operates in a different geography.
• Agora SA: Agora is a Polish media holding publishing Gazeta Wyborcza and operating Wyborcza.pl plus radio and outdoor. It is comparable as a multi-platform CEE publisher combining legacy print, online portals, and events, even though it operates in Poland rather than Slovakia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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