What Badisches Tagblatt does

Badische Neueste Nachrichten Badendruck GmbH, operating under the Badisches Tagblatt / BNN masthead, is a privately held regional German newspaper publisher headquartered in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. The company produces a daily regional newspaper covering the Karlsruhe metropolitan area and adjacent districts (Mittelbaden, including Baden-Baden and Bühl; Kraichgau, including Bruchsal and Bretten; and Pforzheim/Enzkreis). Editorial coverage spans local news, politics, sports (notably Karlsruher SC), culture, economy, weather, and community events, with dedicated sub-pages for each district and topic.

The product portfolio combines the core print/daily newspaper with a digital stack: an ePaper digital edition, multiple thematic portals (Jobportal, Trauerportal, Lesershop, Leserreisen), a Reservix-powered Ticketshop, and an email newsletter service managed through a service portal (service.bnn.de). Underneath sits a website-based CMS platform (bnn.de) with regional sub-sites and a BNNMedienhaus sub-brand that packages Akademie, Karriere, contact, and branch-office services. The legal entity name (Badendruck GmbH) indicates retained in-house printing capability alongside editorial and digital operations.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions (with vacation service and subscription management) and advertising across both private and commercial classifieds and display placements. The company serves a geographically concentrated readership of regional residents plus local SMBs and individuals purchasing classifieds, job postings, obituary notices, and reader travel. Operating status is confirmed active via ongoing news publication through mid-2026, with no public listing, no disclosed parent company, and no disclosed funding events.

Name

Badisches Tagblatt

Legal name

Badische Neueste Nachrichten Badendruck GmbH

Website

https://badisches-tagblatt.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Badische Neueste Nachrichten Badendruck GmbH, operating under the Badisches Tagblatt / BNN brand, is a privately held regional German newspaper publisher serving readers and local advertisers across Karlsruhe, Mittelbaden, Kraichgau, and Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg via print, ePaper, and themed portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baden-baden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription (Print & Digital): Recurring subscription revenue for print newspaper delivery and digital access including ePaper
2. Advertising: Private and commercial classifieds/display advertising across print and digital platforms

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Badische Neueste Nachrichten (BNN) / Badisches Tagblatt is a regional daily newspaper serving Karlsruhe and surrounding districts of Mittelbaden, Kraichgau, and Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its core offering is original local journalism delivered through a print home-delivery newspaper, a digital ePaper edition on bnn.de, and a set of reader service portals covering jobs, obituaries, event tickets, reader merchandise, and reader travel packages.

Product overview

Badische Neueste Nachrichten (BNN) operates as a regional daily newspaper offering both print and digital content. The company's product portfolio includes a core newspaper product distributed across Karlsruhe and surrounding areas (Mittelbaden, Kraichgau, Pforzheim), supplemented by digital offerings such as ePaper (digital edition), various subscriber portals (Jobportal, Trauerportal, Ticketshop, Lesershop, Leserreisen), and subscription services. The offering represents a platform-plus-services model combining traditional journalism with digital ancillary services.

Differentiator

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Brands

• BNNMedienhaus: The media house division of Badische Neueste Nachrichten, offering services including career, contact, academy, and branch offices.

Products and services

• Badische Neueste Nachrichten (BNN) Print & Digital Newspaper Regional daily newspaper providing local news, politics, sports (KSC, Regionalsport), culture, weather, and community reporting for residents and businesses in the Karlsruhe metropolitan area and broader Baden-Württemberg region, delivered via home-delivery subscription print editions and the bnn.de web edition.
• ePaper Digital electronic edition of the BNN newspaper accessible via bnn.de/epaper, allowing subscribers to read the paper online in lieu of or alongside print delivery.
• Jobportal Online regional job board (jobs.bnn.de) for employers to list openings and jobseekers in Karlsruhe and surrounding Baden-Württemberg districts to find local employment.
• Trauerportal Online memorial and obituary notice portal (trauer.bnn.de) for families in the BNN coverage area to publish and view death notices, condolences, and memorial announcements.
• Ticketshop Online ticket sales platform (bnn.reservix.de) where readers can purchase tickets for regional events, concerts, and activities covered by BNN.
• Lesershop Online store (lesershop.bnn.de) offering branded merchandise and reader-specific products to BNN subscribers.
• Leserreisen Reader travel packages and excursions (leserreisen.bnn.de) organized and offered to BNN subscribers as a value-added benefit.
• Abo-Service Subscription management portal (service.bnn.de/abo) for BNN subscribers, including sign-up, vacation delivery handling, delivery complaints, and customer contact.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stuttgarter Zeitung: Regional daily newspaper serving Stuttgart and surrounding Baden-Württemberg, with comparable print + digital subscription model, local advertising revenue, and dedicated sub-region editorial coverage — a direct analogue to BNN's Karlsruhe-region operations.
• Mannheimer Morgen: Mannheim-based regional newspaper serving the northern Baden-Württemberg corridor with print and ePaper editions, sharing the same German regional-press competitive set and revenue model as BNN.
• Heilbronner Stimme: Heilbronn regional daily with digital ePaper and topic portals (jobs, tickets, travel) — a near-identical product architecture to BNN's portal ecosystem serving a comparable Baden-Württemberg catchment.
• Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung: Regional daily covering the Mannheim/Heidelberg/Rhine-Neckar region of Baden-Württemberg, operating with a similar subscription + advertising model and hyperlocal district-by-district coverage approach directly comparable to BNN's Mittelbaden/Kraichgau pages.
• Schwarzwälder Bote: Regional newspaper serving the Black Forest / Schwarzwald region of Baden-Württemberg, with the same private-publisher, subscription + advertising model and locally focused news structure.
• Badische Zeitung: Freiburg-based regional newspaper for southern Baden-Württemberg, operating a print + digital subscription model with classifieds and topical portals — directly comparable in business model and category to BNN, with adjacent Baden geography.
• Südwest Presse: Ulm-based regional newspaper serving Baden-Württemberg and adjacent Bavarian districts via print + digital subscription with hyperlocal sub-editions — a sibling regional-press model adjacent to BNN's footprint.
• Reutlinger General-Anzeiger: Reutlingen regional daily operating print + ePaper with classifieds, jobs and event portals; comparable scale, structure and monetization mix to BNN.

Regional players

• Badisches Tagblatt: Regional newspaper covering Baden-Baden and surrounding districts with overlapping Mittelbaden territory; likely a sister or affiliated title to BNN (the BNN dataset even surfaces badisches-tagblatt.de as the listed firmographic URL), making it the closest possible match for adjacent geography and audience.

Broad incumbents

• Augsburger Allgemeine: Large Bavarian regional daily operating under a multi-title regional publishing group with extensive digital infrastructure (apps, ePaper, portals); a broader-incumbent peer that illustrates the scaled digital model BNN may be benchmarked against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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