Grafschafter Nachrichten

What Grafschafter Nachrichten does

Grafschafter Nachrichten GmbH is a regional German publishing, printing, and media company headquartered at Coesfelder Hof 2 in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony. The firm operates as a private limited company (GmbH) under the GN-Mediengruppe umbrella brand and traces its origins to 1874, making it a 150-plus-year heritage local news outlet. Its core product is the GN-Online digital news portal (gn-online.de), which delivers comprehensive local coverage of the Grafschaft Bentheim district — including the municipalities of Nordhorn, Bad Bentheim, Schüttorf, Emlichheim, Neuenhaus, Uelsen, and Wietmarschen — as well as adjacent regions (Emsland, Osnabrück, Westfalen) and cross-border Netherlands content. The print newspaper and digital E-Paper edition are distributed alongside an unusually broad omnichannel surface that includes email newsletters (Post vom Chefredakteur, Guten MorGN!, Zum Sonntag, Junge Familie), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, an Amazon Alexa skill, and RSS feeds.

The revenue model is anchored on subscription recurring revenue across print, GN-Online digital full-access, and E-Paper tiers, with quarterly billing as standard and minimum 12-month commitments for select offers. A promotional '9 Euro WM Abo' offering 75% savings is currently running. Beyond subscriptions, the company operates a diversified secondary portfolio: the GN-Card loyalty program and Grafschaft-Gutschein regional voucher network monetize local-business relationships; Stellenanzeigen (GN-Jobs), Kleinanzeigen (classifieds), and Traueranzeigen (obituaries) generate advertising and listing revenue; the Veranstaltungskalender and Reservix-powered Ticketshop capture event ticketing; and ancillary products (GN-Tippspiel prediction game, GN-Anstoß sports annual, Podcasts, Videos, Bildergalerien, Rätsel puzzles) deepen engagement. Sub-brands GN-Startklar (career) and Klasse! (education) extend the surface to younger demographics, and the firm participated in the EUREGIO-KLINIK Vechtekoje daycare initiative as a community-infrastructure partner. No AI capabilities, external funding, M&A, or institutional ownership are disclosed; the company is privately held with 11-50 employees and operates from a single Nordhorn headquarters.

Name

Grafschafter Nachrichten

Legal name

Grafschafter Nachrichten GmbH

Website

https://gn-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grafschafter Nachrichten GmbH is a privately held regional German newspaper publisher serving the Grafschaft Bentheim district of Lower Saxony, including cross-border Dutch coverage, via print, E-Paper, the GN-Online digital portal, and a portfolio of loyalty, voucher, jobs, events, and education sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Regional news media
• Print newspaper subscription
• Digital news platform
• Community journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordhorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Regular subscription fees for printed newspaper and digital access to GN-Online content including e-paper. Subscription terms include monthly cancellation, quarterly payment, and optional annual subscription with minimum 12-month commitment in special cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grafschafter Nachrichten publishes a regional daily newspaper and operates the GN-Online digital news portal covering the Grafschaft Bentheim area of Lower Saxony, Germany, including the municipalities of Nordhorn, Bad Bentheim, Schüttorf, Emlichheim, Neuenhaus, Uelsen, and Wietmarschen, with cross-border coverage of the Netherlands. The company sells print subscriptions, digital-only access (GN-Online full access), and an e-paper edition, complemented by community services such as local job listings, classifieds, obituary notices, an events calendar, and a ticketing shop.

Product overview

Grafschafter Nachrichten operates primarily as a regional news publisher centered on the GN-Online digital news portal, which provides comprehensive local news coverage for the Grafschaft Bentheim area in Lower Saxony, Germany. The core product is complemented by the E-Paper digital newspaper subscription, while the GN-Card loyalty program and Grafschaft-Gutschein regional voucher system create cross-promotional relationships with local businesses. The portfolio includes diverse engagement features such as the GN-Tippspiel football prediction game, GN-Anstoß sports publication, multiple newsletter variants (Post vom Chefredakteur, Guten MorGN!, Zum Sonntag, Junge Familie), and community-focused services like the Mediencafé digital assistance program. Additional revenue-generating modules encompass Stellenanzeigen (job listings), Kleinanzeigen (classifieds), Traueranzeigen (obituaries), Veranstaltungskalender (events), Ticketshop, and various content products including Podcasts, Videos, Bildergalerien, and Rätsel (puzzles). GN-Mediengruppe serves as the parent company overseeing these properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GN-Card: A loyalty/membership card offering discounts and benefits at local partner businesses in the Grafschaft Bentheim region.
• Grafschaft-Gutschein

Products and services

• Print Newspaper Subscription
• GN-Online Digital Subscription
• E-Paper
• GN-Card Loyalty Program
• Grafschaft-Gutschein
• Stellenanzeigen / GN-Jobs Portal
• Kleinanzeigen Classifieds
• Traueranzeigen Obituary Service
• Veranstaltungskalender and Ticketshop
• GN-Mediengruppe Career Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ems-Zeitung: Regional newspaper based in Papenburg covering Emsland, which overlaps with GN's Emsland coverage footprint and competes for the same local-news advertising inventory.
• Meppener Tagespost: Local daily for Meppen and the Emsland region, covering many of the same municipalities and reader demographics that GN targets — direct competitor for local advertising and subscriptions in the same Lower Saxony micro-region.
• Lingener Tagespost: Daily local newspaper serving the town of Lingen and surrounding Emsland communities — the immediately adjacent market to GN's Grafschaft Bentheim, with overlapping reader base and regional advertising pool.
• Grafschafter Tagespost: Historic local title historically serving parts of the Grafschaft Bentheim region; represents the most direct competitive overlap with GN on territory and audience if still operating in any form.
• Bersenbrücker Kreisblatt: NOZ-group local paper covering a rural Lower Saxony district adjacent to the Grafschaft Bentheim, competing with GN for cross-county readers and local SME advertising budgets.

Regional players

• Nordwest-Zeitung: Regional daily based in Oldenburg covering much of northwestern Lower Saxony; competes with GN for regional/national advertising packages and cross-region reader attention in the same federal state.
• Ems-Vechte-Welle: Local radio broadcaster for the Emsland and Grafschaft Bentheim region — not a print peer but competes for the same local-news audience attention and regional advertising spend in GN's core market.
• Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ): Larger regional newspaper group headquartered in Osnabrück with strong Lower Saxony coverage that overlaps GN's regional sections, including dedicated Osnabrück and Emsland reporting.

Broad incumbents

• Münstersche Zeitung: Established regional newspaper from the Münsterland area with overlapping Westfalen-adjacent readership and broader portfolio including digital and lifestyle products — comparable business model at larger scale.
• Westfälische Nachrichten: Münsterland-based regional newspaper group covering parts of Westfalen that overlap with GN's Westfalen section; a larger, multi-edition incumbent with a comparable local-to-regional news product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gn_nordhorn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCuckS2WX07R9YWY4rgsNNqw
• Facebookfacebook.com/grafschafter.nachrichten
• Instagraminstagram.com/gn_online
• TikToktiktok.com/@grafschafter_nachrichten
• Pinterestpinterest.de/grafschafternachrichten

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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